Samsung to develop in-house mobile GPU, aiming to outperform Apple and Qualcomm
Samsung is reportedly planning to develop its own mobile GPU, with the aim of competing with Apple and Qualcomm in the mobile device market.
Some companies do develop their own mobile GPUs for use in their mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Examples of companies that have developed their own mobile GPUs include Apple and Huawei.
Previously, Samsung has partnered with AMD to develop the Xclipse 920 GPU for its Exynos 2200 system-on-a-chip (SoC), which has been a significant milestone for the company. As a result, Samsung is now reportedly planning to develop its own custom GPU for its mobile devices, following the success of its collaboration with AMD.
The decision to develop a custom GPU for its mobile lineup can enable Samsung to have more control over its devices' performance and features, which could help it to compete with rivals such as Apple and Qualcomm.
Samsung's first mobile GPU may utilize AMD's RDNA arch
According to a leaker named Revegnus, Samsung's first mobile GPU, which is expected to be not be a standalone GPU but rather will require the help of AMD to form an IP.
It may take Samsung at least three years to develop its custom GPU for smartphones, which could put the company behind its competitors such as Apple and Qualcomm in the smartphone market.
Samsung has had a history of facing difficulties in releasing smartphone chipsets, so if the custom GPU does not perform as expected, the company may delay its release further.
