Tensor G5 (Pixel 10), G6 (Pixel 11) chip leak reveals core configurations

The leaks about Google's Pixel chip roadmap continue with the core configurations as well as other specifications for the Tensor G5 and G6 launching today.

Accordingly Android AuthorityAccording to reports, the Tensor G5 CPU (TSMC's N3E node) will continue to use the Arm Cortex-X4 introduced this year, with G4 having a 1+3+4 configuration.

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

As for the GPU, Arm Mali's Tensor G5 moves on to one from Imagination Technologies, which Apple used a few years ago before going corporate and which supports ray tracing and GPU virtualization for accelerated graphics in virtual machines.

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

Notebook check released the same Tensor G5 specifications, but also includes details about Tensor G6 (TSMC N3P), which switches from 1+5+2 to a 1+6 core configuration and is codenamed “Malibu”. The flagship core is the unannounced Arm Cortex-X930 (expected to be called “X5”). There is also the unreleased Cortex-A730. The lack of efficiency cores would be comparable to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with Qualcomm noting that the performance cores are more than efficient.

There's also a newer GPU from Imagination Technologies that uses 15% less power.

As with the first leak, which apparently had multiple parties, it is unclear how current this information is.