The Google Tensor G3 is said to include 9 CPU cores, AV1 encode support, UFS 4.0 storage, and other features

Google's Pixel 8 series smartphones are expected to be unveiled in October of this year. The forthcoming Pixel line will be powered by Google's next-generation branded SoC — Tensor G3, codenamed Zuma. This year's Google I/O presentation did not include a glimpse of the Tensor G3, yet the specifications of this chipset have leaked. The Tensor G3 SoC might have a 1+4+4 CPU configuration with ARMv9 cores. It will most likely include an ARM Mali-G715 GPU with 10 cores and a 890MHz clock. It may also have AV1 encode capability.

According to Android Authority's Kamila Wojciechowska, the Tensor G3 SoC will get significant enhancements. According to the report, the Tensor G3 would have nine CPU cores in a 1+4+4 arrangement. The Tensor G2 from last year has a 4+2+2 core configuration. Google is rumoured to be redesigning the whole CPU block with the new chipset to use the 2022 ARMv9 core.

The new CPU will apparently contain a single Cortex-X3 core running at 3.00GHz, four Cortex-A715 cores operating at 2.45GHz by default, and four Cortex-A510 cores running at 2.15GHz. It might include an ARM Mali-G715 GPU with 10 cores and a 890MHz clock. This would be a significant improvement over Tensor G2's seven-core Mali-G710 graphics chip.

According to reports, the Tensor G3 will be the first smartphone SoC to support AV1 encoding. The Samsung Multi-Function Codec (MFC) would thereafter be able to support 8K30 video decoding and encoding in H.264 and HEVC.

Furthermore, the Tensor G3 is said to have a new version of the TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) dubbed "Rio" that runs at 1.1GHz. The next-generation TPU is predicted to be a significant improvement above Tensor G2's "Janeiro" TPU, which runs at 1.0GHz.

Tensor G3 is also reported to have a "Callisto" second-generation digital signal processor (DSP) or GXP. It may also feature a new version of Samsung's UFS controller that supports UFS 4.0 storage.

Google may retain the Exynos Modem 5300 from the Tensor G2 in the upcoming SoC. Despite the fact that the Pixel 8 series is expected to have a somewhat different variation.

The Pixel 8's estimated release date is still months away. The Pixel 8 series' specifications are expected to be quite comparable to the Pixel 7 series, and they are expected to enable 12W wireless charging.