Tensor G5 (Pixel 10) and G6 (Pixel 11) leaks reveal core configs, specs

The leaks about Google’s Pixel chip roadmap continue with the core configurations, as well as other specs, for the Tensor G5 and G6 emerging today.

According to Android Authority, the Tensor G5’s CPU (TSMC’s N3E node) will reportedly continue to use the Arm Cortex-X4 that was introduced this year, with G4 having a 1+3+4 configuration. 

In comparison, Tensor G5 (codenamed “Laguna” after the beach) is 1+5+2 with five performance/middle Cortex-A725 (from A720) and two Cortex-A520 (unchanged). 

On the GPU front, Tensor G5 goes from Arm Mali to one made by Imagination Technologies, which Apple used several years ago before going in-house, that supports ray tracing and GPU virtualization for accelerated graphics in virtual machines. 

Finally, on the TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) side, Google’s benchmarks tout a 14% performance improvement. 

Notebookcheck published the same Tensor G5 specs, but also has details about Tensor G6 (TSMC N3P), which goes from 1+5+2 to a 1+6 core configuration and is codenamed “Malibu.” The flagship core is the unannounced Arm Cortex-X930 (which will presumably be branded as the “X5”). Similarly, there’s the unreleased Cortex-A730. The lack of efficiency cores would match the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with Qualcomm finding the performance cores are more than efficient. 

There’s also a newer Imagination Technologies GPU that consumes 15% less power. 

As with the first leak, which multiple parties now appear to have, it’s unclear how up-to-date this information is.