Exynos 2600 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Exynos 2600 comes with a deca-core CPU paired with a Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 740 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Exynos 2600
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9-A)
- 133% higher AnTuTu score (2.96M vs 1.27M)
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 99% faster single-core and 95% faster multi-core performance
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- Released 3 years and 1 month later - (December 2025 vs November 2022)
- 13% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3360 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.1 vs 5.3
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
89
|
64
|
| GPU Score |
99
|
79
|
| Memory Score |
96
|
90
|
| Total Score |
95
|
78
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Exynos 2600 +133%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
| CPU | 989,619 | 259,548 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 581,957 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 241,748 |
| UX | 471,964 | 184,188 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 1,267,441 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +99%
Exynos 2600
2,961
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +95%
Exynos 2600
9,990
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 1,485 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 5,119 |
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 |
| 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 |
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3360 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 4 nm (N4P) |
| TDP | - | 8.5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 32K MAC NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1024 |
| Compute Performance | N/A | 2.0 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K HDR @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K HDR @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 120Hz | 3840x2160 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 (5G) | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System |
| 4G Support | Yes | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA |
| Download Speed | Up to 14.79 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | up to 4.90 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi0-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |