Hardware Workload Model
Workload Archetypes
5.5 hrs
84%
moderate
$799
$320
Net Upgrade Outlay:
$479.00
Net Monthly Equivalent (24m):
$19.96 / mo
Silicon & Pipeline Telemetry Visualizer
Bayer Raw Demosaic
P9: 65ms
P11: 28ms
HDR+ Multi-Frame Fusion
P9: 220ms
P11: 75ms
Zero-Shutter Semantic Align
P9: 80ms
P11: 32ms
Gemini Nano Neural Denoise
P9: 55ms
P11: 30ms
Architectural Silicon Matrix (Tensor G4 vs. Tensor G6)
| Hardware Subsystem | Google Pixel 9 (Tensor G4) | Google Pixel 11 (Tensor G6) | Generational Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process Node & Foundry | Samsung 4nm (4LPP+) | TSMC 2nm (N2P) | +38% Density / -42% Power |
| NPU / TPU AI Tops | 18.5 TOPS (FP16/INT8) | 43.5 TOPS (INT4/INT8/FP8) | +135% Compute (2.35x) |
| Local LLM Token Rate | 8.4 tok/s (Gemini Nano) | 21.2 tok/s (Gemini Nano v3) | +152% Throughput |
| CPU Cluster Config | 1x X4 + 3x A720 + 4x A520 | 1x X6 + 4x A730 + 3x A530 | +24% IPC / +35% Peak Sustained |
| Camera ISP HDR+ Fusion | 420 ms cumulative burst | 165 ms zero-lag stream | -60.7% Total Latency |
| Thermal Throttling Threshold | Throttles after 7.5 min load | Sustained 22+ min load | 3x Thermal Window |
| Cellular Modem | Exynos 5400 (5G Rel. 17) | Qualcomm / Custom 5G Rel. 18 | -28% Standby Power Drain |