Exynos 2600 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
The two chips inside the Galaxy S26 series
Overview
Exynos 2600
Process: 2nm
Announced: Dec 2025
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Process: 3nm
Announced: Sep 2025
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v11
Exynos 2600
32,22,383
8 Elite Gen 5
36,88,274
Geekbench 6 Single
Exynos 2600
2,995
8 Elite Gen 5
3,618
Geekbench 6 Multi
Exynos 2600
10,824
8 Elite Gen 5
11,062
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Exynos 2600
7,230
8 Elite Gen 5
7,370
Scores from the Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600) and the OnePlus 15 (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5), run on retail units.
At A Glance | ||
| Specification | Exynos 2600  | 8 Elite Gen 5  |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Samsung | Qualcomm |
| Announced | Dec 2025First phones Galaxy S26 and S26+, Feb 2026 | Sep 2025 |
| Process node | 2nmSamsung 2nm GAA | 3nmTSMC N3P |
| Found in | Galaxy S26+Galaxy S26, Galaxy Z Flip8 | Galaxy S26 UltraOnePlus 15, Xiaomi 17 Pro |
CPU | ||
| Layout | 1 + 3 + 6 | 2 prime + 6 performance |
| Cores | 1x Arm C1-Ultra3x C1-Pro, 6x C1-Pro | Oryon (3rd gen)2x Oryon prime, 6x Oryon performance |
| Peak clock | 3.8GHzC1-Pro at 3.25GHz and 2.75GHz | 4.6GHz4.74GHz in the Galaxy S26 version; performance cores up to 3.62GHz |
GPU and gaming | ||
| GPU | Xclipse 960Samsung Xclipse GPU | Adreno 84018MB Adreno HPM |
| Ray tracing | HardwareUp to 50% faster than Exynos 2500 | HardwareLumen global illumination |
AI and NPU | ||
| NPU | 32K MAC NPUUp to 113% faster generative AI than Exynos 2500 | Hexagon NPU12 scalar, 8 vector, 1 accelerator |
Memory and storage | ||
| Memory | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Max RAM | 12GBGalaxy S26 and S26+ | 24GB |
| Storage | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
Camera and ISP | ||
| ISP | AI-based ISPVisual Perception System, Deep learning Video Noise Reduction | Spectra triple 20-bit AI ISP |
| Max sensor | 320MPSingle 108MP at 30fps; dual 64MP + 32MP | 320MP108MP single or 48MP triple with zero shutter lag |
| Video capture | 8K at 30fps4K at 120fps in Galaxy S26 series | 8K at 30fps4K at 120fps |
| Slow motion | 1080p at 240fps4K at 120fps; Galaxy S26 series | 1080p at 480fps |
Display and video | ||
| On-device display | 4K at 120HzWQUXGA at 120Hz | 4K+ at 120HzQHD+ at 240Hz |
| External display | SupportedSamsung DeX in Galaxy S26 series | 4K at 120Hz8K at 30Hz |
| Video decode | AV1, H.265, H.264, VP9APV; 8K at 60fps decoding | AV1, H.265, VP98K HDR playback at 60fps |
Cellular | ||
| Modem | Separate chipSamsung modem in Galaxy S26 series | Qualcomm X85Integrated |
| mmWave | Not supportedExynos models of Galaxy S26 and S26+ | Supported8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO |
Wi-Fi and connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7Separate chip in Galaxy S26 series | Wi-Fi 7FastConnect 7900, 320MHz |
| Bluetooth | 6.0Separate chip in Galaxy S26+; 5.4 in Galaxy S26 | 6.0LE Audio, Channel Sounding |
| UWB | SupportedGalaxy S26+ only | SupportedIEEE 802.15.4z, FiRa, CCC |
| USB | USB 3.2 Gen 1Galaxy S26 series | USB 3.1 Gen 2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSSGalaxy S26 series | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavICTriple frequency L1, L2C, L5 |
Specifications from the manufacturers’ official spec sheets · Updated 2026-10-20