Snapdragon 778G Plus vs Google Tensor
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus (with Adreno 642 graphics) and Google Tensor (Mali-G78 MP20). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Google Tensor
- Performs 2.6x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~54%)
- Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 10 score – 796K vs 612K
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2500 MHz)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 205259 | 219640 |
| GPU | 149341 | 249561 |
| Memory | 125789 | 141725 |
| UX | 130845 | 184165 |
| Total score | 612938 | 796319 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 159.1 MB/sec | 134.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.5 pages/sec | 86.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 118.7 Mpixels/sec | 103.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 58.4 images/sec | 70.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 95.4 Mpixels/sec | 92.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 11.2 images/sec | 10.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 32.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.28 Mpixels/sec | 3.79 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Score | 2635 | 6194 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G Plus and Google TensorCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP | 5 W | 5.6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 642 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 550 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 20 |
| Shading units | 384 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1280 |
| FLOPS | 844.8 Gigaflops | 2170.9 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X53 | Exynos 5300g |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 7350 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | October 2021 | October 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7325-AE | S5E9845 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site | Google Tensor official site |
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