Samsung officially announced its next-generation flagship processor, the Exynos 2600, during its Q2 2025 earnings call. According to the company, the Exynos 2600 will be the first smartphone processor produced using the 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process. This development puts Samsung ahead of competitors such as Apple, MediaTek, and Qualcomm.
The Exynos 2600 will utilize the 2nm manufacturing process
The Exynos 2600 stands out as the first mobile chipset to be produced using Samsung Foundry’s 2nm GAA process. Thanks to this new manufacturing technology, it offers significantly increased energy efficiency compared to previous generations.
The processor’s advanced neural processing unit (NPU) provides more powerful performance in on-device AI applications. This unit is particularly prominent in tasks such as voice command processing and image enhancement.
According to previously published specifications in the Geekbench database, the Exynos 2600 utilizes a 10-core architecture in a 1+3+6 configuration. This architecture, consisting of a single main core operating at 3.55 GHz, three performance cores operating at 2.96 GHz, and six efficiency cores operating at 2.46 GHz, is designed to meet versatile usage scenarios.
On the graphics side, the processor features an Xclipse 960 GPU. This new GPU offers approximately 15% higher performance than the Adreno 830 GPU found in the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This increase in graphics processing capacity directly impacts the user experience when playing games and rendering high-resolution content.
The Exynos 2600 also features a new cooling system designed to prevent overheating. This solution, called the Heat Path Block (HPB), consists of a micro-copper-based heatsink integrated over the processor and memory. This structure aims to maintain the processor’s thermal stability even under intense load.
Samsung’s new chip will reportedly be used in the Galaxy S26 Pro and Galaxy S26 Edge models, which are scheduled for release in early 2026. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is also expected to feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chipset.
