What you need to know
- The initial alleged performance listing of Samsung’s Exynos 2700 suggests that it will sport a 10-core architecture, with its fastest core clocked at ~2.88GHz.
- The chip was also seen with an Xclipse 970 GPU, while other rumors claim it could see a 12% performance increase.
- A Samsung executive said earlier this year that the company is committed to developing future Exynos chips, which it plans to implement on multiple Galaxy devices.
It’s common to expect a new SoC for phones every year, and it looks like Samsung isn’t slowing down the development of its Exynos 2700.
Earlier this week, GSMArena Samsung’s next chip, the 2nm Exynos 2700, has reportedly appeared on the Geekbench performance test. The most interesting thing here is what the listing reportedly details: Samsung’s core architecture for this iteration. The publication claims it saw the chip with a 10-core CPU, similar to the Exynos 2600 that powers the Galaxy S26 series in South Korea.
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Some of these clock speeds are a little worrying to me. According to my calculations, some of these reported speeds are less than 2600. The publication noted that this list was based on the creation of “engineers”, so these numbers may be slightly lower. I certainly hope so too.
It turns out that the fastest core clock of the Exynos 2700 is at ~2.88GHz. The post says its remaining cores, presumably efficiency-based, sit at ~2.4GHz. On the other side of the equation is the Xclipse 970 GPU, which may be included in the SoC when it debuts. GSMArena says there are rumors that the Exynos 2700 could build on the 2600 by offering a good 12% increase in overall performance.
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What has come to light now is information from preliminary test results, so it is better not to jump to any conclusions just yet. However, there are some reports that may help make up our minds about the Exynos 2700.
Exynos for all
In early March, reports emerged after Moon Sung-hoon, vice president of hardware for Samsung’s MX business, initiated talks. About the future of its Exynos chipset. Moon said the company is beginning to formulate a “medium to long-term strategy” to develop new chips. More importantly, it will push Exynos chips into more Galaxy devices in Samsung’s ecosystem.
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Samsung is committed to the future of Exynos. I think the deciding factor will be how well it can compete. I mean, the Galaxy S26 doesn’t feature the Exynos 2600 everywhere. In the US we don’t have that, we have the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Sure, it’s “for Galaxy”, which means it’s overclocked, but it’s a Qualcomm chip. Samsung does this because it knows how the market reacts. I wonder if we’ll get to the point where it can compete And As tall as Qualcomm stands.
Despite Moon saying that developing the chips is “difficult” and requires “many years” of work, Samsung wants to do the work for Exynos. Shortly after, rumors about the Exynos 2700 surfaced when a South Korean publication said it could work on its thermal output. Samsung is believed to be working on its HPB technology to reduce how hot the chip can get and how well it can cool. Exynos chips have suffered from overheating for years, so it’s good to hear this, even if it’s just a rumor.
The Exynos 2600 launched late last year, boasting a massive 39% increase in CPU capabilities.
