We tested the Pixel 11’s Tensor G6 chip, and the results are brutal
The G6 is better, but not in the ways it needs to be.
Coming into the launch of the Pixel 11 series, my expectations for Google's Tensor G6 chip were mixed. The company had made meaningful upgrades to the CPU and TPU for traditional app and AI workloads, respectively, and had switched to what should be a more efficient modem. However, the Pixel 11 Pro comes with just 12GB of RAM, down from 16GB the previous year, which undermines its high-end AI credentials.
Additionally, Google has reduced the number of CPU cores, reducing the benefits of its more modern architecture. While the global RAM supply chain cannot be blamed, the decision to switch to a mid-range graphics chip is harder to defend. After obtaining the phone and circumventing Google's blockage of benchmarks via the Play Store, we were able to run our usual suite of benchmarks to assess where the Pixel 11 series stands in the performance order.
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