Samsung Electronics has announced its new premium mobile processor, the Exynos 2200, which is equipped with a powerful Samsung Xclipse graphics processing unit (GPU) based on AMD RDNA 2 architecture.
"Built on the most advanced 4-nanometer (nm) EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithography) process, and combined with cutting-edge mobile, GPU, and NPU technology, Samsung has crafted the Exynos 2200 to provide the finest experience for smartphone users," said Yongin Park, president of Samsung's System LSI division, in a statement. "With the Xclipse, our new mobile GPU built with RDNA 2 graphics technology from the industry leader AMD, the Exynos 2200 will redefine mobile gaming experience, aided by enhanced graphics and AI performance."
The Xclipse GPU is a one-of-a-kind hybrid graphic processor that is positioned between the console and the mobile graphic processor. Xclipse is the combination of 'X' that represents Exynos, and the word 'eclipse'. Like an eclipse, the Xclipse GPU will bring an end to the old era of mobile gaming and mark the start of an exciting new chapter, Samsung indicated.
With the high-performance AMD RDNA 2 architecture as its backbone, the Xclipse inherits advanced graphic features such as hardware accelerated ray tracing (RT) and variable rate shading (VRS) that were previously only available on PCs, laptops, and consoles. The Xclipse GPU also comes with various technologies such as advanced multi-IP governor (AMIGO) that enhance overall performance and efficiency, Samsung said.
In Samsung's statement, David Wang, SVP of AMD RTG, said "AMD RDNA 2 graphics architecture extends power-efficient, advanced graphics solutions to PCs, laptops, consoles, automobiles, and now to mobile phones. Samsung's Xclipse GPU is the first result of multiple planned generations of AMD RDNA graphics in Exynos SoCs."
Samsung claimed its new Exynos 2200 is one of the first in the market to integrate Arm's latest Armv9 CPU cores, which offer a substantial improvement over Armv8 in terms of security and performance. The octa-core CPU of Exynos 2200 is designed in a tri-cluster structure made up of a single powerful Arm Cortex-X2 flagship-core, three performance- and efficiency-balanced Cortex-A710 big-cores and four power-efficient Cortex-A510 little-cores.
"As one of the first processors to incorporate the new Armv9 CPU cores, Samsung's Exynos 2200 takes advantage of Arm's Total Compute strategy and key security features, like Memory Tagging Extension (MTE), to deliver the purpose-built compute and specialized processing needed to power future mobile experiences," said Rene Haas, president of IPG at Arm, in the same statement.
The Exynos 2200 offers more powerful on-device artificial intelligence (AI) with an upgraded NPU. Also, the Exynos 2200 integrates a fast 3GPP Release 16 5G modem supporting both sub-6GHz and mmWave (millimeter Wave) spectrum bands. With E-UTRAN New Radio - Dual Connectivity (EN-DC), which utilizes both 4G LTE and 5G NR signals, the modem can deliver throughput rates up to 10Gbps.
In addition, the Exynos 2200's image signal processor (ISP) architecture has been redesigned to support the latest image sensors for ultra-high resolution of up to 200 megapixels (MP). At 30 frames-per-second (fps), the ISP supports up to 108 MP in single camera mode, and 64+36 MP in dual camera mode. It can also connect up to seven individual image sensors and drive four sensors concurrently for advanced multi-camera setups. For video recording, the ISP supports up to 4K HDR (or 8K) resolution.
The Exynos 2200 is currently in mass production, according to Samsung.
Samsung Exynos 2200 is in mass production
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