The New Tensor Chip from Google Could Change Pixel Camera Results.
The New Tensor Chip from Google Could Change Pixel Camera Results.
The Tensor G5 chipset for Google’s Pixel 10 series has been revealed by Android Authority. In particular, Google is transitioning from Samsung to TSMC’s 3nm-class semiconductor node and an in-house Image Singal Processor.
Custom ISP
Google’s first proprietary image signal processor (ISP) will be a feature of this new technology. Google had employed a partially bespoke design with Samsung ISPs and Google-designed parts till now. This redesign suggests the Pixel 10 series’ camera outputs may improve or worsen.
New GPU
Google replaced the Tensor G4’s Arm Mali-G715 MP7 GPU with an IMG DXT GPU from Imagination Technologies. Unknown how much of an enhancement it will be. We’ll await evaluations.
Power modules and a bespoke memory controller and system-level cache will be added by Google.
Greater Third-Party Support
The chip also uses third-party USB, PCIe, I3C, DSI, DisplayPort, and LPDDR5x flash memory.
Google will switch from its proprietary “BigWave” AV1 codec and Samsung’s MFC to Chips&Media’s WAVE677DV, which can encode and decode AV1, VP9, HEVC, and H.264. As Google unifies Tensor G5 into a third-party-friendly platform, collaboration shifts again.
