Samsung Exynos 2500 Deca-Core SoC launched Globally with 3nm process, Xclipse 950 GPU
Samsung has quietly launched its latest flagship Exynos 2500 Deca-Core SoC in the Global market. While still a Deca-Core chipset, it now utilizes a more advanced 3nm process technology, an upgrade from the previous 4nm LPP+ process.
CPU -
The Exynos 2500 features a tri-cluster CPU design, comprising a single Arm Cortex-X5 large core clocked at 3.3 GHz for peak performance, five mid-range cores including 2 Cortex-A725 cores at 2.74 GHz and 3 Cortex-A725 cores at 2.36 GHz for balanced workloads, and four Cortex-A520 cores running at 1.8 GHz for energy efficiency. Samsung claims a 15% boost in CPU performance compared to the Exynos 2400.
GPU -
It is equipped with the 4th generation Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU, built on AMD’s powerful RDNA 3 architecture and featuring hardware ray tracing technology that simulates realistic light behavior for enhanced visuals. The GPU has been upgraded from 6WGP/4RB to 8WGP/8RB, improving ray traversal performance and adding support for instance transform hardware acceleration. This results in a 28% increase in frames per second (FPS) when ray tracing is enabled, according to Samsung.
NPU -
The NPU in the Exynos 2500 can perform up to 59 trillion operations per second (TOPS), marking a 39% improvement over the previous generation. It includes two 12K MAC clusters, delivering a combined 24K MAC capability, significantly higher than the 17K MACs of its predecessor. Enhanced vector engine efficiency further accelerates generative AI models, boosting performance by up to 90% on MobileBERT, Samsung stated.
Like the Exynos 2400, the Exynos 2500 uses fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) to improve power efficiency and heat dissipation while reducing chip thickness. It also integrates a GNSS7 block and supports the latest connectivity standards, including Bluetooth 5.4 and Wi-Fi 7.
Samsung Exynos 2500 SoC Specification -
| CPU | Deca-Core CPU with 1 x ARM Cortex-X5 CPU for ultimate processing power at 3.3 GHz, 2 x ARM A725 CPUs at 2.74 GHz, and 3 x ARM A725 CPUs at 2.36 GHz for optimal performance, and 4x ARM A520 CPUs at 1.8GHz optimized for efficiency |
| Process | Based on the 3-nanometer (nm) Samsung 3nm GAA process technology |
| RAM/Storage | UFS 4.0, LPDDR5X Memory |
| GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU, AMD RDNA 3 architecture, hardware-accelerated ray tracing (RT), and variable rate shading (VRS) |
| Video | Integrated NPU + DSP |
| Camera | Up to 320MP in single camera mode, Single-camera 108MP @30fps, Dual-camera 64MP+32MP @30fps Up to 8K decoding: 60fps with 10-bit HEVC(H.265), VP9, AV1, Up to 8K encoding: 30fps with 10-bit HEVC(H.265), VP9 |
| Display | Display Up to 4K/WQUXGA @120Hz, QHD+ @144Hz |
| Network | 5G NR Sub-6GHz 9.64 Gbps (DL) / 2.55 Gbps (UL), 5G NR mmWave 12.1 Gbps (DL) / 3.67 Gbps (UL), LTE Cat.24 8CA 3Gbps (DL) / Cat.22 4CA 422Mbps (UL) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, GNSS |
Availability -
The Samsung Exynos 2500 SoC is likely to debut with the Galaxy Z Flip7, which is expected to launch in early July.
