Earlier this year, details about the Exynos 2500 SoC emerged, along with rumours of potential development delays at Samsung. Recently, the Exynos 2500 10-core SoC appeared in the Basemark GPU benchmark, showcasing the performance of the new Xclipse 950 GPU. The tests were conducted on Samsung’s test device (S5E9955 ERD) running Android 15, equipped with a Quad HD+ (3200 x 1440 pixels) display and 16GB of RAM.
The benchmark results revealed a Sacred VRS Vulkan 1.3 score of 2602, an Expedition Vulkan 1.0 score of 5917, and a Sacred Path Vulkan 1.3 score of 2496. These figures are slightly better than the Xclipse 940 GPU used in the Exynos 2400 but still fall short of the Adreno 750 GPU found in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. It's expected that the scores will improve when paired with phones featuring an FHD+ display.
The Exynos 2500 shows a base clock speed of 2GHz, similar to its predecessor, likely utilizing 4x ARM A520 CPUs. It is also rumoured to feature 3x ARM A720 CPUs clocked between 2.5GHz and 2.3GHz, 2x ARM A720 CPUs, and a Cortex X5 Prime Core clocked between 3.3GHz and 3.2GHz.
Despite the testing, it’s rumoured that Samsung might use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for all Galaxy S25 models due to the Snapdragon chip’s expected superior AI performance. However, using an Exynos-powered Galaxy S25 won’t be confirmed until specific models appear in benchmark tests, which typically happens in the weeks leading up to the flagship’s launch.
