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Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Tensor G6

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
VS
Tensor G6
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tensor G6

We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (Adreno 829) with the newer 7-core Google Tensor G6 (PowerVR CXTP-48-1536) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (1)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
  • Shows significantly better (up to 58%) AnTuTu 11 score – 3057K vs 1933K
  • Performs 27% better in floating-point computations
  • Has 1 more cores
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
Pros of Google Tensor G6
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (4110 vs 3800 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~5%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
Tensor G6

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 +58%
3057215
Tensor G6
1933536
CPU 905159 876037
GPU 1061006 288736
Memory 388817 304202
UX 702233 464561
Total score 3057215 1933536
Samples [91 tests] [4 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 +21%
9119
Tensor G6
7563
Asset compression 377.4 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 268.2 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 269.9 images/sec -
HDR 306 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 35.9 images/sec -
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec -
Ray tracing 12 Mpixels/sec -
Samples 20 tests 6 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 +242%
21241
Tensor G6
6216
Background blur 38 images/sec -
Face detection 18.7 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.71 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.85 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 1.41 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.27 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 79.6 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 3028.3 FPS -
API Vulkan -
Samples 10 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1823 -
Graphics test 14 FPS -
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 9094 -
Graphics test 35 FPS -
Section 1 40 FPS -
Section 2 35 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18849 -
Video editing score 7194 -
Data manipulation score 15237 -
Photo editing score 40238 -
Writing score 25119 -
Phones tested Less than 3 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Carl)AnTuTu 123252322
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Zenn Kanata)AnTuTu 122966135
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Subomoto)AnTuTu 123318110
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Omar)AnTuTu 123231104
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Luky)AnTuTu 123282930
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Google Tensor G6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Roni)Geekbench 6 CPU2888 / 7641
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Flxen)Geekbench 6 CPU2755 / 7563
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Tensor G6

CPU

Architecture 2x 3.8 GHz – Oryon Prime
6x 3.32 GHz – Oryon Performance		 1x 4.11 GHz – C1-Ultra
4x 3.38 GHz – C1-Pro
2x 2.65 GHz – C1-Pro
Cores 8 7
Frequency 3800 MHz 4110 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.3-A
L1 cache 192 KB -
L2 cache 12 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 829 PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
Architecture Adreno 800 -
GPU frequency 1225 MHz 1286 MHz
Pipelines 2 6
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 768
FLOPS 2508.8 Gigaflops 1975.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2540 3840 x 2400
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X80 MediaTek M90
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 12000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced November 2025 August 2026
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8845 GS601
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site -

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Randy-Chan August 28, 2026 at 02:27 AM
Qualcomm snapdragon continues to outperform Google Tensor. In this contest, despite the 8 Gen 5 coming out 9 months before Tensor G6, the 8 Gen 5 wins by big margins in many performance categories. That said, it's a shame Google hasn't ditched the inferior Tensor chips and gone back to using Qualcomm snapdragon chips.
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