Google Pixel 10 Leak Reveals Tensor G5 Architecture Details

A late-stage pixel 10 tensor g5 die shot leaked yesterday — and if the photo is real, it confirms what Google has hinted at for two generations: the G5 is the first Tensor SoC where Google designs the CPU cluster from scratch instead of leaning on Samsung Exynos blocks.

What changed

The visible cluster layout shows two performance cores and six efficiency cores, dropping the prior big.LITTLE arrangement in favour of a "performance + density" pattern that mirrors Apple's Firestorm/Icestorm split more than Arm's reference design. The on-die ML accelerator block is roughly twice the area of the Tensor G4's TPU tile, suggesting Google is leaning further into on-device generative inference for Pixel features like Magic Editor and Recorder summarisation.

Process node

The leaker claims TSMC N3P — a node Apple already uses for the iPhone 17 Pro's A19 Pro. If true, that would be Google's first time on a TSMC leading-edge node and the biggest single jump in Tensor performance per watt since the original launch.

What we still don't know

Modem (Samsung 5400 vs MediaTek T800), memory configuration, and whether the Pixel 10 Pro will get a different bin remain undisclosed. Google traditionally announces the SoC at the August Made by Google event; expect more details by mid-summer.