Exynos 2600 vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Exynos 2600 comes with a deca-core CPU paired with a Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU.
Why Exynos 2600 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 97% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s)
- 97% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.1 vs 5.0
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 6
- Released 4 years and 3 months later - (December 2025 vs september 9, 2021)
- 18% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3230 MHz )
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv8.5-A)
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 5 nm
Performance Scores
CPU score
Exynos 2600
89
Apple A15 Bionic
60
GPU score
Exynos 2600
99
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Memory score
Exynos 2600
96
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Total score
Exynos 2600
95
Apple A15 Bionic
61
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2600 +116%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 989,619 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 164,227 |
| UX | 471,964 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +26%
Exynos 2600
2,961
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +74%
Exynos 2600
9,990
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 5,742 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Ultra HD preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Max preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Ultra preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Highest preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Epic preset
Exynos 2600
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
| Game | Exynos 2600 | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
–
– |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
| Free Fire |
–
– |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Genshin Impact |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
| Fortnite |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Exynos 2600
vs
Apple A15 Bionic
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro 6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 32K MAC NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | N/A | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 12 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 120Hz | 2732 x 2048 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 (5G) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 14.79 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | up to 4.90 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |