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Samsung Exynos 2500
Samsung's 10-core, 3nm GAA comeback chip powers the Galaxy Z Flip 7 with a 59-TOPS NPU — finally competent, if still not competitive with Snapdragon's best.
Pros
- First mobile SoC on Samsung 3nm GAA
- 59 TOPS NPU for Galaxy AI
- Solid multi-core from deca-core layout
- Xclipse 950 brings capable RDNA ray tracing
Cons
- Clearly behind Snapdragon 8 Elite in CPU and GPU
- Sustained performance dips under load
- Limited to Z Flip 7, skipped by Galaxy S flagships
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Exynos 2500
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 8 W
- Architecture
- Armv9.2
CPU
- Cores
- 10
- Core configuration
- 1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
- Max clock
- 3.3 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Samsung Xclipse 950
AI
- NPU
- Samsung NPU
- AI performance
- 59 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Media
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 2,150,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,300
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 8,200
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 4,400
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Exynos 2500 good in 2026?
The Samsung Exynos 2500 earns an Inno Score of 66/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Samsung's 10-core, 3nm GAA comeback chip powers the Galaxy Z Flip 7 with a 59-TOPS NPU — finally competent, if still not competitive with Snapdragon's best.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Exynos 2500?
Cores: 10 · Process: 3 nm · AnTuTu 10: 2,150,000 · GPU: Samsung Xclipse 950
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Exynos 2500?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple A18 Pro, MediaTek Dimensity 9300+, Apple A17 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
