Samsung and AMD have agreed to continue their partnership, which means the Exynos is not discontinued.
Samsung has decided to continue its collaboration with AMD for future Exynos SoCs. It will therefore be necessary to count on the integration of an RDNA GPU in future Exynos, such as announced it jointly by Samsung and AMD.
This is a bold choice for Samsung, as the Galaxy S22’s Exynos chip gave it a lot of trouble due to its very average performance. The decision to continue investing in Exynos SoCs shows the Korean group’s determination to develop its own chips.
The Exynos 2200 missed its target, but Samsung wants to persevere
Following the launch of the GPU designed by AMD for the Samsung Exynos 2200 chip that equipped the Galaxy S22, our expectations were high regarding the performance and qualities of the Samsung chip. However, we were disappointed with the performance of the Galaxy S22s marketed in Europe, which proved to be less powerful and less enduring, with more heating, than the variants equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon. You know the rest: the Galaxy S23 series uses only the Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, regardless of the regions of the world where it is sold.
Samsung plans to integrate several generations of AMD Radeon GPUs in other Exynos SoCs in the future. By doing so, the American company wishes to offer “ graphics performance at the level of game consoles and optimized energy efficiency in more mobile devices. Apparently Samsung hasn’t given up on the Exynos SoCs at all.
Recently, there have been rumors that Samsung will introduce a new high-end SoC from the Exynos series with the Galaxy S24. It was also heard that the Exynos 2200 should be used in the Samsung Galaxy S23 Fan Edition (FE).
Samsung seeks independence
Adopting this approach, by further developing Exynos chips, is a way for Samsung to reduce its dependence on Qualcomm. By investing in improving its own chips, Samsung can strengthen its position in the market and reduce the costs associated with purchasing external chips.
In the long term, this strategy could give Samsung a competitive advantage by allowing it to offer more capable and differentiated smartphones, while reducing its reliance on third-party vendors like Qualcomm.
Nevertheless, Samsung must imperatively improve the performance of its future Exynos processors to regain consumer confidence and maintain its position in the high-end smartphone market.
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