Google was earlier believed to have started testing the Tensor G5 for its Pixel 10 series that will likely launch in late 2025, and it is typical for such chipsets to be spotted on Geekbench 6’s benchmarking databases several months before the official launch. The upcoming SoC obtained a disappointingly low score in both single-core and multi-core tests, but it turns out that it was not actually the Tensor G5 that was getting tested but an unreleased Tensor G4 variant equipped with a PowerVR GPU and a different CPU cluster.
Imagination Technologies, responsible for integrating the PowerVR DXT-48-1536 in the Tensor G5 next year, has yet to update the drivers for the graphics processor
Historically, Google’s Tensor chips found in its Pixel smartphone and tablet range have consistently underperformed when comparing single-core and multi-core tests. Thankfully, on this occasion, @Richard_Milier has shared crucial information, stating that the Tensor G5 that people stumbled across on Geekbench 6 earlier was actually the Pixel 9’s Tensor G4 sporting a different configuration. On X, the individual writes that this part was an early prototype designed to test and compile new Tensor GPU drivers ahead of the final build.
For those looking to upgrade to the Pixel 10 next year, their worries have been put to rest because an ASOP developer at Google has apparently mentioned that the SoC’s layout has yet to be finalized. In the thread, @Richard_Milier also shows that Imagination Technologies’ DXT-48-1536 GPU that is said to operate at 1.10GHz and will
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