The new Tensor G4 chipset powers Google's latest flagship Pixel 9 series, which promises great performance and competitive battery life. But how does it stack up against Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset? To find out, we compared the Tensor G4 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on a number of benchmark tests, including Geekbench, AnTuTu, 3DMark and more.
Google Tensor G4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Ultimate Processor Showdown
In the Geekbench CPU test, the Tensor G4 scored 1,897 in the single-core test and 3,721 in the multi-core test. In comparison, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 achieved 2,234 in single-threaded tasks and a whopping 6,985 in multi-threaded tasks.
In both tests, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 held a lead of 18% and 46%, respectively. Simply put, despite packing the same ARM cores, the Tensor G4 far underperformed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
It goes without saying that the Tensor G4's poor performance is due to manufacturing on Samsung's older 4nm process node while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is developed on TSMC's 4nm process node. Geekbench 6 ScoreTensor G4Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Single-core1.8972.234Multi-core3.7216.985
