Samsung reportedly confirms that Exynos 2600 is the first chip built on Samsung Foundry’s 2nm GAA fabrication process. This comes at a time when Samsung is rumoured to go back to Exynos for the Galaxy S26 models in some regions. To recall, the brand launched the Galaxy S25 series with the Snapdragon 8 Elite in all regions.
The company may share complete hardware details of the Exynos 2600 chip officially in the coming months, possibly ahead of the next S-series flagships.
Samsung Exynos 2600 will be the first 2nm chip on the market
The announcement likely comes from Samsung’s earnings call for Q2 2025. This gives Samsung a major leap forward and a first mover’s advantage over Apple, MediaTek, and Qualcomm, which may stick to TSMC’s 3nm fabrication process for their next flagship SoC.
Reportedly, the Exynos 2600 will offer significant improvements in NPU performance compared to the previous generation. It could also offer improved support for on-device AI functionality. It is a 10-core CPU, with one prime core, three big cores, and six small cores. The Eclipse 960 GPU is 15% more powerful than Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite’s Adreno 830 GPU.
The Exynos 2600 will face competition from the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, Apple’s A19, and presumably the MediaTek Dimensity 9500.
Samsung’s semiconductor business slows down
Amid the company’s chip struggles, the smartphone business grew, as announced by Samsung during the second quarter earnings. Samsung says the sales of the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy A series, and tablets have been robust during the quarter. It is the semiconductor business that took a hit as it failed to keep up with the competition. The semiconductor business usually accounts for 2/3rd of Samsung’s total profits, which makes this slowdown quite significant.
At this juncture, there’s a lot riding on Samsung Exynos 2600, and the company will look for a redemption. The South Korean giant recently announced a $16.5 billion deal with Tesla to fabricate 2nm AI chips.
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