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The nine-core oddball of 2023: a lone Cortex-X3 leads four A715s and four A510s, all serving Google's Edge TPU ambitions in the Pixel 8. AI features dazzled; raw speed and the Samsung 4nm node stayed distinctly mid-tier.
Pros
- Nine-core CPU with a Cortex-X3 lead
- Faster Edge TPU for on-device AI
- Excellent Pixel 8 computational photography
- First mobile chip with AV1 encode
Cons
- Samsung 4nm node runs warm
- Mid-tier GPU performance
- External modem drains battery on weak signal
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Google Tensor G3
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 8 W
- Architecture
- Armv9
CPU
- Cores
- 9
- Core configuration
- 1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x2.37 GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A510
- Max clock
- 2.91 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G715 MC7
- GPU clock
- 890 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Google Edge TPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X
Connectivity
- Modem
- External (Samsung Exynos 5300)
Media
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 900,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,750
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,350
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 2,400
Quick answers
Is the Google Tensor G3 good in 2026?
The Google Tensor G3 earns an Inno Score of 43.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The nine-core oddball of 2023: a lone Cortex-X3 leads four A715s and four A510s, all serving Google's Edge TPU ambitions in the Pixel 8. AI features dazzled; raw speed and the Samsung 4nm node stayed distinctly mid-tier.
What are the key specs of the Google Tensor G3?
Cores: 9 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu 10: 900,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G715 MC7
What are the closest alternatives to the Google Tensor G3?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 9000, Apple A14 Bionic, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
