Major Leak Unveiled: Google Pixel 10’s New Chip May Finally Compete with Apple and Samsung

A significant leak has revealed the new processor for the Google Pixel 10, suggesting that it may finally compete with Apple and Samsung.

Revealing the Design of the Tensor G5

A major leak has unveiled the design of the upcoming Tensor G5 processor. Set to debut in the Pixel 10, this chip is poised to revolutionize Google’s Pixel series, which has traditionally lagged behind Apple’s A-series and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips.

A Break from the Past

The Tensor G5 marks a departure from previous Tensor chips, having been completely designed in-house by Google. Noteworthy changes include retaining the Arm Cortex-X4 main core from the Tensor G4, increasing the Cortex-A725 cluster to five cores, and reducing the smaller cluster to two Cortex-A520 cores. The most significant upgrade is the shift to a 3nm process size, enhancing the chip’s speed and efficiency to match Apple’s A18 and Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Enhanced Performance

Google has also moved away from the Arm Mali GPU used in previous Tensors. Instead, the Tensor G5 incorporates an Imagination Technologies GPU, the DXT-48-1536, operating at 1.1 GHz. While specific capabilities of the new GPU are yet to be fully disclosed, it supports ray tracing, a feature common in top gaming phones.

Further enhancements to the TPU should yield improved AI performance. According to reports, the Tensor G5’s TOPS (Trillions of Operations Per Second) value is 40% higher, and Google’s internal benchmarks show the new TPU is about 14% faster than its predecessor.

Anticipating the Pixel 10’s Performance

Although the new processor’s specs might not seem extraordinary, they are just one part of the overall performance equation. For now, we can only wait and see how the Pixel 10 leverages this new chip and whether it will help make it one of the top Android phones.