Samsung may partner with Google, AMD to develop next-gen chipsets for Galaxy smartphones

Google partnered with Samsung to develop the Tensor chipsets that power the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 smartphones. Both Tensor processors are built on the architecture of Samsung’s Exynos mobile platform and include some AI features that are added by Google. The South Korean tech giant has reportedly started its work on the third-generation Google Tensor chip which is expected to power the Pixel 8 series devices that will release in 2025. Rumours suggest that the upcoming Tensor SoC is codenamed “Ripcurrent” and carries the model number S5P9865.
According to a report by GizmoChina, a tipster named Connor has shared a post on Twitter to reveal that Samsung might be teaming up with Google to make another set of chipsets. This new mobile platform will likely power the Galaxy S-series flagship devices which will launch in 2025. Apart from Google’s Tensor team, AMD’s graphics team will also reportedly help Samsung to build these new chipsets, the tweet mentions.

Samsung’s new chipset with Google. AMD: Expected features
As per the report, the upcoming Samsung SoC will be created with the help of Google and AMD and will include two high-performance Cortex-X cores. These new processors will also house four energy-efficient cores and four performance-based cores that will operate at a lower clock speed.
The tweet also reveals that the upcoming chip will also include AMD’s graphics unit which will be able to handle all the graphics-intensive tasks.

Nowadays, most processors that power several mobile devices are usually built on the 5nm or 4nm architecture. Since these chipsets are expected to power the Galaxy S-series handsets in 2025, Samsung may need a couple of years before making these mobile platforms official.
The company has reportedly started working on 3nm chips and the upcoming processors are also speculated to be manufactured using the more advanced 3nm process.