Exynos 2600 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 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 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Exynos 2600 is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 19% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- Geekbench 6 shows 37% faster single-core and 43% faster multi-core performance
- 40% higher AnTuTu score (2.96M vs 2.11M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A)
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 4 nm
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Exynos 2600
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Exynos 2600
89
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Exynos 2600
99
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Exynos 2600
96
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Exynos 2600
95
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2600 +40%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 989,619 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 390,012 |
| UX | 471,964 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +37%
Exynos 2600
2,961
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +43%
Exynos 2600
9,990
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 6,989 |
Exynos 2600
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Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | N/A |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | SM8735 |
| 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-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | - |
| L3 Cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | 32K MAC NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | N/A | 2.35 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
4K @ 60 fps and slow motion 1080p @ 480 fps |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K @ 60 fps |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
- H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 120Hz | 8K @ 60 fps |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 (5G) | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 14.79 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | up to 4.90 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |