Google Tensor G3 specs, phones, performance benchmarks, and features
Google Pixel 8 Tensor G3 processor specs
The Google Tensor 3 chipset's peak clock speeds specs are yet to be revealed in full, but its processor is in a 1x Cortex X3 + 4x Cortex-A715 + 4x Cortex A-510 configuration potentially clocked as follows:
| Tensor G3 | Tensor G2 | Tensor G1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1x Cortex-X3 @ 3.0GHz | 2x Cortex-X1 @ 2.85GHz | 2x Cortex-X1 @ 2.8GHz |
| 4x Cortex-A715 @ 2.45GHz | 2x Cortex-A78 @ 2.3GHz | 2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.25GHz |
| 4x Cortex-A510 @ 2.15GHz | 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz | 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
The Tensor G3 is codenamed Zuma and the powerful core configuration suggests that it may be Google's first 64 bit-only chipset, just like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to be for Qualcomm.
As for graphics, a 15% faster Mali-G715 GPU is in store, while the AI chops would be provided by a new custom "Rio" TPU that is supposed to be 10% more powerful than the 1GHz "Janerio" on Tensor G2.
"Our work with Tensor has never been about speeds and feeds, or traditional performance metrics. It’s about pushing the mobile computing experience forward. And in our new Tensor G3 chip, every major subsystem has been upgraded, paving the way for on-device generative AI. It includes the latest generation of ARM CPUs, an upgraded GPU, new ISP and Imaging DSP and our next-gen TPU, which was custom-designed to run Google’s AI models," says Google.
Tensor G3 benchmark performance and new features
- Higher clock count for more powerful peak performance.
- 15% faster deca-core ARM Mali-715 graphics
- 10% faster AI TPU
- Lower power consumption
The 10 generic graphics cores clocked at 890 Hz are unlikely to beat graphics performance records and elevate the Tensor G3 to the rendering level of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Apple A17, or MediaTek Dimensity 9200 but they would be a decent upgrade over the admittedly underpowered graphics of its predecessor that lagged behind in our benchmark tests.
According to Google, "compared to the first generation of Tensor on Pixel 6, our latest phones run more than twice as many machine learning models on-device.... on-device generative AI is really complex: 150 times more complex than the most complex model on Pixel 7 just a year ago. Tensor G3 is up for the task, with its efficient architecture co-designed with Google Research."Tensor G3 5G modem and connectivity
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Expected Google Tensor G3 processor phones
As usual, Google is expected to outfit its homebrew Tensor G3 chipset to its own Pixel line of phones, namely the 8-series like the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro slated for October release, and, later on, the midrange Pixel 8a, as has become customary.
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