Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Samsung Exynos 2600
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
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 October 2023)
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 3300 MHz)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2026
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9965
Model Name
SM8650-AB
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 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
10
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
4 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
Xclipse 960
GPU name
Adreno 750
-
GPU frequency
770 MHz
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Connectivity
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.4
-
Wi-Fi
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Instruction set
ARMv9
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150
+44%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100
+57%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
12698
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
133077
Asus ZenFone 11 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62240
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
20423
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201
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