Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Tensor G2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 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

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 Plus Gen 1
  • Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Tensor G2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1420K vs 1186K
  • 12% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2850 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1186373
CPU 537485 384056
GPU 241551 278383
Memory 254727 220709
UX 387045 303255
Total score 1420808 1186373
Samples [116 tests] [54 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 190.8 MB/sec 149.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 126.3 pages/sec 99.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 164.1 Mpixels/sec 110.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 114.8 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
HDR 141.5 Mpixels/sec 105.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16 images/sec 11.7 images/sec
Photo processing 37.7 images/sec 35.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.69 Mpixels/sec 4.26 Mpixels/sec
Samples 72 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 8.63 images/sec 6.68 images/sec
Face detection 5.22 images/sec 3.96 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.35 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.35 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 24.4 Gpixels/sec 11.5 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 666.6 FPS 972.6 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 39 tests 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 856 702
Stability 98% 78%
Graphics test 6 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2756 1821
Stability 44% 77%
Graphics test 16 FPS 10 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12737 7923
Video editing score 7462 6434
Data manipulation score 12439 11061
Photo editing score 32017 18842
Writing score 16257 15053
Phones tested 5 models 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 47 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 114 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1080 x 2400
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Gog)AnTuTu 121527301
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (XfakhR)AnTuTu 111467208
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (spoonky)AnTuTu 121520938
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Wortek)AnTuTu 111294979
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 -> OfficalK12Geekbench 6 CPU1429 / 4113
Google Tensor G2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Kimash333AnTuTu 111253847
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Kimash333)AnTuTu 111253847
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> nanamondAnTuTu 111196742
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 -> shu-AnTuTu 111126520
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-05 (shu-)AnTuTu 111126520

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Tensor G2

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 7 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G710 MP7
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 900 MHz 848 MHz
Pipelines 2 7
Shading units 512 64
Total shaders 1024 448
FLOPS 1843.2 Gigaflops 759.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 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 Snapdragon X65 Exynos 5300g
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7350 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8475 GS201 (S5P9855)
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site -
Successor - - Google Tensor G5

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