Exynos 2600: Leak on CPU configuration, clock rates and new AMD GPU “JUNO”

The Exynos 2600 is Samsung’s first SoC based on the 2 nm GAA manufacturing process and has so far only been officially announced without providing any technical details. A leak that has now been circulated provides concrete information on the CPU configuration, clock frequencies and a presumably new GPU architecture in collaboration with AMD. The information comes from the well-known tipster PhoneArt, formerly Ice Universe, and cannot currently be independently verified.

According to this, the Exynos 2600 is based on a ten-core processor with a 1-plus-3-plus-6 configuration. The single high-performance core is said to run at up to 3.9 GHz, while three additional performance cores operate at 3.25 GHz. The cluster is supplemented by six efficiency cores, each running at 2.75 GHz. In a subsequent discussion, however, it was pointed out that the maximum clock rate of the prime core may only be 3.8 GHz. This deviation is justified by technical limitations of the 2 nm GAA process, as higher frequencies would apparently lead to disproportionately high energy requirements. Whether Samsung is planning several variants of the SoC with slightly different clock rates is currently unconfirmed.

Another focus of the leaks concerns the graphics unit. According to the published information, the Exynos 2600 will not be released with an Xclipse 960 GPU as expected, but with a new solution called AMD JUNO. This GPU is said to clock at up to 985 MHz and support the latest graphics and compute interfaces, including OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 and Vulkan 1.3. Whether “JUNO” is an internal codename, an alternative name for the Xclipse series or an actual new GPU generation cannot be reliably determined at present.

The combination of a high number of cores and moderate clock rates suggests that Samsung is focusing on multi-core performance and efficiency with the Exynos 2600 instead of maximum single-core frequencies. This would fit in with the strategic direction of exploiting the advantages of the new 2 nm GAA process, especially in terms of power consumption and area efficiency. Concrete benchmark results or official performance data are not yet available.

Conclusion

The leaks published for the Exynos 2600 paint a picture of a technically ambitious SoC with a ten-core CPU and a new AMD-based GPU, but leave essential questions unanswered. Neither the exact clock rates nor the actual identity of the JUNO GPU can currently be verified. A final classification will only be possible with an official presentation or reliable technical documentation.