Sources say Samsung will end its partnership with AMD on mobile GPU and turn to developing related components on its own.

CTOnews.com, Oct. 4, according to X platform user Connor, the upcoming Exynos 2400 may be Samsung's last SoC with AMD GPU, and Samsung hopes to develop its own customized solution. Earlier, Samsung and AMD renewed the licensing agreement, but the terms may only be valid for a limited period of time.

"there are signs that the GPU cooperation between Samsung and AMD is coming to an end, and Samsung plans to get rid of the constraints of other manufacturers by developing a custom GPU in 2025," said Connor posted by Connor, a user of the ▲ image source X platform. "

Samsung intends to improve its competitiveness in various areas, including smart cars and the AI, which also needs to be done through its own GPU. Another reason Samsung may end its partnership with AMD is the poor performance of the Xclipse 920 GPU on Exynos 2200.

In addition to better ray tracing performance than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the GPU lags behind its competitors in pure rasterization, despite improvements in paper specifications in the upcoming Exynos 2400 Xclipse 940s.

CTOnews.com also learned after inquiry, according to foreign media businesskorea reports, industry insiders revealed on the 3rd that Samsung Electronics has recently completed the streaming process of its new mobile AP Exynos 2400 (the preparatory steps for commissioned production). The taping indicates that the chip design has been finalized and is ready to be put into production.

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