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Samsung has officially announced the Samsung Exynos 2200, its flagship phone chipset for 2022.
Right now, they’ve only provided a small amount of information and haven’t released detailed frequency specs, so this comparison is a bit vague.
Samsung Exynos 2200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 900 Spec Sheet
| Samsung Exynos 2200 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| manufacturing process | 4nm Samsung | 4nm Samsung | 4nm TSMC |
| CPU | 1 Arm Cortex-X2 @ 3.0 GHz 3 ArmCortex-A710 @ 2.5 GHz 4 Arm Cortex-A510 @ 1.8 GHz |
1 Arm Cortex-X2 @ 3.0 GHz with 1024KB pL2 3 x ArmCortex-A710 @ 2.5 GHz, 3x512KB pL2 4 Arm Cortex-A510 @ 1.8GHz with 2 unknown sL2 |
1 Arm Cortex-X2 @ 3.05 GHz 3 ArmCortex-A710 @ 2.85 GHz 4 Arm Cortex-A510 @ 1.8 GHz |
| graphics processor | Samsung Xclipse 920 GPU | epinephrine | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| memory | LPDDR5 | 4x 16 bit 3200MHz LPDDR5 / 51.2GB/s 4MB system cache |
4x 16 bit 3200MHz LPDDR5 / 51.2GB/s 3750MHz LPDDR5X / 60.0GB/s = 7500Mbps support 6MB system cache |
| internet service provider | Single camera mode up to 200MP Single 108MP @ 30FPS Dual camera 64MP+32MP @ 30FPS |
Triple 18-bit Spectrum ISP 1 x 200MP or 108MP with ZSL 64+36MP with ZSL 3x 36MP with ZSL 8K HDR video and 64MP burst shooting |
Imagery 790 Next Generation Triple 18-bit ISP 9GPix/s processing throughput Single sensor up to 320MP Triple sensor 32+32+32MP |
| NPU | AI engine with dual core NPS and DSP | hexagon | Fifth generation 4+2 core APU |
| media | Up to 8K decoding: 60FPS, 10-bit HEVC, 30FPS 10-bit VP9, AV1 Up to 8K encoding: |
8K30 / 4K120 10-bit H.265
Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG 720p960 unlimited recording No AV1 decoding |
8K30 & 4K120 encoding & 8K60 decoding H.265/HEVC, H.264, VP9 8K30 AV1 decoding |
| connectivity | Bluetooth 5.2? Wi-Fi 6E |
Bluetooth 5.2 Wi-Fi 6E |
Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 6E |
| modem | 5G NR Sub-6 + mmWave Up to DL = 7350Mbps UL = 3670Mbps |
Integrated X65 5G NR Sub-6 + mmWave DL = 10000 Mbps UL = 3000Mbps |
LTE Category 24/18 5G NR Sub-6 |
CPU and Manufacturing
The chipset is developed using the 4nm Samsung manufacturing process and uses the same CPU cores as Qualcomm and MediaTek.
They didn’t reveal the core count, but it’s safe to assume it will be 1x3x4, like the other two chipsets.
They also didn’t state the frequencies, but an earlier Geekbench revealed that they would be 3Ghz, 2.5Ghz, and 1.8Ghz, which is the same as the Qualcomm chipset, but slightly lower than the MediaTek.
graphics processor
The main feature of the Samsung Exynos 2200 is the Samsung Xclipse 920 GPU. As expected, this is a new GPU developed with the AMD RDNA 2 architecture as the backbone. Xclipse inherits advanced graphics features, such as hardware-accelerated ray tracing (RT) and variable rate shading (VRS), previously only available on PCs, laptops, and game consoles.
Qualcomm continues to use its Adreno-based GPU, while MediaTek uses the latest ARM Mali-G710 MC10.
The Xclipse 920 GPU could be a make-or-break moment for Samsung. The flagship Exynos chipset has struggled behind Qualcomm for the past few years, and now MediaTek is catching up to the big boys.
NPU
Interestingly, Samsung has relegated to a dual-core NPU.
However, Samsung says the NPU doubles the performance of its predecessor, allowing for more parallel computing and enhancing AI performance.
In addition to the power-efficient INT8 and INT16, the NPU now offers higher precision and supports FP16.
Both Qualcomm and MediaTek continue to improve their NPUs, and recently the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 topped the leaderboards in some AI benchmarks, beating the recently launched Google Tensor by 86% and the previous-generation Snapdragon 888 by 172%.
comprehensive
At this point, the spec doesn’t reveal a lot. Anyway, we know most of the information.
Qualcomm has already benchmarked, and I hope to review a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 phone next month to provide my own dataset.
What matters is the Samsung Xclipse 920 GPU performance. Not just the peak numbers, but its ability to maintain performance and the impact on the battery.
It is worth mentioning that Exynos 2200 supports AV1 decoding, which is not supported by Qualcomm, but supported by Meditek.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 series will be launched in early February. Currently, it is expected to be 8th or 9th.
