Samsung's Exynos chips are not known as powerhouses when compared to Qualcomm's best silicon However, the upcoming Exynos 2200, which may be found in some Samsung Galaxy S22 models, may be a big leap forward for Samsung's own chips

Samsung is scheduled to announce a new Exynos chip on January 11, and it is expected to be the Exynos 2200 However, in both a teaser video and a tweet, Samsung offers a reason to be excited about this new chipset: it will feature a GPU based on AMD's RDNA 2 graphics architecture

Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X use RDNA 2, and while Exynos-powered smartphones will not be portable game consoles, they should improve the mobile gaming experience Samsung promises as much in its teaser video, with the message "Playtime is over" [Leaked images of an Exynos 2200 chip that appears to have six AMD RDNA 2 GPU cores first raised rumors of AMD's involvement in the upcoming Exynos chip last summer Samsung's tweet about the January 11 announcement did not include that many details Samsung's tweet about the January 11 announcement did not include those details, but promised "the next Exynos with a new GPU born from RDNA 2

That could make next month's expected Galaxy S22 announcement even more intriguing While Samsung's US flagship phone release is expected to run on the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 system-on-chip, Galaxy S22 models released in other parts of the world will feature the Exynos 2200 and its souped-up graphics There is a possibility that this will be the case After all, Samsung has divided the chips in Galaxy S models that way in the past

Early 2022 will be a busy time for Samsung in the cell phone sector The company is expected to unveil the Galaxy S21 FE this month, possibly as early as next week at the CES 2022 conference The phone, like the rest of the S21 lineup, will likely use last year's Snapdragon 888 chipset, and after the January 11 Exynos event, all eyes will be on the Galaxy S22, which is currently expected to be announced in February

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which is expected to be featured in the US-based Galaxy S22 model, boasts improved graphics and advanced gaming capabilities among its benefits, so Galaxy fans who get their hands on that phone, with RDNA 2-based graphics It will not be at a disadvantage compared to the Exynos 2200-powered models with RDNA 2-based graphics However, it will be interesting to see how these models fare against their Snapdragon-powered counterparts