We’ve seen the leaked benchmarks and rumors surrounding Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 2600 chipset. This chipset is rumored to be destined for the Galaxy S26 series, and it could very well be the first 2nm chipset to hit the market. Now, Samsung themselves have revealed the performance and efficiency of its 2nm GAA process.
Samsung 2nm GAA performance and efficiency revealed
According to Samsung, it seems that its 2nm GAA process has yielded some improvements in performance and efficiency of its chipsets. The company says that compared to the 3nm GAA process, we’re looking at up to 5% in increased performance and up to 8% better power efficiency.
These are actually pretty modest gains , especially when you consider the previous estimates. Prior to this disclosure, it was expected that the 2nm GAA process would result in chips that are up to 12% better in performance, and up to 25% better in power efficiency. Clearly Samsung’s latest figures don’t quite hit the mark, but it is still a welcome improvement.
For those unfamiliar or are wondering why this matters, companies like Samsung and TSMC are chasing smaller manufacturing processes. Right now, the majority of chipsets used in our phones today are built on the 3nm process. A 2nm process is smaller. In theory this means more tightly packed transistors, resulting in a chip that’s faster and more efficient.
We’re not sure what kind of numbers Qualcomm is expected to get for its 2nm chipsets. However, if we’re being honest, Samsung has set the bar kind of low.
What about the yield?
While Samsung might beat the competition to the market with its 2nm chips, what about its yield? Can it produce enough chips to satisfy demanding customers like Qualcomm? Previous reports put Samsung’s yield at a 30% threshold, but the new report claims Samsung has improved that to 50-60%.
That’s quite impressive, and if Samsung can bring those numbers up further, they might be able to bring Qualcomm back to the table. Low yields was one of the reasons Qualcomm had previously switched from Samsung to TSMC. TSMC has since grown to become of the biggest and most important players in the semiconductor industry.
It has managed to attract big name customers like Qualcomm, MediaTek , Apple, NVIDIA, and AMD, just to name a few.
