Google Tensor G5 and G6 leaks point to redesigned core configurations and a new GPU

Rumor mill: A mates of caller leaks person provided penetration into nan chips expected to powerfulness Google's upcoming Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 smartphones. The Pixel 10 is apt to characteristic nan Tensor G5 SoC, while nan Pixel 11 is expected to travel equipped pinch nan Tensor G6.

According to Android Authority, nan Tensor G5 – codenamed "Laguna" – will characteristic nan Arm Cortex-X4 CPU architecture, akin to nan Pixel 9's Tensor G4 but pinch a different halfway configuration. While nan G4 has a 1+3+4 setup comprised of 1 premier core, 3 capacity cores, and 4 ratio cores, nan G5 is expected to adopt a 1+5+2 layout pinch 1 Cortex-X4 premier core, 5 Cortex-A725 capacity cores, and 2 Cortex-A520 ratio cores.

As for nan GPU, nan Tensor G5 is rumored to incorporated 1 from Imagination Technologies, which antecedently supplied graphics chips for iPhones earlier Apple shifted to designing its ain GPUs. If this leak is accurate, it would people a important departure from nan Tensor G4, which uses nan Mali-G715 GPU, besides seen successful nan Tensor G3. Notably, successful nan G4, nan Mali-G715 is clocked somewhat higher, astatine 940 MHz.

The study besides claims that nan Tensor G5 will beryllium manufactured utilizing TSMC's 3 nm-class N3E process node, nan aforesaid process utilized for Apple's A18 Pro and M4 processors. The A18 Pro powers nan iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, while nan M4 is recovered successful nan latest iPad Pro, which launched earlier this year. The M4 is besides expected to powerfulness upcoming devices for illustration nan next-gen 14-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac.

Furthermore, nan Pixel 11's Tensor G6 (codenamed "Malibu") is expected to beryllium built connected TSMC's upgraded 3nm process node, N3P. This node is besides rumored to beryllium utilized for Apple's upcoming A19 chip, perchance bringing important capacity and ratio improvements to nan G6 complete nan G5.

In addition, Notebookcheck reports that nan Tensor G6 will characteristic a 1+6+1 halfway configuration, comprising 1 Arm Cortex-X930 premier core, six Cortex-A730 capacity cores, and 1 Cortex-A520 ratio core. The study besides notes that nan Tensor G5 whitethorn person a highest timepiece velocity of 3.1GHz, while nan G6 could scope 3.2G Hz. Both chips are besides expected to support LPDDR5X-8533 memory, which is importantly faster than nan Tensor G4's LPDDR5X-4200 modules.