New leaks have shed new light on Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 2600 processor, expected to power some Galaxy S26 smartphones when the range launches early next year.

According to tipster Ice Universe, the Exynos 2600 will be Samsung’s first smartphone chipset built on a 2nm manufacturing process, marking a major step forward for the company’s in-house silicon.

The chip reportedly features a 10-core, tri-cluster CPU design aimed at balancing performance and efficiency.

The leaked configuration includes a single prime core clocked at up to 3.9GHz, three high-performance cores running at 3.25GHz, and six mid-tier efficiency cores operating at 2.75GHz.

While those peak speeds trail rivals like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500, the deca-core layout could deliver strong multi-core performance if Samsung’s optimisation holds up.

Graphics duties are said to be handled by an AMD-designed GPU codenamed ‘JUNO’, likely to be marketed as part of Samsung’s Xclipse lineup.

The GPU is tipped to run at around 985MHz and support modern graphics APIs including Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2 and OpenCL 3.0, continuing Samsung’s partnership with AMD’s RDNA architecture.

Samsung is expected to use the Exynos 2600 in Galaxy S26 and S26+ models in select regions, while other markets receive Snapdragon-powered variants. That regional split has historically raised performance and efficiency concerns among buyers.

Samsung is expected to formally unveil the Galaxy S26 series in late January, when real-world benchmarks will reveal how the Exynos 2600 stacks up against its flagship rivals.