Samsung officially releases Exynos 2400
Yesterday, Samsung unveiled its latest iteration of mobile processors, the Exynos 2400. Building upon the foundation of the Exynos 2200, Samsung has integrated a myriad of enhancements: the CPU performance has witnessed a staggering 70% escalation, and the acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads has soared a breathtaking 14.7-fold. Additionally, the GPU now incorporates the RDNA 3 architecture, promising refined gaming experiences and ray-tracing capabilities.
The CPU of the Exynos 2400 boasts a quad-cluster architecture—1+2+3+4—comprising a singular ultra-large core (Cortex-X4@3.10GHz), a duo of high-frequency large cores (Cortex-A720@2.90GHz), a triumvirate of low-frequency large cores (Cortex-A720@2.60GHz), and a quartet of smaller cores (Cortex-A520@1.80GHz), culminating in a decacore configuration. With the Exynos 2400’s transition to the cutting-edge Arm V9.2 cores, it exclusively supports 64-bit operations, a strategy that Qualcomm’s impending third-generation Snapdragon 8 platform also intends to embrace.
The GPU segment of the Exynos 2400 is predicated upon the Xclipse 940, grounded in the RDNA 3 architecture. Samsung exhibited its prowess during the System LSI Tech Day 2023, enhancing gaming realism via ray-tracing techniques, encompassing global illumination, more precise reflections, and shadow rendering, thus substantially amplifying ray-tracing performance. However, Samsung remained reticent about the specific specifications of the Xclipse 940. Rumors suggest it is equipped with six WGPs and 12 CUs, doubling the scale of the Xclipse 920 (with 3 CUs) used in the Exynos 2200. Leaked benchmarks insinuate that the Exynos 2400’s GPU might lag behind the second-generation Snapdragon 8 platform’s Adreno 740, but there remains a window for Samsung to finesse its optimization.
Samsung also showcased innovative AI tools designed for its impending smartphone releases, demonstrating local image generation from text utilizing the Exynos 2400. Furthermore, the Exynos 2400 is furnished with bidirectional satellite communication capabilities, compatible with NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) and NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) technologies. In collaboration with Skylo Technologies, Samsung exhibited a video feature, implying that the upcoming Galaxy S24 series might also embrace bidirectional satellite communication.
Come the first quarter of the ensuing year, Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S24 series. Speculation abounds that Samsung might deploy the Exynos 2400 in select regions for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ models, while the Galaxy S24 Ultra is anticipated to harness the power of Qualcomm’s third-generation Snapdragon 8 platform.
