Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9000

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 2600 and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs November 2021)
  • Higher Frequency: 3050 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 3050 MHz)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
MediaTek
January 2026
Launch Date
November 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9965
Model Name
MT6983
1× C1-Ultra up to 3.8 GHz; 3× C1-Pro up to 3.25 GHz; 6× C1-Pro up to 2.75 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
10
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
4 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
3050 MHz

GPU Specifications

Xclipse 960
GPU name
Mali-G710 MP10
-
GPU frequency
850 MHz
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FLOPS
1.632 TFLOPS
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Shading units
96
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Execution units
10
-
OpenCL version
2.0
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Vulkan version
1.1
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
3200 x 1440
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DirectX version
12

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 7000 Mbps
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4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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5G support
Yes
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Bluetooth
5.3
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Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
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Memory frequency
3750 MHz
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Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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L2 Cache
1 MB
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Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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TDP
4 W
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150 +97%
Dimensity 9000
1599
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100 +164%
Dimensity 9000
4199

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Vivo X80
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
833
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
133077
Lenovo Tab Extreme
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
37061
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
20423
Lenovo Tab Extreme
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
15508