Samsung still seems set to launch a laptop with its own Exynos processor (and AMD GPU)
Samsung is said to have a laptop on the way with its own Exynos processor.
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Samsung already has some solid Windows 10 on ARM laptops, such as theGalaxy Book S. It appears that the company is doubling down on its efforts and will make its own Exynos processor built for laptops. A laptop with the processor inside is on the way for the second half of this year, according to sources that spoke with theKorea Economic Daily(KED).
Reports of aSamsung-made Exynos chipinside a laptop first emerged in February this year. The details leaked back then line up with the information told to the KED.
“The new Exynos will offer improved functions, including extraordinary computing power and battery efficiency, by utilizing a 5-nanometer processing technology. It’s good for both laptops and smartphones,” a source told the KED. The new Exynos chip will reportedly work with a GPU jointly developed by AMD.
Samsung unveiled theExynos 2100processor ahead of Samsung Unpacked 2021. That chip is also built on a 5nm EUV processor. The KED did not mention a name for Samsung’s upcoming Exynos chip for laptops, but it could be the successor to the Exynos 2100.
Generally, Exynos problems run hot. Having an Exynos processor inside a laptop could be a perfect pairing, as laptops usually dissipate heat better than compact smartphones. Pairing an Exynos processor with an AMD GPU would also help overcome the gap seen on the GPU side of things for Samsung’s processors.
Samsung’s previous Windows 10 on ARM devices, the Galaxy Book S andGalaxy Book2both run on Qualcomm processors.
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