Google Tensor G5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Google Tensor G5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.78GHz Clock
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.15GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
IMG DXT-48-1536 1100MHz
1.69 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Adreno 530+
320 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 2,475
61%
GB6S 300
7%
GB6M 6,880
26%
GB6M 580
2%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Google
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Architecture
ARMv9.2-A
Architecture
Kryo
Family
-
Family
8 Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
-
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P-Core
Cortex-X4
M-Core
Cortex-A725
E-Core
Cortex-A520
Codename
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Snapdragon 821
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Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Mobile
Release Date
8/20/2025
Release Date
9/9/2016
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
N3E
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Node
14LPP
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Die Size
Unknown
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Die Size
Unknown
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
8 Cores
1 P-Cores
5 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
4 Cores
2 P-Cores
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2 E-Cores
8 Threads
1 P-Threads
5 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
4 Threads
2 P-Threads
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2 E-Threads
P-Core
3.78GHz
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P-Core
2.15GHz
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M-Core
3.05GHz
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E-Core
2.25GHz
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E-Core
1.59GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
-
Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
-
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/M-Core
4-way set associative
16KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/M-Core
4-way set associative
16KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L2
1024KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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256KB/M-Core
8-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
8-way set associative
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0.5MB Shared (E-Core)
8-way set associative
L3
-
4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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8MB SLC Cache
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Channels
4
Channels
4
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
8GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
4267MHz
Transfer Rate
8533MT/s
Clock
1866MHz
Transfer Rate
3733MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
7.5GB/s
Bandwidth
29.9GB/s
TDP
10W
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TDP
5W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
IMG DXT-48-1536 1100MHz
768 Shaders
1100MHz
1.69 TFLOPS FP32
Adreno 530+
256 Shaders
624MHz
320 GFLOPS FP32
Edge TPU Gen 4
Hexagon 680
-
16 Cores
1000.0MHz
-
16.4 TOPS
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ISP
Spectra (Up to 28 MP camera / 13 MP dual)
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X12
4G
Speed
Up to 600Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
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