Exynos 2200 RDNA2 GPU is up to 25% faster than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in graphics tests

The great disappointment of the past Exynos 2100 was the GPU, since although in terms of CPU power the Samsung chip stood up to its rivals, the graphics card was far below the Snapdragon 888. Now things have changed.

We have talked a lot about the Exynos 2200, the Samsung processor created together with AMD to bring graphics supremacy to the mobile sector once and for all (the graphics disaster caused by the Exynos 2100 led to this collaboration).

After delaying its presentation and unleashing doubts about it, little by little we are getting to know things about the Korean SoC, which has the task of sticking with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, a chip that is delighting the sector right now.

For this reason, the Exynos 2200 incorporates an RDNA2 Xclipse 920 GPU designed in collaboration with AMD, those responsible for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S graphics cards, so they know a bit about graphics cards. But will they have managed to design a powerful GPU for mobile?

Well, let’s see it. This new GPU has appeared in several Geekbench scores where it far outperforms the Adreno 730 GPU. found in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Specifically, the Exynos 2200 has achieved an OpenCL score on Geekbench of 9,143 points, which is 50.7% more than the OnePlus 10 Pro recently presented and that, coincidentally, carries a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

The processor has also had an impressive performance in the Vulkan benchmark tests, with an average of 8,556 points, which places it between 17 and 25% faster than its American rival.

These synthetic benchmarks don’t always fully reflect actual performance and we haven’t seen the power and heat numbers yet, so we will have to wait until Samsung officially launches the Galaxy S22 family on February 9 to determine if this will be the new king of mobile chips.

Because, although there are rumors that deny it, Samsung’s idea is to launch its flagship along with its new chip. Or, at least, in Korea and Europe, because its tradition is to equip the Snapdragon on duty in the American and Indian markets, where Qualcomm has a better poster.