Nintendo Switch 2 should offer solid performance again
The main word should be the Nvidia Tegra T239 chipset
In addition, there is also a lot of speculation about the possibility of output up to 4K at 60 fps
Nintendo’s new portable console Switch 2 (unofficial name so far) should once again bet all the cards on a very powerful chipset from Nvidia. The original Switch also had a chipset from the American Nvidia, namely the Tegra X1. At the same time, the new leak denies some previous speculations.
Performance is provided by Nvidia
Tipsters appearing on the X Network as @Tech_Reve a @kopite7kimi have published alleged specifications for the main power unit of Nintendo’s anticipated Switch 2 console on the said platform. It should bring the Nvidia Tegra T239 chipset with 8nm architecture.
This chipset promises, for example, 1,280 CUDA cores (the original Switch had 256), an Ampere-generation Nvidia GA106 graphics accelerator, and 8 ARM Cortex A78 computing cores. This is a really decent piece of equipment, although according to earlier speculations, the Nintendo Switch 2 was supposed to offer even more powerful hardware. There was speculation about the deployment of a MediaTek chipset with 2 Cortex X4 cores, 2x Cortex A720 and 4x Cortex A520.
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However, this speculation doesn’t seem to come true, just like the 2nd generation Switch was rumored to get a 5nm chipset – the Tegra T239 is 8nm though. In any case, the Switch 2 console should be very powerful, many times more powerful than the previous generation.
Play in 4K at 60 fps
Some leaks from the past weeks even suggest that the new Switch could be at the performance level of the Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5. During a secret demonstration at the German Gamescom, several games were demoed in 4K at 60 fps. Among them, for example, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or a preview of Unreal Engine 5 The Matrix Awakens.
For comparison, the first generation Nintendo Switch had a quad-core Tegra X1 chipset, Maxwell generation GM20B graphics with 256 CUDA cores, 4 GB of LPDDR4 operating memory, and TV output was only possible in Full HD at 30 fps.
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Jakub Fischer
Journalist, fan of modern technology, summer months and Asian food. I like Lynch movies, Pollock paintings, french house and Arsenal football club. In my spare time, I play PlayStation and go jogging.
2023-09-18 10:10:00
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