Finally, after a long trail of leaks and speculations, Samsung has officially unveiled its flagship-grade Exynos 2500 processor. Samsung hasn’t confirmed which device will use the chip first, but it’s expected to power the Galaxy Z Flip 7, launching on July 9. This chip was originally planned to debut with the Galaxy S25 series, but was delayed due to low yield. That said, here’s a closer look at what the Exynos 2500 brings to the table.
Samsung Exynos 2500 Key Highlights
| Exynos 2500 | Specs |
| Node | Samsung 3nm GAA |
| CPU | 1x Cortex-X925 @ 3.62GHz 2x Cortex-A725 @ 2.74GHz 5x Cortex-A725 @ 2.36GHz 2x Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Xclipse 950 (RDNA 3) |
| NPU | 24K MAC, 59 TOPS |
| Storage | UFS 4.0 |
| RAM | LPDDR5X |
| Camera | 320MP, 8K @ 30fps |
| 5G | Up to 12.1 Gbps |
| Connectivity | 5G (up to 12.1 Gbps) Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 5.4 Satellite Connectivity |
CPU
The Samsung Exynos 2500 chipset is fabricated on a 3nm GAA (Gate-All-Around) process, offering better power efficiency. It also uses fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP), which helps reduce chip thickness, improve heat dissipation, and boost performance.
The new Exynos features a 10-core CPU (deca-core) and employs a tri-cluster structure (1+7+2 arrangement), consisting of one Cortex-X5 core operating at 3.3 GHz, two Cortex-A725 cores running at 2.74 GHz, five Cortex-A725 cores operating at 2.36 GHz, and a pair of Cortex-A520 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz.
Additionally, Samsung claims a 15% improvement in big-core performance over its predecessor, the Exynos 2400. The chip also supports LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage for faster memory and data transfer speeds.
GPU
Continuing its partnership with AMD, Samsung equips the Exynos 2500 with a 4th-gen Xclipse 950 GPU based on RDNA 3 architecture. The GPU is also upgraded to 8 work group processors (WGP) and 8 render backends (RB). In contrast, the Exynos 2400 GPU had 6 workgroup processors and 4 render backends. This means it can now handle more graphics workloads in parallel, improving rendering performance and efficiency. The company advertises up to 28% higher FPS in ray tracing-enabled games.
AI
The Exynos 2500 brings a significant AI boost as well. With its upgraded NPU capable of delivering up to 59 TOPS (trillion operations per second), it is now 39% faster than the previous generation. The new NPU features two 12K MAC clusters, resulting in a total 24K MAC configuration — a substantial jump from the 17K MAC setup in the Exynos 2400. In case you don’t know, the more MAC units a chip has, the more AI calculations it can perform at once.
Camera
Like its predecessor, the Exynos 2500 supports AI-based image processing capable of handling up to a 320MP image sensor and recording video at up to 8K 30fps. The chipset also introduces new features, including multi-layer noise reduction, improved temporal and spatial noise reduction, and Dynamic Range Compression (DRC) tone mapping.
Connectivity
The Exynos 2500 processor comes with an upgraded Exynos 5400 5G modem that supports direct satellite connectivity for emergency calling and texting. We are not surprised to see this feature, as it was already confirmed earlier by Skylo, a US-based non-terrestrial network (NTN) provider. The chip also supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, GNSS, and download speeds up to 12.1 Gbps, which is quite impressive.
