According to some data obtained by Gamma0burst, the GPU we found in Samsung’s new flagship mobile processor, the Exynos 2200, could be a variant of AMD’s Van Gogh, the same chip that powers Valve’s Steam Deck handheld game console.
The GPU subsystem of the Exynos 2200 goes by many names like Voyager, Mariner, RDNA2 GPU, and it is officially called the Xclipse 920. These aren’t just names, however, kernel data confirms that the chip is also known as MGFX0 (M0).
However, what’s more, interesting about the Xclipse 920 found in the Exynos 2200 is that the chip’s data is related to the Van Gogh Lite firmware, for those unaware, AMD Van Gogh is a codename for the APU inside the Steam Deck.
We’re not sure why the Van Gogh is a full-fledged x86 processor and the Van Gogh Lite is a mobile SoC based on the ARM architecture, the firmware data might just point out that the graphics subsystem is the only part shared between these chips and imply that the Xclipse 920 is a Van A downgraded version of Gogh’s GPU, which has 384 stream processors instead of the original 512.
Also, it’s worth noting that the Xclipse 930 could see an increase in workgroup processors, more than the Xclipse 920, which comes with three. The Exynos 2200 had high hopes, but the performance lead never really happened, as the performance of this mobile SoC turned out to fail to reach the same level as its Snapdragon 8 gen counterpart, hopefully, Samsung’s next iteration overall better.