Next year’s Tensor G6 could be an even larger leap forward than the Pixel 10’s Tensor G5
Google might beat Qualcomm to the punch with a 2nm chip for the Pixel 11.
- Google’s expected to shift to TSMC for production of the Tensor G5 chip in the Pixel 10.
- While the Tensor G5 will be fabricated on a 3nm process, industry rumors claim the G6 will already move down to 2nm.
- With the Tensor G6 in next year’s Pixel 11, Google could potentially offer one of the first 2nm flagships around.
Google’s next smartphones will be here before you know it, and the latest rumors have pointed to a late-August debut for the Pixel 10 series. If you’ve been paying half as much attention to this upcoming hardware as we have, you’re already excited about the new generation of Tensor chips set to power the phones. While Google’s been doing its own chips for years now, the Tensor G5 that Pixel 10 phones will run represents a significant step forward for the series, moving to both a new manufacturing partner and a new 3nm fabrication process. But today we’re setting our sights even further out, as we get a new report on what to expect from the Tensor G6.
With the Tensor G5, Google is moving from Samsung to industry-leader TSMC to actually make its chips, and jump from the 4nm fabrication level down to 3nm. Right now, though, we’re already solidly in the era of the 3nm chip, with examples like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite already powering this year’s most popular handsets. Even Samsung’s in on the 3nm action, just announcing its own Exynos 2500 earlier this week.
