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Google's declaration of silicon independence in the Pixel 6: an unusual dual Cortex-X1 layout, a big Mali-G78 and the first Edge TPU put machine learning first. Benchmarks trailed rivals, and the Exynos modem drew battery complaints.
Pros
- Google's first custom smartphone SoC
- Edge TPU enabled live transcription and HDRnet
- Unusual dual Cortex-X1 layout
- Big 20-core Mali-G78 for its day
Cons
- Benchmarks trailed same-year rivals
- Exynos modem drew battery complaints
- Samsung 5nm thermals under load
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Google Tensor
General
- Announced
- 2021
- Process
- 5 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 8 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-X1 + 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.8 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G78 MP20
- GPU clock
- 848 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Google Edge TPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5
Connectivity
- Modem
- External (Samsung Exynos 5123)
Media
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 680,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,340
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,150
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,700
Quick answers
Is the Google Tensor good in 2026?
The Google Tensor earns an Inno Score of 34.7/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Google's declaration of silicon independence in the Pixel 6: an unusual dual Cortex-X1 layout, a big Mali-G78 and the first Edge TPU put machine learning first. Benchmarks trailed rivals, and the Exynos modem drew battery complaints.
What are the key specs of the Google Tensor?
Cores: 8 · Process: 5 nm · AnTuTu 10: 680,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G78 MP20
What are the closest alternatives to the Google Tensor?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, MediaTek Dimensity 7200, Google Tensor G2 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
