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Samsung Exynos 2600 vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2600
80.4Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
30.8Inno Score
72.6CPU29.8
77.4GPU25.7
81.1Benchmarks37.4
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
6 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 26000 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2600 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 80.4 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+52) and benchmarks (+44). Samsung Exynos 990 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2600

  • Stronger CPU score: 73 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 77 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 81 vs 37
  • 703% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,230 vs 900
  • 308% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,824 vs 2,650

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20262020
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv9.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
Cores10+25%8
Core configuration1x Arm C1-Ultra + 3x Arm C1-Pro (high-performance) + 6x Arm C1-Pro (high-efficiency)2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock—2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
GPUSamsung Xclipse 960Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
NPUSamsung NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
Memory type—LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
Modem—Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Samsung Exynos 2600 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecSamsung Exynos 2600Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared2,827,538Top 12%500,000
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)947,776Top 9%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)1,052,625Top 12%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)347,409Top 23%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)479,728Top 25%—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,995+233%Top 9%900Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,824+308%Top 4%2,650Top 56%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,230+703%Top 7%900Top 83%

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