Samsung says Exynos 2400 has better GPU than competition

Samsung seems confident about the Exynos 2400, particularly its GPU. The company says the new Exynos chip has a better GPU than competing solutions. It didn’t name any rivals, but we all know that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is its direct competition. These two chips will power Samsung’s Galaxy S24 flagships next year.

Samsung has high hopes for the GPU performance of the Exynos 2400

After exclusively using a Snapdragon chip in the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung is returning to its usual dual-chip strategy for the Galaxy S24. The 2024 flagships will use the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, depending on the market and model. The Galaxy S24 Ultra will ship with the Qualcomm processor globally, while the other two models will feature the Exynos solution in Europe and a few other markets.

Considering Exynos’ past, there are concerns about the performance of the Exynos 2400 compared to the new Snapdragon. Early benchmarks have shown varying results and haven’t helped clear things up. However, Samsung seems confident that its latest flagship SoC will give Qualcomm’s alternative a run for its money. It particularly has high hopes for the chip’s GPU.

“It will do well because it has better GPU performance than competitors,” said Park Yong-in, President of Samsung’s System LSI division (semiconductor), about the Exynos 2400 (via). Park was speaking to reporters after the Semiconductor Expo 2023 keynote at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, earlier today. The senior Samsung executive didn’t share more information about the new chip.

Samsung has already revealed that the Galaxy S24’s Exynos chipset has a 1.7x faster CPU and 14.7x faster NPU than the Exynos 2200, which powered the Galaxy S22 series last year. The company hasn’t shared these numbers for the GPU but said the chip will bring improved ray tracing over the Xclipse 920 GPU of the previous generation. Time will tell how it stacks up against the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

The Exynos 2500 will be a 3nm chip

Samsung has made the Exynos 2400 using its 4nm process node. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is a 4nm chip too. Next year, both companies are expected to upgrade to the 3nm architecture. Park may have just confirmed that, at least for the next-gen Exynos. He said the company will “soon” apply the Gate All Around (GAA) 3nm process to the Exynos lineup.

The Samsung executive didn’t mention Exynos 2500, but he is likely talking about the 2024 flagship processor here. The Korean media recently reported that the Galaxy Watch 7’s Exynos chip will be a 3nm solution too. The Exynos 2500 should come a few months after it. We should hear more about the 2024 Exynos lineup after Samsung unveils the Galaxy S24 series in January.