For the first time in years, Samsung has launched new Galaxy flagships with a Snapdragon processor globally. The Galaxy S23 lineup features a customized Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset that has a higher-clocked CPU and GPU than the regular version. The Korean firm has worked closely with Qualcomm to optimize the latest Snapdragon for Galaxy devices. Fans understandably have high hopes that it will deliver a more efficient sustained performance. An early GPU benchmark test has certainly painted a promising picture. The new Galaxy flagship was pitted against last year’s Galaxy S22 and the former thrashed the latter.
Galaxy S23 thrashes Galaxy S22 in GPU benchmark tests
This benchmark comparison of Samsung’s 2022 and 2023 flagships was carried out by the YouTube channel Coisa de Nerd. They pitted the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered Galaxy S23 models against the Exynos 2200-powered Galaxy S22. The former chipset has an overclocked Adreno 740 GPU operating at a maximum frequency of 719MHz, up from the normal frequency of 680MHz.
The latter’s Xclipse 920 GPU, on the other hand, tops out at just 555MHz. These numbers may look like no-match, but considering that we are talking about a gap of just one generation, it should have been a close competition. But not to be.
The test used 3DMark Wild Life Extreme for the test to push the devices to their GPU limits. The Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ scored almost the same — 3,811 and 3,799 points, respectively (via). Their average frame rate was 20.80. In contrast, a Galaxy S22+ with the Exynos 2200 processor could only accumulate 1,689 points with an average framerate of 10.10. That’s a staggering GPU performance gap between the past two generations of Samsung flagships. This tells you how poorly Exynos chipsets have been performing.
For added proof, we have the numbers from the Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy S22 Ultra as well. The former achieved 3,874 points with an average framerate of 23.20. The latter, meanwhile, was languishing with a score of 1,912 points, while reaching an average framerate of just 11.40.
Once again, the new model scored more than twice its successor. If these benchmark results translate into real-world performance, then the Galaxy S23 series appears to be a massive upgrade from the Galaxy S22. We are not even considering upgrades in other areas, such as cameras.
If you’re planning to buy a Galaxy S23 phone, Samsung is now taking pre-orders for them. You can check out these pre-order offers and select the one that best suits you. Stay tuned for our full review of the new Galaxy flagships.
2023-02-03 15:09:16