Google Tensor Chip Packs More GPU Power than Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100

Oct. 25, 2021

At its Pixel Fall Launch event last week, Google finallylaunched the much-awaited Pixel 6 series. Along with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, the Mountain View giant also unveiled its first in-house chipset,Google Tensor, that powers these flagship devices. Now, early benchmark tests of the Google Tensor chip show that it packs a GPU more powerful than most flagship mobile chipsets in the market.

The recent benchmark scores were shared by a Redditor named Greg (u/grt3) who received his Pixel 6 device early. The usertook to Redditfor an AMA (Ask Me Anything) about Google’s latest flagship. And as per the request of another Redditor, Greg ran three GPU benchmark tests on his Pixel 6 model. These include the 3DMark Wild Life, Wild Life Extreme, and Wild Life Stress tests.

Now, for reference, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, which is Qualcomm’s flagship mobile chip, yielded around 1,494 with 8.9 FPS in the Wild Life Extreme test. The Exynos 2100 chipset of the S21 Ultra was able to reach a score of 1,793 at 10.7 FPS in the same test.

Hence, on paper, Google’s latest chipset seems to be the most powerful mobile chipset in terms of graphical performance. However, we would know more about the real-world performance of Google’s latest devices once customers start to get their hands on the devices. So, stay tuned for more updates in the coming days.

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