This Exynos chip could be the base for Pixel 8’s Tensor 3

Samsung‘s Exynos 2300 processor may be dead, but its spirit will seemingly live on inside the next-gen Tensor chip for Pixel smartphones. That’s because the company reportedly hasn’t stopped the development of the Exynos 2300. It will likely serve as the base for the Tensor 3 processor powering the Pixel 8 series.

The Pixel 8’s Tensor chip could be a modified Exynos 2300

Google started using custom Tensor chips inside Pixel smartphones in 2021. The first-gen Tensor chip for the Pixel 6 series was based on a modified version of the Exynos 2100, which powered Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series in some markets. Last year’s Tensor 2 for the Pixel 7 was a modified Exynos 2200, which you will find inside the Galaxy S22 as well. Going by this trend, the Tensor 3 for the Pixel 8 should be a modified Exynos 2300.

However, the Exynos 2300 doesn’t exist. Samsung went all-in with Qualcomm processors for the Galaxy S23 series this year. The latest Galaxy flagships ship with an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally. But, despite that, the company’s semiconductor division was said to be developing a new flagship Exynos processor codenamed Quadra. While the chipset may not ever see the light of day, it appears the Korean firm will mold the Tensor 3 around it.

According to an IT Home report, the Exynos 2300 will feature one Cortex-X3 prime CPU core operating at a maximum frequency of 3.09 GHz. For less-taxing tasks, the chipset will use four Cortex-A715 cores clocked at 2.65 GHz and four Cortex-A510 cores clocked at 2.1 GHz.

For graphics, Samsung will integrate its semi-custom Xclipse 930 GPU based on AMD’s RDNA2 architecture. It could boast an operating frequency of up to 1.4GHz.

That’s all we know about the Exynos 2300 at the moment. Google will work with Samsung to optimize its version of the chipset (Tensor 3) for Pixel smartphones from the development and design stage. The Korean firm’s mobile division, on the other hand, doesn’t plan to use flagship Exynos processors anymore. It is looking to develop its own custom processors in a couple of years from now.

Google has multiple products lined up for launch soon

Google launched the Pixel 7 series in October last year. It will likely introduce the Pixel 8 around the same time this year. Ahead of that, the company is expected to unveil the Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet.

These devices will likely arrive during the Google I/O 2023 developer conference in May featuring the Tensor 2 from last year. We will keep you updated with the latest information about all of these upcoming Google products.