More details of the Exynos 2400 have come forward, revealing that at least on paper, Samsung is going all out with the upcoming chipset, as the GPU compute units and CPU configuration details get a notable bump in number, according to one tipster. This may be the reason why the next Exynos SoC is reported to be found in the Galaxy S24 series.
Exynos 2400 GPU to be based on AMD’s RDNA2 architecture, featuring a total of 12 compute units and six Workgroup Processors
Samsung will stick with AMD’s RDNA2 architecture, according to Revegnus, who, on Twitter, stated that the Exynos 2400 GPU would have 12 compute units. According to a Geekbench 5 OpenCL benchmark, the Exynos 2200’s Xclipse 920 has just three compute units, making it significantly inferior compared to its successor in this regard. The Exynos 2400 is also said to have six Workgroup Processors, but unfortunately, we could not find any comparison data for the Exynos 2200.
It is unclear how these compute units will translate into real-world performance, as the tipster did not provide the statistics. However, one notable change arriving to the Exynos 2400 is the increased CPU core count. The 10 cores were talked about previously while also stating that one of them will be the Cortex-X4. Now, we have the alleged configuration, with the details below:
https://twitter.com/Tech_Reve/status/1648161270284300290?s=20
- One Cortex-X4 running at 3.10GHz
- Two Cortex-A720 running at 2.90GHz
- Three Cortex-A720 running at 2.60GHz
- Four Cortex-A520 running at 1.80GHz
The Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-A520 are all unreleased CPU designs from ARM, so we cannot comment on their performance or power efficiency, though we should expect improvements on both fronts. What we can comment on is the rumored manufacturing process that will be used to mass produce the Exynos 2400. Samsung will apparently take advantage of its 4nm LPP (Low Power Performance) node, enabling better performance and power consumption and better stability from whichever flagship or non-flagship uses the chipset.
Assuming that these specifications end up being true, it will be an impressive feat for Samsung to increase the CPU core count and compute units of the Exynos 2400 GPU while maintaining thermals, but we have seen designs like this in the past. If you take a stroll down memory lane, the MediaTek Helio X20 featured a 10-core CPU cluster, but it suffered from overheating issues, which is likely why no chipset manufacturer ever pursued a configuration again like this, sticking with eight CPU cores for multiple generations.
Samsung probably believes it has resolved the overheating problem by switching to a next-generation manufacturing process. However, only time will tell how effective this node is because the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 was also mass-produced on Samsung’s 4nm technology, but its successor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is fabricated on TSMC’s 4nm node, is vastly superior. Readers should be excited at the prospect of a powerful Exynos 2400, but also remember to treat this information with a pinch of salt for now.
News Source: Revegnus
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