Overview
- Samsung’s new smartphone SoC uses a 2nm GAA process, introduces a Heat Path Block to move heat away from the chip, and features an RDNA4‑based Xclipse 960 GPU with Samsung-led development.
- Company claims include higher efficiency, up to 50% better ray tracing, and AI-driven frame generation via Exynos Neural Super Sampling, which will require developer adoption.
- Reports indicate initial Galaxy S26 allocation will be limited to roughly 25–30% with most units using Snapdragon, and the S26 Ultra expected to use Snapdragon globally.
- Production context includes early mass‑production yield estimates near 50% and an ongoing Qualcomm supply agreement that constrains near‑term Exynos share.
- Coverage also points to a longer‑term roadmap with in‑house CPU/GPU efforts, recent senior GPU hires, and foundry work on second‑generation 2nm and a planned SF2P+ iteration in about two years.