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Google Tensor G3 vs Qualcomm QCM6490

Google Tensor G3

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The Tensor G3 marks the third generation of Google's own chipsets for smartphones and tablets based on Android. This SoC is used for the first time in the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro and Google sees the SoC as a high-end device.

The CPU of the Tensor G3 is composed of three clusters. The first houses a single powerful Cortex-X3 core, which can operate at up to 2.91 GHz, the second offers four performance cores (Cortex-A715) with up to 2.37 GHz and the third cluster has four efficiency cores (Cortex-A510) with up to 1.7 GHz. The clock speeds are therefore not particularly high, so that the pure CPU performance is more on the level of an upper-middle-class SoC. 

An ARM Mali-G715 is used as the graphics unit. Google is silent about the exact number of cores, but the benchmarks and the lack of ray tracing suggest a version with seven cores (G715MP7). 

The core of the Tensor SoCs is the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), which is responsible for AI and ML tasks. Here, too, Google owes the public more precise information and only talks about the fact that 150 times more complex AI models can be calculated on the device. 

In addition, Google integrates its isolated security core subsystem, which again uses the Titan M2 co-processor and provides additional protection for its own data on a hardware basis. The G5300i modem is based on the Exynos 5300 and supports Wi-Fi 7.

The Tensor G3 is manufactured in the current 4nm process at Samsung.

Qualcomm QCM6490

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The Qualcomm QCM6490 is an upper mid-range SoC and is based on the Snapdragon 778G, but this variant is an extended-life chipset. The QCM6490 is being used for the first time in the Android smartphone Fairphone 5, but has actually been designed for corporate use and IoT applications.

The Kyro 670 CPU consists of a total of eight cores, which are divided into three clusters. The first cluster consists of just one high-performance core (Kyro Gold Plus, Cortex-A78), which operates at up to 2.71 GHz. The second cluster contains three further Cortex-A78 cores (Kyro Gold), each clocking at up to 2.40 GHz. The remaining four power-saving cores (Kyro Silver, Cortex-A55) are located in the last cluster and operate at up to 1.96 GHz. For the graphics calculations, an Adreno 643 with 812 MHz is integrated.

The QCM6490 SoC has an integrated 5G modem that supports both 5G-Sub6 and 5G-mmWave. In theory, this enables data rates of up to 3.7 Gbit/s downlink and 2.5 Gbit/s upload. Wi-Fi 6E is also on board, which supports the 6 GHz band.

The SoC is manufactured using the 6 nm process.

ModelGoogle Tensor G3Qualcomm QCM6490
SeriesGoogle Qualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameZuma - Cortex X3 / A715 / A510Kryo 670 (Cortex-A78/A55)
Clock1700 - 2910 MHz1960 - 2710 MHz
L3 Cache4 MB
Cores / Threads9 / 9
1 x 2.9 GHz ARM Cortex-X3
4 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A715
4 x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A510
8 / 8
Technology4 nm6 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, LPDDR5x-RAM, Dual-Band GNSS, Titan M2Dual-Band GNSS, AI Engine (Gen. 6), Hexagon 770, Sensing Hub (Gen. 2), FastConnect 6900, Bluetooth 5.2, Spectra 570L ISP; LPDDR5 (3200 MHz) / LPDDR4x (2133 MHz)
iGPUARM Mali-G715 MP7Qualcomm Adreno 643 (812 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerstore.google.comwww.qualcomm.com
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 670 (Cortex-A78/A55)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G compare1.9 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 670 (Cortex-A78/A55)
Qualcomm QCM6490 « 1.96 - 2.71 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 670 (Cortex-A78/A55)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G compare1.9 - 2.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 670 (Cortex-A78/A55)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G compare1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 670 (Cortex-A78/A55)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G compare1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 670 (Cortex-A78/A55)

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 4995     avg: 5020     median: 5019.5 (59%)     max: 5044 Points
4960 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 4994     avg: 5068     median: 5067.5 (58%)     max: 5141 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 1653     avg: 1711     median: 1711 (52%)     max: 1769 Points
1129 Points (34%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 4225     avg: 4382     median: 4381.5 (17%)     max: 4538 Points
2999 Points (12%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1260     avg: 1267     median: 1267 (53%)     max: 1274 Points
870 Points (37%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3395     avg: 3510     median: 3509.5 (6%)     max: 3624 Points
2944 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5660     avg: 6074     median: 6074 (61%)     max: 6488 Points
3822 Points (38%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13776     avg: 14268     median: 14268 (16%)     max: 14760 Points
11172 Points (12%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 840.2     avg: 919     median: 919.1 (1%)     max: 998 ms
1102 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
197 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 47776     avg: 48641     median: 48641 (44%)     max: 49506 Points
38966 Points (35%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 94     avg: 98.5     median: 98.5 (28%)     max: 103 Points
116 Points (33%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 115     avg: 122     median: 122 (25%)     max: 129 Points
151 Points (31%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 603046     avg: 749728     median: 749728 (45%)     max: 896410 Points
597212 Points (36%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 170029     avg: 206664     median: 206664 (57%)     max: 243298 Points
172629 Points (47%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
39.7 MB/s (29%)
43.8 MB/s (32%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
570 MB/s (18%)
714 MB/s (22%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
16 MB/s (20%)
24.8 MB/s (30%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
1627 MB/s (45%)
889 MB/s (25%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
min: 23031     avg: 23802     median: 23801.5 (38%)     max: 24572 Points
26398 Points (42%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 10897     avg: 11361     median: 11360.5 (53%)     max: 11824 Points
11866 Points (55%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 935     avg: 945     median: 945 (36%)     max: 955 Points
794 Points (30%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 4.63     avg: 5.1     median: 5.1 (2%)     max: 5.62 Watt
100%
1 QCM6490 +
4.6 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 0.683     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (1%)     max: 0.749 Watt
1.7 Watt (2%)

Average Benchmarks Google Tensor G3 → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm QCM6490 → 93% n=20

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)