Samsung‘s Exynos processors use ARM’s Mali GPU but it is not as powerful as Qualcomm‘s own Adreno GPU or even Apple‘s new GPUs since it ditched PowerVR GPUs. However, that may change as Samsung Exynos and AMD have announced a multi-year partnership that will see Samsung license AMD’s Radeon graphics technologies for use in mobile applications including smartphones.
The partnership will see Samsung use ultra-low power high-performance mobile graphics IP based on AMD Radeon graphics technologies for use in its devices. Samsung will pay AMD technology license fees and royalties for the use of its technologies.
The announcement was made yesterday by both companies and it has got everyone pretty excited about the next generation Exynos chipsets.
Talking about the partnership, Inyup Kang, president of Samsung Electronics’s System LSI business said: “We look forward to working with AMD to accelerate innovations in mobile graphics technologies that will help take future mobile computing to the next level.” He also said the partnership will allow them to bring “disruptive changes in technology” and “groundbreaking graphics products and solutions for tomorrow’s mobile applications”.
The partnership is not only a win for Samsung but also for AMD as its Radeon graphics user base will now grow beyond PCs, game consoles, cloud, and HPC markets to include the mobile (phone) market.
There is no info on when we will see the first chipset based on the partnership but we expect the next Exynos flagship processor that will power the Galaxy S11 series to be the first.
