Exynos 2600 vs Tensor G6
We compared the 10-core Samsung Exynos 2600 (Samsung Xclipse 960) with the newer 7-core Google Tensor G6 (PowerVR CXTP-48-1536) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 2600
- Performs 3.6x better in floating-point computations
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Tensor G6
- Shows significantly better (up to 63%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3161K vs 1933K
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Has 3 more cores
- Supports 25% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 68.2 GB/s)
Pros of Google Tensor G6
- Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
- 8% higher CPU clock speed (4110 vs 3800 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1023425 | 876037 |
| GPU | 1236436 | 288736 |
| Memory | 384525 | 304202 |
| UX | 516740 | 464561 |
| Total score | 3161126 | 1933536 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [4 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 459.4 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 328.1 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 345 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 259.1 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 344.2 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 41.7 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 97.1 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 12.2 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 8 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 43.4 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 20.2 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 1.03 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 2.05 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 95 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 4524 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 7 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 3109 | - |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 11935 | - |
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 51 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 39 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21279 | - |
| Video editing score | 8171 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 16909 | - |
| Photo editing score | 40764 | - |
| Writing score | 30248 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 2600
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Shaco) | AnTuTu 12 | 3216468 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Artem) | AnTuTu 11 | 3113554 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Phrog) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3167 / 11029 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Phrog) | AnTuTu 11 | 3161126 |
| π 2026-07-29 (David Vasic) | AnTuTu 11 | 3317117 |
Google Tensor G6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-23 (Roni) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2888 / 7641 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Flxen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2755 / 7563 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2600 and Tensor G6CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.8 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz β C1-Pro 6x 2.75 GHz β C1-Pro |
1x 4.11 GHz β C1-Ultra 4x 3.38 GHz β C1-Pro 2x 2.65 GHz β C1-Pro |
| Cores | 10 | 7 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | - |
| GPU frequency | 980 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 6 |
| Shading units | 448 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1792 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 7024.6 Gigaflops | 1975.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | 59 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2400 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 | MediaTek M90 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 14790 Mbps | Up to 12000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 4900 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | December 2025 | August 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9965 | GS601 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 2600 official site | - |
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