Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 series is set to feature the Exynos 2600 SoC in select regions, and early benchmarks show that it excels in graphics performance, particularly in Ray Tracing.

The Exynos 2600 is equipped with the Xclipse 960 GPU, which has scored a chart-topping 8,321 points in Basemark’s In Vitro 1.0 Ray Tracing test. This puts it ahead of the Adreno 840 in the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 by roughly 8%, and significantly ahead of the Mali-G1 Ultra in the MediaTek Dimensity 9500, outperforming it by 17%.

The Xclipse 960 leverages AMD’s latest RDNA 4 Ray Tracing technology, the same architecture powering AMD’s current-generation graphics cards, ensuring high-end visual performance on mobile devices.

For users focused on gaming or graphics-heavy applications, the Exynos 2600 proves more than capable. That said, some reports indicate that in single-core CPU tests, the Exynos 2600 still lags behind the latest Snapdragon chip, highlighting that while it shines in graphics, raw processing power may be slightly lower in certain workloads.

Overall, the Exynos 2600 inside the Galaxy S26 offers top-tier Ray Tracing performance, making it an excellent choice for mobile gamers and visual enthusiasts.