Robert Triggers / Android Authority
The launch of Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon 8 1st Generation inevitably raises the question of whether the current generation’s hardware is completely backwards. We’re a long way from the point of view of “good enough” smartphone performance, but new hardware is the only way to innovate and often experience new innovative use cases. So we are already eagerly waiting for the 2022 flagship smartphone.
Google also has new hardware on the market in the first semi-custom form. Google Tensor SOC. Google’s entry into the mobile chip market, which boasts of its machine learning smarts, has already produced some notable features. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. But is Google’s silicon already overshadowed by Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship processor? Read on to find out.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Google Tensor Specs
| Snapdragon 8 1st Generation | Google Tensor | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU configuration |
Snapdragon 8 1st Generation: 1x Arm Cortex-X2 (3.0 GHz) |
Google Tensor: 2x Arm Cortex-X1 (2.80 GHz) |
| GPU |
Snapdragon 8 1st Generation: Adreno |
Google Tensor: Amari G 78 MP 20 |
| A.I |
Snapdragon 8 1st Generation: Hex DSP |
Google Tensor: Google TPU |
| RAM support |
Snapdragon 8 1st Generation: LPDDR5 @ 3,200MHz |
Google Tensor: LPDDR5 |
| 4G/5G modem |
Snapdragon 8 1st Generation: X65 LTE/5G (Integrated) 5G 10CA Standalone and Non-Standalone |
Google Tensor: Exynos Modem 5123 (External) 5G 8CA Standalone and Non-Standalone |
| Other networking |
Snapdragon 8 1st Generation: Bluetooth 5.2 |
Google Tensor: Bluetooth 5.2 |
| the process |
Snapdragon 8 1st Generation: 4nm (Samsung) |
Google Tensor: 5nm (Samsung) |
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: Defining Next-Gen
If you browse the spec sheet comparison, there are some clear and obvious design wins over Qualcomm’s flagship processors. The CPU settings are the latest Armv9 architecture, complete with a more powerful Arm Cortex-X2 CPU, three Cortex-A710 and three more efficient smaller Cortex-A510 cores. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 claims a 20% increase in CPU performance and 30% increase in energy efficiency compared to its predecessor, and due in part to the upgraded Samsung 4nm process, Qualcomm’s chips beat Tensor in benchmarks. Will leave behind.
We expect similarly competitive performance in the graphics department as well. Benchmarks show a massive 20-core Mali-G78 Google Tensor Snapdragon 888. But with the card’s 30% graphics boost, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 will reclaim its crown. We have also seen early signs that…