Exynos 2600 vs Exynos 2500
Samsung's 2nm chip against its first 3nm one
Overview
Exynos 2600
Process: 2nm
Announced: Dec 2025
Exynos 2500
Process: 3nm
Announced: Jun 2025
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v11
Exynos 2600
32,22,383
Exynos 2500
25,35,201
Geekbench 6 Single
Exynos 2600
2,995
Exynos 2500
2,438
Geekbench 6 Multi
Exynos 2600
10,824
Exynos 2500
8,035
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Exynos 2600
7,230
Exynos 2500
5,275
Scores from the Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600) and the Galaxy S26 FE (Exynos 2500), run on retail units.
At A Glance | ||
| Specification | Exynos 2600  | Exynos 2500  |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | Dec 2025First phones Galaxy S26 and S26+, Feb 2026 | Jun 2025First phone Galaxy Z Flip7, Jul 2025 |
| Process node | 2nmSamsung 2nm GAA | 3nmSamsung 3nm GAA, FOWLP packaging |
| Found in | Galaxy S26+Galaxy S26, Galaxy Z Flip8 | Galaxy Z Flip7 |
Samsung's Claimed Gains | ||
| CPU performance | up to +39%vs Exynos 2500 | Baseline |
| Generative AI (NPU) | +113%vs Exynos 2500 | Baseline |
| GPU compute | 2xvs Exynos 2500 | Baseline |
| Ray tracing | up to +50%vs Exynos 2500 | Baseline |
| Gaming smoothness (ENSS + frame gen) | up to 3xvs Exynos 2500 | Baseline |
| ISP power (VPS) | up to -50%vs Exynos 2500 | Baseline |
| Thermal resistance | up to -16%vs Exynos 2500 | Baseline |
CPU | ||
| Layout | 1 + 3 + 6 | 1 + 2 + 5 + 2 |
| Cores | 1x Arm C1-Ultra3x C1-Pro, 6x C1-Pro | 1x Cortex-X9257x Cortex-A725, 2x Cortex-A520 |
| Peak clock | 3.8GHzC1-Pro at 3.25GHz and 2.75GHz | 3.3GHzA725 at 2.74GHz and 2.36GHz, A520 at 1.8GHz |
GPU and gaming | ||
| GPU | Xclipse 960Samsung Xclipse GPU | Xclipse 950AMD RDNA 3 based, 8 WGP, 8 RB |
| Ray tracing | HardwareUp to 50% faster than Exynos 2500 | Hardware28% higher fps with ray tracing on than Exynos 2400 |
AI and NPU | ||
| NPU | 32K MAC NPUUp to 113% faster generative AI than Exynos 2500 | 24K MAC NPU2 GNPU + 2 SNPU, plus DSP |
Memory and storage | ||
| Memory | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Max RAM | 12GBGalaxy S26 and S26+ | 12GBGalaxy Z Flip7 |
| Storage | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
Camera and ISP | ||
| ISP | AI-based ISPVisual Perception System, Deep learning Video Noise Reduction | AI-based ISPMulti-layer noise reduction, DRC tone mapping |
| Max sensor | 320MPSingle 108MP at 30fps; dual 64MP + 32MP | 320MPSingle 108MP at 30fps; dual 64MP + 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30fps4K at 120fps in Galaxy S26 series | 8K at 30fps4K at 60fps in Galaxy Z Flip7 |
| Slow motion | 1080p at 240fps4K at 120fps; Galaxy S26 series | 1080p at 240fpsGalaxy Z Flip7 |
Display and video | ||
| On-device display | 4K at 120HzWQUXGA at 120Hz | 4K at 120HzWQUXGA at 120Hz |
| External display | SupportedSamsung DeX in Galaxy S26 series | SupportedSamsung DeX in Galaxy Z Flip7 |
| Video decode | AV1, H.265, H.264, VP9APV; 8K at 60fps decoding | AV1, H.265, VP98K at 60fps decoding |
Cellular | ||
| Modem | Separate chipSamsung modem in Galaxy S26 series | Integrated 5G modemSub-6 and mmWave, up to 1024-QAM |
| mmWave | Not supportedExynos models of Galaxy S26 and S26+ | Supported |
Wi-Fi and connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7Separate chip in Galaxy S26 series | Wi-Fi 7Through an external Wi-Fi chip |
| Bluetooth | 6.0Separate chip in Galaxy S26+; 5.4 in Galaxy S26 | 5.4Through an external chip |
| USB | USB 3.2 Gen 1Galaxy S26 series | USB 3.2 Gen 1Galaxy Z Flip7 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSSGalaxy S26 series | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSSBuilt-in GNSS block; systems as in Galaxy Z Flip7 |
Specifications from the manufacturers’ official spec sheets · Updated 2026-10-20