Samsung introduces Exynos 9820 SoC with 8K video processing capability

Samsung has introduced the Exynos 9820 SoC which will most likely make its debut on the next year’s Galaxy S10, with ground-breaking specifications and a 10% improved single-core performance, 15% improved multi-core performance as well as up to 40% better power efficiency.

Exynos 9820 is an Octa-Core processor with 2 Custom made CPUs, 2 Cortex-A75 CPUs, and 4 4 Cortex-A55 CPUs. The new SoC is now built on 8nm Low Power Plus lithography and ARM Mali G76 MP12 GPU which should deliver 40% better performance compared to its predecessor.

The biggest improvement is the 8K video processing at 30 fps plus 2Gbps download speed capability using the new LTE-A Cat.20 8CA modem. For reference, the old modem could attain a maximum of 1.2Gbps download speed. The new LTE chipset is another step towards a 5G connected world.

This new SoC also has a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) which is a separate chip that will allow AI tasks and machine learning algorithms to work 7 times faster. Mass production of this chip will begin by the end of this year and it should be available just in time for S10’s launch.