Google has released its latest flagship devices, the Pixel 9 series, which includes four models – Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
We’ve already seen benchmark results from numerous sources that highlight the fact that the Tensor G4 chip inherited its predecessor’s biggest problem – performance trotting to control temperature. But does the performance throttling become noticeable in real-world use, or is it just something you see in benchmarks?
To find out, YouTube creator Dame Tech ran Genshin Impact on the highest settings for just over 9 minutes. For those who don’t know, it’s an open-world role-playing game that’s hard and is often used to measure the initial performance and overall performance improvement of flagships.
Similar to the results of the benchmark, the Pixel 9 Pro XL started to lose performance within a few seconds, which is unusual for a modern flagship with the latest and greatest chipset and other hardware. After three minutes of play, the phone reached only 32 frames per second. After 9 minutes of gaming, the average frame rate was 39.2 fps, which is even lower than the average frame rate of 45.3 fps of the Tensor G2-based Pixel 7 Pro.
Speaking of other flagships, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on the Galaxy S24 Ultra is 31% faster, and the A17 Pro chip on the iPhone 15 Pro Max is 51% faster.
But Google seems to have finally solved the overheating problem
The phone didn’t get as hot as most of its competitors. After 9 minutes of gameplay, the phone reached only 37°C. For comparison, the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Galaxy S24 Ultra reached 40°C and 43°C, respectively. The Tensor G4 chip does have a higher power output than its predecessors, however, it appears that the phone limits its power consumption (at least for some use cases) to control the temperature. The phone also offers a significant improvement in battery life.
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