Google Pixel 9 family’s Tensor G4 chipset won’t be a huge upgrade, report claims | Infinium-tech

If all of the Pixel 9 family leaks in recent days have left you wondering what to expect from Google’s Tensor G4 chipset that’ll power them all, we now have just the leak for you — but it’s not good news.

According to a new report citing a “source inside Google,” the Tensor G4 will be the smallest upgrade to the Tensor line yet. The G4’s CPU will have eight cores: one Cortex-X4, three Cortex-A720, and four Cortex-A520.

This is one core less than the G3, which had one Cortex-X3, four Cortex-A715 and four Cortex-A510. While the new Cortex-X4 will ensure better single-core performance (around 11%) in benchmarks, multi-core results are expected to increase by only 3% compared to the G3, as one core has been removed.

This was reportedly done to keep thermals and power consumption in check. Speaking of which, the main power consuming part of the G3 was apparently the Exynos 5300 modem. Thankfully, the Tensor G4 will come with the Exynos 5400, which should be 50% more efficient than its predecessor. And apart from that, it supports satellite connectivity.

Interestingly, Google is still planning to release a device with the Tensor G4 but using the Exynos 5300 modem, and we believe it will be the Pixel 9a whenever it arrives. The Tensor G4 has the same Mali-G715 GPU as the G3 but has a clock speed of 940 MHz vs 890 MHz.

Everything else about the G4 is reportedly similar to the G3, including the custom IP blocks added by Google for AI, camera functions, video encoding and decoding, Titan M2 security chip, and more.

This minor upgrade compared to the G3 has been done because the G4 is basically an improved solution. Google wanted to make a completely new chip for the Pixel 9 family, but it wasn’t ready. So, to not delay the launch of the device, it went with a minimal update solution instead.

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