Leaks show Samsung's Exynos 2600 on a 2 nm GAA process scoring 4,217/13,482 in Geekbench, nearing Apple M5 and beating Snapdragon 8 Gen 5; set for Galaxy S26.
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Samsung is preparing a major step forward for its in-house mobile processors. According to fresh leaks, the new Exynos 2600, built on a 2 nm process with Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistors, posted striking Geekbench scores: 4,217 in single-core and 13,482 in multi-core. Those figures sit close to Apple M5 performance and surpass the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, placing the chip among the most powerful mobile options and suggesting the gap may be narrowing.
The processor uses a 1+3+6 architecture: one core runs at 4.2 GHz, three performance cores at 3.56 GHz, and six efficiency cores at 2.76 GHz. This mix aims to balance raw power with frugality. Thanks to GAA technology, which reduces current leakage and improves stability, the Exynos 2600 should be not only faster but also more economical than its predecessors.
Rumors point to the Exynos 2600 powering Galaxy S26 smartphones headed for Europe and South Korea, while in the United States, China, and Japan, Samsung will likely continue to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Even so, bringing a 2 nm in-house processor to its flagships reads as a strategic move to reduce reliance on Qualcomm and strengthen Samsung Foundry in its competition with TSMC.