Google Tensor G5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (97/100)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Google Tensor G5 (59/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5:
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (97 vs 59)
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 69)
Google Tensor G5
Google

Google Tensor G5

59/100
View Full Specs →
[ WINNER ]
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

97/100
View Full Specs →

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
DeviceBenchmark Score 59.0 Below Average 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 69.0 Average 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Graphics test 7 FPS 20 FPS
Stability 96% 67%
Section 1 — 52 FPS
Section 2 — 46 FPS
Section 3 — 40 FPS

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

AnTuTu 11

AnTuTu 11 specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU 734567 1112833
GPU 183228 1494722
Memory 222379 442350
Total score 1549798 3950082
UX 409624 900177

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Architecture 1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X45x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A7252x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A520 2x 4.61 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3780 MHz 4610 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
L1 cache — 192 KB
L2 cache — 12 MB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
5G support Yes Yes
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Modem Exynos 5400c Snapdragon X85
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Wi-Fi 7 7
4G support — LTE Cat. 24
Download speed — Up to 12500 Mbps
Upload speed — Up to 3700 Mbps

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
API Vulkan Vulkan
Asset compression 281.8 MB/sec 421.8 MB/sec
Background blur 24.4 images/sec 40.7 images/sec
Edge detection 0.27 Gpixels/sec 1 Gpixels/sec
Face detection 2.41 images/sec 24.9 images/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.2 Gpixels/sec 2.04 Gpixels/sec
HDR 151.4 Mpixels/sec 308.4 Mpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser 162.5 pages/sec 238 pages/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.72 Gpixels/sec
Image detection 149.5 images/sec 330.6 images/sec
PDF Renderer 207.4 Mpixels/sec 286.6 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics 634.9 FPS 4390.2 FPS
Photo processing 46.5 images/sec 98.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.79 Mpixels/sec 14.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples 8 tests 79 tests
Stereo matching 12.6 Gpixels/sec 115.4 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 3686.4 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 1100 MHz 1200 MHz
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
Pipelines 6 3
Shading units 128 512
Total shaders 768 1536
Vulkan version 1.4 1.4
DirectX version — 12.1

Info

Info specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Announced August 2025 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number GS501 SM8850-AC
Official page — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.2 Gb/s 84.8 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 24 GB
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 5300 MHz
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X

Multimedia (ISP)

Multimedia (ISP) specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Audio codecs - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 3840 x 2540
Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS

PCMark 3.0

PCMark 3.0 specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Data manipulation score 14036 15949
Phones tested 4 models 13 models
Photo editing score 24584 40273
Video editing score 7203 8052
Web score 17237 16855
Writing score 20213 26073

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2026-07-30(bang) AnTuTu —
📘 2026-07-31->bang GeekBench GPU —
📘 2026-08-02->bang AnTuTu —
📘 2026-08-22->Pixeluser AnTuTu —
📘 2026-08-19->2295031556Leon — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-21(Ilya) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-24(q_l8) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-24->Ang3L4D — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-25(Edwin3q) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-25(Hüseyn Alizade) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-25(erosado-pr) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-25(freqr) — AnTuTu

Smartphones

Smartphones specifications comparison
Specification Google Tensor G5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1.Google Pixel 10 Pro XL 1617706 —
2.Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold 1553009 —
3.Google Pixel 10 1549798 —
4.Google Pixel 10 Pro 1536042 —
Phones with Tensor G5 AnTuTu v11 —
1.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro Plus — 4716234
10.Honor Magic 8 — 4037547
2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro — 4678468
3.Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra — 4602290
4.Vivo X300 Ultra — 4247433
5.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus — 4244509
6.Oppo Find X9 Ultra — 4231988
7.Honor Robot Phone — 4166339
8.Honor Magic V6 — 4166339
9.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro — 4117238
Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 — AnTuTu v11

Looking for More Comparisons?

Browse all available head-to-head comparisons or select new devices in the comparison hub.

Google Tensor G5 vs Xiaomi Xring O3 Google Tensor G5 vs Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G5 vs Apple M5 (iPad) Google Tensor G5 vs Apple M3 (iPad)
Browse Mobile Processors Comparisons → Launch Full Comparison Hub →