Samsung’s Exynos chip isn’t known as a powerhouse when compared to the best silicon from Qualcomm. But the upcoming Exynos 2200 — which might appear in some Samsung Galaxy S22 models — could be a big leap forward for Samsung’s in-house chip.
Samsung plans to launch a new Exynos chip on January 11, and the expectation is that it will be the Exynos 2200. But in hyping the launch — both in a teaser video and a tweet — Samsung’s providing a reason to be excited about this new chipset. It’s going to have a GPU that taps into AMD’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture.
Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X use RDNA 2, and while that won’t turn Exynos-powered smartphones into portable gaming consoles, it should mean an improved gaming experience for mobile. Samsung is promising as much with the “Playtime is over” message in its teaser video.
Rumors of AMD’s involvement with the next Exynos chip first surfaced last summer, thanks to leaked images of an Exynos 2200 chip featuring what appeared to be six AMD RDNA 2 GPU cores. Samsung’s tweet about its January 11 launch doesn’t include that level…
