Samsung Galaxy S22 gaming boost? Next Exynos chip will feature AMD graphics

Samsung Galaxy S22 gaming boost? Next Exynos fleck will feature AMD graphics

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Samsung'due south Exynos chip isn't known as a powerhouse when compared to the best silicon from Qualcomm. Simply the upcoming Exynos 2200 — which might announced in some Samsung Galaxy S22 models — could be a big leap forward for Samsung's in-business firm scrap.

Samsung plans to launch a new Exynos flake on Jan 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 exist excited nigh this new chipset. Information technology's going to have a GPU that taps into AMD'south RDNA 2 graphics compages.

Both the PS5 and Xbox Serial Ten utilise RDNA 2, and while that won't plow 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" bulletin in its teaser video.

Rumors of AMD'due south interest with the next Exynos fleck get-go surfaced final summer, thanks to leaked images of an Exynos 2200 chip featuring what appeared to be six AMD RDNA two GPU cores. Samsung's tweet about its January eleven launch doesn't include that level of detail, but information technology does hope the "next Exynos with the new GPU built-in from RDNA two."

#PlaytimeIsOver. The gaming market is near to go serious. Stay tuned for the next #Exynos with the new GPU built-in from RDNA 2. January 11, 2022. pic.twitter.com/0H2MeVUbeSDecember 30, 2021

That could brand the Galaxy S22 launch expected side by side month even more intriguing. While we expect the flagship phones Samsung releases in the U.Southward. to run on the new Snapdragon 8 Gen i organisation-on-scrap, Galaxy S22 models released in other parts of the world could characteristic the Exynos 2200 and its souped-up graphics. Afterwards all, Samsung has divvied up which chips appear in its Milky way S models that way in the past.

The early part of 2022 figures to be a busy catamenia for Samsung on the phone front end. The company is expected to launch the Galaxy S21 FE sometime this month — possibly every bit early on as next week's CES 2022 conference. That telephone's likely to utilize last year'southward Snapdragon 888 chipset, just like the rest of the S21 lineup. Following the Exynos event on January 11, attention volition turn to the Galaxy S22 launch, currently expected to happen in February.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 expected to power U.S.-based Galaxy S22 models boasts graphics improvements and advanced gaming features amid its benefits, then Milky way fans who get that phone won't exist at a disadvantage compared to models powered by an Exynos 2200 with RDNA two-based graphics. But it volition be interesting to see how those phones measure upwards confronting their Snapdragon-powered counterparts.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has strong opinions about Apple, the Oakland Athletics and erstwhile movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.