Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Tensor G3
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (Adreno 710) with the newer 9-core Google Tensor G3 (Mali-G715 MP7) SoC. 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 7s Gen 2
- Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
Pros of Google Tensor G3
- Performs 3.3x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 76%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1409K vs 798K
- 21% higher CPU clock speed (2910 vs 2400 MHz)
- Has 1 more cores
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 312937 | 482403 |
| GPU | 73407 | 384611 |
| Memory | 196121 | 218603 |
| UX | 215964 | 323399 |
| Total score | 798429 | 1409016 |
| Samples | [64 tests] | [33 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 142.2 MB/sec | 197.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 59.1 pages/sec | 134.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 98.4 Mpixels/sec | 148.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 54 images/sec | 82.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.4 Mpixels/sec | 142.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.3 images/sec | 13.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 21.8 images/sec | 48.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.91 Mpixels/sec | 5.34 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 33 tests | 11 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 3.18 images/sec | 10.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.57 images/sec | 6.85 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.12 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.35 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.13 Gpixels/sec | 0.32 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 7.14 Gpixels/sec | 11.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 194.1 FPS | 1088 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 23 tests | 9 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 254 | 982 |
| Stability | 98% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 7 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 792 | - |
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13631 | - |
| Video editing score | 6946 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 11507 | - |
| Photo editing score | 24734 | - |
| Writing score | 13590 | - |
| Phones tested | 11 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-27 (1952) | AnTuTu 12 | 835931 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Rithik) | AnTuTu 11 | 817723 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Josh Schneider) | AnTuTu 12 | 839267 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Rithik) | AnTuTu 12 | 886090 |
| π 2026-09-08 (Feroz) | AnTuTu 11 | 829762 |
Google Tensor G3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| π 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu 11 | 1338293 |
| π 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1356451 |
| π 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1367231 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Tensor G3CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X3 4x 2.37 GHz β Cortex-A715 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 9 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 710 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU frequency | 940 MHz | 890 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 7 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 481.3 Gigaflops | 1594.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 | Exynos 5300i |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2900 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | September 2023 | October 2023 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7435-AB | GS301 (S5P9865) |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site | Google Tensor G3 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | - Google Tensor G5 |
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