Galaxy S27's Exynos 2700 could outpace Snapdragon in speed and efficiency

Samsung has been trying hard to make Exynos chips perform as well as rival Snapdragon chips. While they have improved over the past few years, the chips haven't been able to outpace Snapdragon models yet, especially in terms of efficiency. However, that could change with the Galaxy S27 and its Exynos 2700 chip.

According to a report from Yonhap News Agency, Samsung is highly confident that its next-generation flagship chip, the Exynos 2700, will outperform both upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite chips in both speed and power efficiency.

CPU

The South Korean firm reportedly estimates that the Exynos 2700 is 19% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 9.5% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (the top-of-the-line version) in the Geekbench 6.5 multi-core test that determines CPU performance.

GPU

When it comes to graphics, the Exynos 2700's Xclipse 970 GPU is said to be 5% more powerful in peak performance than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6.

Furthermore, under a 2.5W power consumption limit, the Xclipse 970 GPU is reportedly 24% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 22% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6.

NPU/AI

The upcoming flagship Exynos chip's artificial intelligence performance is also said to be considerably faster. In Llama 3.1 8B testing, the Exynos 2700 is reportedly 18% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, while its AI prompt recognition and processing are said to be 5% faster than the Snapdragon chip.

The Exynos 2700 will be fabricated on Samsung Foundry's second-generation 2nm process node (SF2P). It will likely be used in the Galaxy S27 and the Galaxy S27+ in most countries worldwide. Based on its recent Geekbench database entry, the chip seems to have a 10-core CPU, Xclipse 970 GPU, and at least 12GB RAM.

It remains unclear whether the chip features a built-in 5G modem, given that the Exynos 2600 omitted one to help reduce heat generation.

If this chip's performance matches the claims in the new report, it could restore Samsung's reputation in more ways than one.

Not only would it prove that the South Korean firm can compete with the world's best mobile chip designers, but it would also showcase its capability to manufacture advanced chips on cutting-edge nodes, potentially attracting new clients for its foundry business.