We’re barely through processing the arrival of the Pixel 9 series, yet our latest leaks are already looking ahead to the Pixel 10 and Google’s next-gen Tensor G5 processor. While the future chip’s CPU performance appears to be taking a sideward step, leaked specs suggest a bigger change in the graphics department with the adoption of Imagination Technologies’ DXT architecture — specifically a two-core DXT-48-1536 clocked at 1.1GHz.
Imagination Technologies might not be a name you’re super familiar with in today’s mobile chipset market. You’ll find its GPUs in the odd mid-range design like 2022’s MediaTek’s Dimensity 930, but you’re more likely to remember it from earlier iPhone silicon. Imagination’s PowerVR architecture powered models up to the A10 Fusion before Apple licensed its IP for more bespoke in-house GPUs. A return to flagship silicon with Google’s Tensor G5 is an exciting development.