Google announced the Pixel 10 lineup internationally last week and, as the first batch of deliveries lands, it is bringing bad real life news. The Pixel 10 Pro XL, expected to be powered by a new Tensor G5 chip, was supposed to bring the Pixel in line with rivals at last. But first hands-on benchmarks refute that.
The Tensor G5 chipset has scored 1,173,221 points on AnTuTu, according to a Reddit user who posted the results from their AnTuTu tests made on the Pixel 10 Pro XL, putting it against the likes of the mid-tier flagships Honor 200 Pro and Motorola Edge 60 Pro.
CPU Performance: Last-Gen Levels
As for the CPU side, the Tensor G5 on the Pixel 10 Pro XL hit 415,848 in score. This corresponds with last-gen chipsets like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, and the MediaTek Dimensity 9300+. That’s a 15% bump over the Pixel 9 Pro XL, but it’s still at most only on par with 2023’s flagship phones. With Qualcomm and MediaTek preparing to announce the next generation of flagship chips soon, the Tensor G5 may fall even further behind.
Gpu performance: Step in the Wrong Direction
The worst is with the benchmark of GPUs. The Pixel 10 Pro XL’s PowerVR IMG DXT-48-1536 GPU notched a score of 367,206, 20% less than the Pixel 9 Pro XL, which ran with the Mali-G715 MC7. This means the new Tensor G5 GPU is closer in performance to the four-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 than it is to modern, gaming-ready chips.
Further graphics benchmarks, like 3DMark WildLife Extreme, notched a score of 3,202, which is more or less in line with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 devices—a good distance away from the performance of today’s flagships in 2025.
What This Means for Pixel Owners
Those GPU scores are disappointing, and might mean some concerns for the Pixel 10 Pro XL when it comes to gaming and GPU-heavy tasks. While Google’s Tensor chips have long been oriented toward AI and machine learning capabilities, the Tensor G5 scores suggest that Google is still behind in raw hardware horsepower.
Is the Pixel 10 Pro XL Still Worth Buying?
Even though the Tensor G5’s performance in both the CPU and GPU columns is lower, it potentially might mind the Pixel 10 Pro XL attractive for those who want the “Google” camera experience, AI intelligence, and many years of promise software support. But those prioritizing gaming or top-flight speed may do better with Snapdragon or MediaTek driven flagships.
You can already buy the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL on Amazon.
FAQ
The Tensor G5 CPU provides last-gen flagship performance, hitting 415,848 in AnTuTu, but its GPU scores are even weaker than the Pixel 9 Pro XL.
(No, by the way—benchmark scores display an appalling 20% drop in GPU performance compared to the Pixel 9 Pro XL, so it’s not really the prime mover for heavy gaming.)
The CPU performance of the Tensor G5 CPU is competitive with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but its GPU performance is more in line with an older chip like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and not as modern as its competitors.
