Samsung's last-minute news shocked everyone
Samsung, a key player in the mobile chipset and chip market, unexpectedly prepares to terminate its partnership with AMD.
Over the past three years, Samsung's collaboration with AMD aimed to produce mobile GPUs for its Exynos processors. This collaboration bore its initial result with the Exynos 2200, equipped with the Samsung Xclipse GPU. This GPU, operating on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture, was integrated into the Galaxy S22 series.
While the two companies declared their intention to maintain their collaboration in April 2023, whispers in the tech world hint at a potential change in direction. Rumors have surfaced suggesting Samsung's System LSI team might be pondering the development of in-house mobile GPUs. By doing so, Samsung would gain autonomy over its graphics processors' design—elements pivotal for mobile gaming and other graphically demanding tasks.
Samsung's last-minute news shocked everyone
If there's truth in these speculations, it could signify that Samsung's upcoming Exynos processors might shift to a proprietary GPU rather than the AMD architecture. Such a transition could shake up the mobile GPU landscape, especially given AMD's rising presence in the market. However, it's anticipated that the forthcoming Exynos 2400, set for a 2024 release, will retain an enhanced AMD-based GPU. Despite this, the long-term trajectory of Samsung and AMD's partnership remains shrouded in uncertainty. It remains to be seen whether Samsung's decision leans toward bolstering its independence or if the partnership with AMD persists.
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