{"id":7057,"date":"2026-04-29T09:45:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/the-pixel-11s-tensor-g6-chip-is-sounding-a-little-underwhelming-in-latest-leak\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:45:41","slug":"the-pixel-11s-tensor-g6-chip-is-sounding-a-little-underwhelming-in-latest-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/the-pixel-11s-tensor-g6-chip-is-sounding-a-little-underwhelming-in-latest-leak\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pixel 11\u2019s Tensor G6 chip is sounding a little underwhelming in latest leak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The topic The Pixel 11\u2019s Tensor G6 chip is sounding a little underwhelming in latest leak<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n

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Google\u2019s Pixel 11 phones are still a few months away, but we\u2019ve been anticipating this hardware for basically years at this point \u2014 and that includes the latest Tensor G6 SoC we\u2019re expecting to power the lineup. Going back as far as 2024, though, we\u2019ve been anticipating certain sacrifices that might pop up in the Tensor G6, including the use of a GPU originally intended for the G4. And now as we get closer to seeing this silicon actually debut, we\u2019re starting to hear a little more about what to expect from it.<\/p>\n

Just like the info we looked at back in February about the possibility of the Tensor G6 arriving with a Titan M3 security chip, once again our source is one of the accounts behind the Mystic Leaks Telegram channel (Thanks: Dylan H). We only get a little tease for the moment, but it\u2019s enough to reveal a few details about the chip:<\/p>\n

While much of that\u2019s redacted, we can see a few important details in here. For starters, we find all those bear code names we\u2019ve been associating with the Pixel 11 family for ages now, here positively associated with the devices.<\/p>\n

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But the more interesting info is up top, and shows some changes we can expect from the Tensor G6 itself. Instead of an octa-core arrangement like we had on the G5, it looks like we might be dropping to a seven-core setup. At least, while the top of the image here is obscured, the rest of those figures align with Geekbench benchmark reports published a couple months ago, purporting to show what the Pixel 11 Pro XL can do. While it\u2019s difficult to put much faith in benchmarks claiming to represent unreleased devices, the match in clock speeds and core counts is certainly interesting \u2014 and would suggest we only get the one 4.11 GHz core.<\/p>\n

This also shows Google moving to Arm\u2019s latest C1-Ultra and C1-Pro cores, just like we\u2019ve seen Samsung do with the Exynos 2600. So far, this all sounds great; but what about that GPU? The PowerVR CXT-48-1536 dates back to 2021, and the Tensor G5 already uses the DXT-48-1536. When we looked at this possibility back in late 2024, we noted that Google seemed to be prioritizing minimizing die size with the choice to effectively \u201cbacktrack\u201d on the G6\u2019s GPU \u2014 and that even at best, this might represent a lateral move. Considering how underwhelmed we\u2019ve been with Pixel 10 gaming that\u2019s not exactly the sort of move we\u2019re looking forward to.<\/p>\n

Maybe Google will find a way to squeeze some extra performance out of that choice that we\u2019re not expecting. But it also feels a bit two steps forward, one step back, when Pixel fans really crave some no-compromise progress.<\/p>\n

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