Apple A17 Pro vs Exynos 2600
Across 12 measured categories, the Exynos 2600 comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A17 Pro and the Exynos 2600 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A17 Pro runs the Apple A17 Pro GPU while the Exynos 2600 runs the Samsung Xclipse 960. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A17 Pro
2 advantages
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5% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 2,843
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 16 MB
Exynos 2600
8 advantages
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78% higher AnTuTu score
29.29 Lakhs vs 16.43 Lakhs
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36% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,192 vs 7,517
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20 MHz higher CPU clock
3.8 GHz vs 3780 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.3 vs ARMv8.6-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
2 nm vs 3 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
7024.6 GFLOPS vs 2147 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,000 MHz higher RAM speed
4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A17 Pro and the Exynos 2600 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2023 | December 2025 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Samsung |
| Model Number | APL1V02 | Exynos 2600 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro 6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3780 MHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.3 |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| L2 Cache | 20 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| TDP | 8W | - |
| GPU Name | Apple A17 Pro GPU | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 985 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2147 GFLOPS | 7024.6 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Apple Neural Engine | 32K MAC NPU |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320 MP |
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| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2868 x 1320 | 4K at 120Hz |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, HEVC, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC LC, FLAC ,HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | Exynos 5410 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 14.79 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 4.90 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,43,269 | 29,29,281 |
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| CPU | 6,00,198 | 9,56,605 |
| GPU | 4,71,123 | 10,97,739 |
| Memory | 2,30,169 | 4,24,610 |
| UX | 3,41,779 | 4,50,327 |
| Single-Core | 2,987 | 2,843 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,517 | 10,192 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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