New Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra benchmark results on Geekbench suggest the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip is still beating Samsung’s Exynos 2600.
The annual debate about Samsung‘s choice of processors is heating up again as we approach the expected February launch of the Galaxy S26 series. For years, users have debated whether the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs or Samsung’s own hardware offer the better experience. According to the recently leaked Galaxy S26 Ultra‘s benchmark results on Geekbench, it seems that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon flagship chip is still holding onto its performance crown over Samsung’s Exynos. The race is becoming tighter than ever, though.Snapdragon is still beating Samsung’s 2nm Exynos 2600 in Galaxy S26 Ultra benchmark
Reliable tech tipster Ice Universe shared the most recent test results. Their post on X/Twitter says that the North American version of the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which has a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, is getting great scores on Geekbench.
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USA — IT Snapdragon Still Rules: Galaxy S26 Ultra Benchmarks Settle the Exynos Debate