Exynos 2600 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

We compared the 10-core Samsung Exynos 2600 (Samsung Xclipse 960) with the newer 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (Adreno 845) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 2600
  • Has 2 more cores
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
  • Shows significantly better (up to 56%) AnTuTu 11 score – 4945K vs 3161K
  • 32% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 3800 MHz)
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 85.3 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
3161126
CPU 1023425 1393171
GPU 1236436 1707388
Memory 384525 746934
UX 516740 1097892
Total score 3161126 4945385
Samples [20 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
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 -
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 -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
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

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 2600
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Shaco)AnTuTu 123216468
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Artem)AnTuTu 113113554
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Phrog)Geekbench 6 CPU3167 / 11029
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Phrog)AnTuTu 113161126
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (David Vasic)AnTuTu 113317117
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2600 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.8 GHz – C1-Ultra
3x 3.25 GHz – C1-Pro
6x 2.75 GHz – C1-Pro
2x 5.01 GHz –
3x 4.03 GHz –
3x 3.74 GHz –
Cores 10 8
Frequency 3800 MHz 5010 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.3-A ARMv9.4-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB -
Process 2 nanometers 2 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 960 Adreno 845
Architecture RDNA 4 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 980 MHz -
Pipelines 8 3
Shading units 448 512
Total shaders 1792 1536
FLOPS 7024.6 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.4 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) AI engine with 32K MAC NPU Hexagon
NPU theoretical performance 59 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR6
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 5300 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 24 Bit
Max bandwidth 85.3 Gb/s 113.8 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2540
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP -
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- H.266 (VVC)
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5410 Qualcomm X105
4G support - LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 14790 Mbps Up to 14800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 4900 Mbps Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2025 September 2026
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9965 -
Official page Samsung Exynos 2600 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site

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