Google Pixel 9’s Tensor G4 chipset details revealed in new leak

The Google Pixel 9 series is expected to debut in October this year with Google’s Tensor G4 SoC. The tech giant’s alleged in-house mobile processor could bring notable performance upgrades over its predecessor, Tensor G3, that powers the existing Pixel 8 models. Recently, benchmarks for the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL powered by Tensor G4 chipset have leaked online. The leak details the chipset’s specifications. It managed to achieve better scores despite coming with fewer cores than the Tensor G3 chipset.

Tensor G4 specifications (expected)

Rosette Ked leaked The alleged Tensor G4 chipset configuration and benchmark test results of the upcoming Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL. The next-gen Tensor chipset is said to sport an eight-core configuration with a single Cortex-X4 prime hitting a peak frequency of 3.1GHz, three Cotrex-A720 clocked at 2.6GHz, and four Cortex-A520 hitting a max frequency of 1.95GHz. In comparison, the existing Google Tensor G3 chipset has a nine-core configuration with a single Cortex-X4 prime hitting a max frequency of 2.91GHz. However, despite the reduction in core count, the new chipset appears to feature improved performance.

According to the leak, the AnTuTu score for the Pixel 9 is 1,071,616. This number is slightly higher than the Tensor G3-powered Pixel 8’s score of around 9,00,000. The Pixel 9 Pro is tipped to have an AnTuTu score of 1,148,452 while the Pixel 9 Pro scored the highest at 1,176,410.

It is worth noting that this test may have been performed on the test version of the software, and Google may further optimize performance before the official launch. Therefore, these figures should be taken with a grain of salt.

Google is expected to unveil the Pixel 9 series in October. The handset could run on Android 15 and offer satellite connectivity.