Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were launched in India earlier this month. The company’s latest Pixel-branded smartphone debuted with the next-generation Tensor G2 SoC, which was previously made using Samsung’s 4nm manufacturing process. However, according to a new report, the Tensor G2 SoC is said to use a 5nm manufacturing process instead of 4nm. Google announced the Pixel 7 series with Tensor G2 SoC at its keynote, claiming that the processor on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will deliver 60 percent speed gains and 20 percent battery efficiency gains over its predecessor, the Tensor G1 SoC , which was seen in the Pixel 6 series. Google hasn’t actually confirmed whether this improvement is coming from an improved build process or other optimizations and changes.
Google in conversation with android authorization has confirmed that the Tensor G2 SoC is used Pixel 7 And Pixel 7 Pro Made on a 5nm process instead of the first Predicted 4 nm process.
The nanometer measurement on a chipset is half the gate pitch, or half the distance between the “fins” of a transistor gate. Considering the billions of transistor gates on a single SoC, a nanometer of difference in size would yield significant improvements in terms of power consumption, space utilization and performance. The reduced size of an individual transistor means that more of them can fit in a chip of the same size, making the chip more powerful.
Google, however, claims to have focused on the machine learning capabilities of the Tensor G2 SoC, enabled through the next-generation TPU, rather than breaking heads on the manufacturing process.
“We purpose-built the Google Tensor G2 for real-world use cases. Our final architecture, which includes 5nm, helped us reach that goal while increasing both performance and power efficiency. This approach allowed us to Taking it a step further allows us to add new capabilities on machine learning with the G2 to our next generation TPUs,” said a Google spokesperson in conversation with Android Authority.
However, Google did not confirm who manufactured the chip, while it is widely known that Samsung is the main partner of the company. Samsung has two 5nm nodes, which include the 5LPE process used for the original Tensor G1 SoC and a new 5LPP process. Still, the process used by the company for the Tensor G2 SoC has not been confirmed.
The Tensor G2 SoC was previously reported to have benchmark clock speeds that didn’t show a significant enough improvement to warrant a better manufacturing process. The statistics were interpreted based on Android developer Kuba Wojciechowski geekbench listing That includes two 2.85GHz ARM Cortex-X1 cores, as well as two ARM Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.35GHz and four ARM Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.8GHz.
Google’s upcoming Tensor G2 to use the same CPU cores as the first-generation Tensor, Mali-G710 GPU – details below pic.twitter.com/xbZVFhMc1l
— Kuba Wojciechowski (@Za_Raczke) September 16, 2022
Further, the Tensor G2 SoC is paired with Mali-G710 GPU for better gaming and HDR performance. The Google Tensor G2 SoC could also be coupled with the second generation EdgeTPU AI processor. It is reportedly compatible with LPDDR5 RAM. It has 4MB of shared L3 cache and 8MB of total system cache.
The next-generation Tensor G2 SoC is said to feature an improved Image Signal Processor (ISP), which enables it to record 4K 60fps video on all cameras. The chipset can also reportedly handle a 108-megapixel camera without stutter or lag.
Whether the revelation made on the Tensor G2 SoC is being built as a 5nm chip instead of the more advanced 4nm makes a significant difference to the competitive position and actual performance that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will adorn, or if it The details on paper will remain minor, yet to be seen.