Leaks and rumors circulating about Google‘s upcoming Tensor G4 chip suggest it may not be a substantial upgrade from Tensor G3. 

Although there’s no solid evidence to confirm this speculation, a supposed Geekbench listing recently emerged for a new Google chipset, likely the Tensor G4, lending some credibility to these claims.

The listing surfaced on Geekbench under the device codenamed “Google Tokay.” It’s uncertain which smartphone exactly the “Tokay” is; possibilities include the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, or the recently leaked Pixel Fold 2.

Google Tensor G4 Geekbench

But what’s important here is the thing powering it. The listing reveals that the chip powering the device has one Cortex-X4/X5 core clocked at 3.1 GHz, three Cortex-A7xx cores at 2.6 GHz, and four Cortex-A5xx cores at 1.95 GHz.

This brings the total CPU core count to eight, which is one less than the nine cores on the Tensor G3. So we’re not sure whether this chip is indeed the upcoming Tensor G4. For graphics, there’s an Arm Mali G715 GPU, and the device has 8GB of RAM.

Furthermore, its performance also falls short compared to the Tensor G3. The latter can easily manage Geekbench scores of 1268 and 3510 but the new chip can only reach 1082/1024 in single-core tests and 3121/2788 in multi-core tests. 

The Tensor G4 is expected to use the same 4LPP+ manufacturing process as Samsung’s Exynos 2400. While the Exynos 2400 can rival flagship chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek, it remains uncertain if the Tensor G4 will achieve the same level of performance.

As aforementioned, if we go by current rumors, the Tensor G4 would not be a huge upgrade. However, there are expectations for performance improvements with the Tensor G5.

The next iteration of Tensor SoC is rumored to be custom-designed by Google and will be manufactured by TSMC which should lead to better performance and efficiency. It’s just early speculations though, so it’s better to take this information with a pinch of salt.

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