Snapdragon 855 vs Google Tensor
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Google
Pros of Google Tensor
- Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 855
- Announced 2-years and 11-months later
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
- Shows significantly better (up to 42%) AnTuTu 9 score – 745K vs 523K
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 141111 | 196221 |
| GPU | 184880 | 297786 |
| Memory | 76857 | 107096 |
| UX | 115836 | 143527 |
| Total score | 523457 | 745917 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 153.4 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 21 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 45.7 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 48 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 26.2 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 1.44 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 846.9 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 92% | 55% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Score | 3086 | 6222 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Google TensorCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 768 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 20 |
| Shading units | 384 | 320 |
| FLOPS | 899 Gigaflops | 2171 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | October 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150 | S5E9845 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | Google Tensor official site |
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