Google Tensor G2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
We compared two versions of phone SoCs: 8 cores 2850MHz Google Tensor G2 vs. 4 cores 2342MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption, and more.
Main Differences
Google Tensor G2 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance FLOPS (1.1424 TFLOPS vs 0.3343 TFLOPS )
Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 29.8GB/s)
Higher Frequency (2850MHz vs 2342MHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (7W vs 11W)
Released 6 years and 2 months late
Score
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
Google Tensor G2
+289%
907387
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
233076
FP32 (float)
Google Tensor G2
+241%
1142
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
334
CPU
2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
2850 MHz
Frequency
2342 MHz
8
Cores
4
ARMv8.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
-
L2 cache
1 MB
0
L3 cache
-
5 nm
Process
14 nm
-
Transistor count
2
7 W
TDP
11 W
Samsung
Manufacturing
Samsung
Graphics
Mali-G710 MP7
GPU name
Adreno 530
850 MHz
GPU frequency
653 MHz
7
Execution units
1
96
Shading units
256
16
Max size
8
1.1424 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.3343 TFLOPS
1.3
Vulkan version
1.0
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
-
DirectX version
11
Memory
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR4
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
1866 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max bandwidth
29.8 Gbit/s
AI
Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
NPU
-
Multimedia (ISP)
Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 680
UFS 3.1
Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Exynos 5300g
Modem
X12
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 12
Yes
5G support
No
Up to 7350 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 600 Mbps
Up to 3670 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 150 Mbps
6
Wi-Fi
5
5.2
Bluetooth
4.1
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Info
Oct 2022
Announced
Aug 2016
Flagship
Class
Flagship
-
Model number
MSM8996 Pro-AC
