- Samsung has announced its Exynos 2500 chipset based on a 3nm process.
- It offers 15% CPU performance and 39% faster NPU.
- The Exynos 2500 is likely to power the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Ahead of the Galaxy Unpacked event next month, Samsung has announced a new flagship chipset. The Exynos 2500 is here, and it will power the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7. Furthermore, it’s based on a new 3nm architecture and will go head-on against the Snapdragon 8 Elite and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. Here’s everything you need to know about the chipset.
Samsung Exynos 2500 Unveiled With 3nm Processor
The Samsung Exynos 2500 is based on a 3nm Gate All Around (GAA) node for better efficiency. This allows for better heat dissipation and reduction in the thickness of the chip.
Samsung claims the Exynos 2500 has 15% faster CPU performance. The deca-core (10-core) chipset has a tri-cluster organization (1+7+2) with wafer-level packaging. You get 1 Cortex X5 core (3.3GHz), 5 Cortex A725 (2.36GHz), and 2 Cortex A520 (1.8GHz).
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There is support for LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. Furthermore, the new Xclipse 950 GPU is based on AMD’s RDNA 3 architecture, the same as last year’s Exynos 2400. Here’s a detailed comparison between both chips:
| Specifications | Exynos 2400 | Exynos 2500 |
| Node | Samsung 4nm LPP+ | Samsung 3nm GAA |
| CPU composition | 1x Cortex-X4 @ 3.2GHz,2x Cortex-A720 @ 2.9GHz,5x Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz,2x Cortex-A520 @ 1.95GHz | 1x Cortex-X925 @ 3.3GHz,2x Cortex-A725 @ 2.74GHz,5x Cortex-A725 @ 2.36GHz, 2x Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Xclipse 940 (RDNA 3) (6 WGP, 4 RB) | Xclipse 950 (RDNA 3) (8 WGP, 8 RB) |
| NPU | 17K MAC | 24MAC, 59 TOPS |
| Storage | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 | Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Camera | 320MP, 8K @ 30fps | 320MP, 8K @ 30fps |
GPU, NPU, and Other Specifications
However, it has 8 work group processors (WGP) and 8 render backends compared to 6 and 4 on the Exynos 2400. This will help it perform 28% better in games that support hardware-accelerated ray tracing.
Similarly, when it comes to AI features, the NPU can deliver 39% better performance than Exynos 2400. It has 59 TOPS and 24K MAC clusters compared to 17K on the previous generation.
It uses fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) for better heat dissipation and efficiency. This should address concerns about heating since Samsung chips are notorious for their poor thermal management.
For imaging, the chip supports up to a 320MP sensor with AI-based image processing. You also get multi-layer noise reduction and Dynamic Range Compression (DRC).
Furthermore, you get 8K video recording support at 30 fps and 8K playback at 60 fps with AV1 decoding. For connectivity, there’s 5G, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4 with improved GNSS support.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 is likely to be the first flip smartphone to use the Exynos 2500 processor. Although Samsung hasn’t revealed which phone will be the first, the processor has already entered mass production.
