Samsung partnered with AMD to revolutionize mobile graphics with the launch of the Exynos 2200 and its Xclipse 920 GPU based on AMD's RDNA 2 architecture. However, things didn't go as planned with the Xclipse 920 failing to compete favorably with Qualcomm and Apple's solutions. But, even with this setback, Samsung is not done with RDNA-based GPUs as the company is continuing its collaboration with AMD.https://www.notebookcheck.net/More-Exynos-SoCs-with-AMD-RDNA-GPUs-possibly-in-the-works-as-Samsung-confirms-continued-collaboration-with-AMD.643026.0.html
QuoteFor instance, in our tests of the Xclipse 920, we found that Samsung's offering was up to 30% slower in 3D Mark Sling Shot Extreme with Unlimited graphics than the Adreno 730.
Pretty cherry picked example because you also found that the Xclipse 920 performs 30% better in GFXBench Manhatten.
But yeah on average across 16 benchmarks it performed 9% worse than the Adreno 730 GPU according to your own comparison charts. This would be a much more valuable and balanced statement in the article.
Qualcomm: No AV1 until 2023, needed to buy Nuvia to have a chance of competing with Apple.
Samsung: Impressive chaos in the Exynos division, won't even commit to using its own SoCs in flagship phones.
Hopefully the AMD collaboration bears some fruit. Try putting it into a laptop or mini-PC.
QuotePark explained that Samsung successfully shrunk down the RDNA architecture in the first-gen product as the company was "focused heavily on minimizing heat, because mobile devices do not have fans like gaming consoles."
Smartphones can have fans. But if that is a non-starter for mainstream Galaxy phones, I bet they could find some way to upgrade the passive cooling for more $$$.