During its Q2 2025 earnings conference, Samsung formally revealed important information regarding its forthcoming Exynos 2600 CPU. To stay ahead of rivals like Apple, MediaTek, and Qualcomm, the business announced that its next flagship chip will be produced using the 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology.
The first smartphone chipset made using Samsung Foundry’s 2nm GAA process will be the Exynos 2600. AI performance, thermal management, and power efficiency are all expected to improve with this architecture. According to preliminary sources, Samsung has created a more powerful neural processing unit to manage AI features on-device, such as voice commands and photo upgrades.
An early Geekbench listing indicates a 10-core CPU configuration in a 1+3+6 configuration. Three performance cores run at 2.96GHz, six efficiency cores run at 2.46GHz, and one prime core runs at 3.55GHz. The Xclipse 960 GPU, which will be included in the processor, is anticipated to provide around 15% greater graphics performance than the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s Adreno 830.
The chip is rumored to use the innovative Heat Path Block (HPB) technology, which consists of a tiny copper-based heatsink built into the package-on-package structure of the chip immediately above the CPU and memory to prevent overheating.
Early in 2026, the Exynos 2600 is anticipated to debut alongside the Galaxy S26 Pro and S26 Edge, while Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 may continue to power the S26 Ultra.
