Samsung has taken a major step in its in house chip strategy with the official announcement of the Exynos 2600, a new flagship mobile processor designed for premium Galaxy smartphones.
Revealed by Samsung Foundry, the Exynos 2600 is claimed to be the world’s first smartphone chipset built on a 2 nm manufacturing process using advanced Gate All Around technology. The processor combines CPU, GPU and NPU into a single compact unit to deliver stronger AI performance and advanced gaming capabilities. The chip is expected to make its debut in early 2026, most likely with the Galaxy S26 series.
According to Samsung, the Exynos 2600 sits above the Exynos 2500 and is aimed at high end devices. It is produced using Samsung Foundry’s 2 nanometre GAA process and features a custom CPU design. The processor includes 1 C1 Ultra core clocked at 3.8 GHz, 3 C1 Pro cores running at 3.25 GHz and 6 C1 Pro cores capped at 2.75 GHz.
Galaxy devices powered by this chip will support LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. Graphics duties are handled by the Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU with 10 cores based on ARMv9.3 architecture. The chipset also includes an AI engine with a 32K MAC NPU for on device intelligence.
Samsung has added support for ARM Scalable Matrix Extension 2, which accelerates AI and machine learning tasks. This enhancement is said to improve CPU performance by up to 39 percent while also increasing power efficiency.
Compared to the Exynos 2500, Samsung claims a 113 percent boost in generative AI performance and up to 50 percent better ray tracing. The chip also supports Exynos Neural Super Sampling technology to enhance gaming using AI based upscaling and frame generation.
To manage heat, Samsung uses a Heat Pass Block design that improves heat transfer and reduces thermal resistance by up to 16 percent.
The Exynos 2600 supports displays up to 4K or WQUXGA resolution with a 120 Hz refresh rate. Camera support includes up to 320 megapixel single sensors or 64 megapixel plus 32 megapixel dual setups, along with 8K video recording at 30 fps. It also features hardware backed hybrid Post Quantum Cryptography for future ready security.
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