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Google’s Pixel 10 has plenty going for it — but top-tier performance remains as elusive as ever. It’s been this way for years, but rather than closing, the gap appears to have grown between the latest Tensor G5 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. With smartphones now defined by AI workloads and gaming prowess, the ballooning divide between Google’s Tensor and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon has never been more telling.
Recent Geekbench 6 and 3DMark benchmark results don’t paint Google’s latest processor in the best light. Qualcomm’s finest appears to be significantly faster, with over twice the multi-core CPU performance potential and graphics capabilities that are around 2.5x faster than Google’s.