Snapdragon 860 vs Tensor G2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (with Adreno 640 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
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Performs 36% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Google Tensor G2
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 860
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 44%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1186K vs 822K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Tensor G2 +44%
1186373
CPU 299294 384056
GPU 119740 278383
Memory 162141 220709
UX 241258 303255
Total score 822433 1186373
Samples [47 tests] [54 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Tensor G2 +46%
1461
Multi-Core Score
Tensor G2 +46%
3867
Asset compression 122.6 MB/sec 149.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.8 pages/sec 99.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.4 Mpixels/sec 110.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.3 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 105.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 8.45 images/sec 11.7 images/sec
Photo processing 22.8 images/sec 35.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.72 Mpixels/sec 4.26 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Tensor G2 +58%
4715
Background blur 4.67 images/sec 6.68 images/sec
Face detection 2.01 images/sec 3.96 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.35 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.94 Gpixels/sec 11.5 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 512.2 FPS 972.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 12 tests 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 702
Stability - 78%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Tensor G2 +86%
1821
Score 979 1821
Stability 91% 77%
Graphics test 5 FPS 10 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Tensor G2 +4%
10994
Web score 8774 7923
Video editing score 6020 6434
Data manipulation score 8724 11061
Photo editing score 22475 18842
Writing score 13390 15053
Phones tested Less than 3 5 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 54 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]
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Shadowgun Legends 56 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 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 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)AnTuTu 11826051
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> BifothAnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Bifoth)AnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069
Google Tensor G2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59AnTuTu 121477460
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Tensor G2

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2960 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 7 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-G710 MP7
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 675 MHz 848 MHz
Pipelines 3 7
Shading units 256 64
Total shaders 768 448
FLOPS 1036.8 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 690 Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 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 X24 LTE, X50 5G Exynos 5300g
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 7350 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8150-AC GS201 (S5P9855)
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site -
Successor - - Google Tensor G5

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