The Google Pixel 10 series has finally arrived, bringing along the brand-new Tensor G5 chipset, which promises major upgrades over last yearโs Tensor G4. Google claims this is the biggest leap yet for Tensor chips, delivering a significant performance boost. However, despite all the improvements, the Tensor G5 still falls short against Qualcommโs Snapdragon 8 Elite in raw power (check out our detailed comparison here).
That said, the real question is: Can the Tensor G5 outperform the two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 3? Letโs break down the benchmark results to find out.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ: ๐๐ป๐ง๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ
(๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด; ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ญ 10 ๐๐ณ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐5 ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐น๐บ ๐24 ๐๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ข ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ 8 ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ 3.)
When it comes to AnTuTu scores, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 still dominates. It scored a massive 1,768,372 points, while the Tensor G5 managed 1,140,286 โ thatโs roughly a 55% performance gap overall.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ:
๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: Snapdragon leads with 441,650 points, around 41% higher than Tensorโs 313,500.
๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: This is where Qualcomm flexes its muscles, with the Snapdragon showing a 66% advantage โ great news for gaming and graphics-heavy tasks.
๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐: Snapdragon scores 371,609 vs Tensorโs 246,571, ensuring faster app loading and better multitasking.
๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐จ๐ซ): Qualcomm pulls ahead again with 302,008 vs Tensorโs 185,520.
๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐
While the Tensor G5 is a big step forward for Googleโs Pixel lineup, it still canโt match the raw power of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. For everyday use, youโll still see improvements on the Pixel 10 series, but if top-tier performance, gaming, and graphics are your priorities, Snapdragon remains the clear winner here.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ
On Geekbench, the results tell a slightly different story compared to AnTuTu. Here, the Tensor G5 actually manages to edge past the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in single-core performance, scoring 2,296 against Snapdragonโs 2,216. The difference isnโt huge, but it does show that Google has made notable improvements in single-threaded tasks.
However, when it comes to multi-core performance, the tables turn. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 still comes out ahead with a score of 6,791, which is about 9.5% higher than the Tensor G5โs 6,203.
In short, while Tensor G5 shines in single-core speed, Qualcommโs chipset retains the upper hand in overall multi-core power โ making it better suited for demanding workloads and heavy multitasking.
