Tensor … now that sounds familiar, mmm. Where did I hear that from? Anyway … the Android camp isn’t going to sit by idly and let Apple have all the fun. Here comes Google’s Tensor Chip!
Taken from Engadget … Google was all too excited to unveil Tensor, its first system-on-a-chip, in August. We knew it would be powering the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, and much like Apple’s A-series mobile chips, it was an attempt at tying together Google’s software with some custom-tuned hardware. In particular, Google positioned Tensor as something of an AI powerhouse, giving its new phones better hardware for image processing and voice recognition. Now, we know exactly what makes Tensor tick.
Google’s SoC is a 5nm eight-core design broken down into big, medium and small cores. Leading the way is two ARM Cortex-X1 cores running at 2.8GHz. That’s notable since Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 888 chip, which powers Samsung’s Galaxy S21 and many other high-end phones, only has a single X1 core. It’ll be interesting to see just how much faster Tensor is in comparison.
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