Galaxy S26 Ultra Beats S25 Ultra in 3DMark Gaming Tests as Adreno 840 Lifts Performance
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Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 2
Galaxy S26 Ultra Beats S25 Ultra in 3DMark Gaming Tests as Adreno 840 Lifts Performance
3 articles · Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 2
3DMark and AnTuTu results show the Galaxy S26 Ultra pulling clearly ahead of the S25 Ultra, with the biggest gains appearing in heavy gaming and synthetic workloads.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 drives that lead with higher-clocked prime and performance CPU cores, while the Adreno 840 GPU runs at 1.3 GHz to boost graphics throughput.
Wild Life Extreme sustained-gaming tests favored the S26 Ultra, pointing to better efficiency and thermal management rather than just higher peak speed.
Solar Bay Extreme ray-tracing scores improved only narrowly, and the stress test suggested early throttling or unfinished GPU software optimization that Samsung is expected to refine in upcoming updates.
Overall, the benchmarks indicate Samsung's new flagship delivers a meaningful gaming upgrade over the S25 Ultra, especially for prolonged high-load play.