Snapdragon 855 vs Tensor G2
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Google Tensor G2 (Mali-G710 MP7). 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 Google Tensor G2
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 855
- Announced 3-years and 11-months later
- Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 10 score – 813K vs 600K
- Performs 27% better in floating-point computations
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 196082 | 242320 |
| GPU | 136210 | 200075 |
| Memory | 114162 | 155795 |
| UX | 152437 | 209695 |
| Total score | 600119 | 813180 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 129.1 MB/sec | 158.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 75.9 pages/sec | 101.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88.8 Mpixels/sec | 124.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 62.3 images/sec | 78.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 91.7 Mpixels/sec | 116.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 8.79 images/sec | 11.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 27.5 images/sec | 38.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.01 Mpixels/sec | 3.86 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 91% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Score | 3098 | 6383 |
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 Tensor G2CPU
| 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 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP | 6 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 7 |
| Shading units | 384 | 96 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 672 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 Gigaflops | 1142.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Next-gen 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 | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| 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 | Exynos 5300g |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 7350 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | October 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | - |
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