The Exynos 2600 Paradox: How a 2nm Chipset Became a Benchmark Leader Without Gaming Industry Support

Samsung has introduced its own scaling and frame generation technologies for the upcoming flagship Exynos 2600 chipset. The benchmarks are impressive, but several strategic problems lie behind them.

ENSS and NFG: Samsung’s Answer to NVIDIA Technologies

The new Exynos 2600 processor is built on a 2nm GAA manufacturing process. It also features two new technologies: ENSS and NFG.

Exynos Neural Super Sampling (ENSS) is an upscaling technology that works on the same principle as NVIDIA DLSS, providing a 15% performance increase.

Neural Frame Generation (NFG) is a development for generating additional frames that works similarly to NVIDIA Frame Generation. AI analyzes visual data and creates extra frames between two real ones for a smoother image refresh rate.

These technologies significantly reduce the GPU's workload, allowing the smartphone to heat up less and run longer.

Triumph in Benchmarks

The first tests of Exynos 2600 on a real Samsung Galaxy S26 prototype demonstrate good results. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite test, the chip with ENSS enabled outperformed competitors by 15%. And with ray tracing activated, Exynos took first place, confirming the efficiency of the 2nm architecture.

Technologies Without Real Application, for Now

Despite the triumph on paper, this hardware currently has no real practical application. ENSS and NFG technologies are not supported by popular games. In general, the main problem is the lack of a Samsung ecosystem whose tools developers are in no rush to integrate.

Exynos 2600 is an example that Samsung is capable of creating top-tier graphics subsystems. But without active cooperation with gaming studios and the creation of convenient tools for developers, the processor risks becoming a forgotten technology.