Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 2600 System-on-Chip (SoC) is anticipated to power the base model Galaxy S26 units in certain regions, and recent benchmark results have shed light on its graphics performance capabilities.
The Exynos 2600’s Xclipse 960 GPU, which leverages AMD’s RDNA 4 Ray Tracing technology, has achieved a score of 8,321 points in the Basemark In Vitro 1.0 Ray Tracing test. This result signifies a notable improvement in graphics performance, surpassing its competitors. Specifically, the Xclipse 960 GPU’s score is approximately 8% higher than the Adreno 840 in the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a prominent chip in the current market.
Furthermore, the Xclipse 960 GPU outperformed the Mali-G1-Ultra in the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 by 17%, demonstrating its superior graphics processing capabilities. These benchmark results indicate that the Exynos 2600’s GPU is competitive, if not superior, to its contemporaries in terms of graphics performance.
However, recent reports suggest that the Exynos 2600 trails behind the latest Snapdragon chip in single-core CPU tests, indicating a potential gap in CPU performance. Despite this, the Exynos 2600’s graphics gains are a significant development, as they could enhance the overall user experience in graphics-intensive applications.
