- Finally we can know more about the SOC in Nintendo Switch 2
- Offers a significant update of CPU and GPU
- The most prominent aspects include a much higher watch speed and DLSS support
Although Nintendo has maintained concrete details in Wraps, we finally have a better idea about the new system in chip (SOC) that feeds the Nintendo Switch 2.
That is according to a detailed report by Digital Foundry, which deepens the exact specifications for the next console and that seems to align with many previous leaks.
According to reports, the SOC is widely personalized, in contrast to the most stock Nvidia Tegra X1 that is located on the original Nintendo switch.
Digital Foundry states that it presents a CPU Arm Cortex A78C of eight cores, with a 998MHz watch speed while attached or 1101MHz in portable mode. It is also capable of a maximum 1.7 GHz watch speed, although it is not clear if this would be reached in use.
The fact that the CPU apparently works at a higher watch speed in portable mode is also quite unusual. Traditionally, CPU performance is strangled in mobile systems when they are executed with battery energy, to reduce energy consumption.
Digital Foundry speculates that it can be designed to compensate for the bandwidth of the memory, which falls from 102GB/s coupled to only 68 GB/s in portable mode.
According to the reports, two of the CPU nuclei are reserved for the characteristics of the system, with six available for developers to use it.
The GPU then presents the ampere microarchitecture of Nvidia, which is also used in the RTX 30 series cards. The microarchitecture has just turned four today, so it is a little older than the Nvidia Maxwell 2014 architecture used in Tegra X1 was when the original switch launched in 2017.
The GPU offers 1,546 CUDE nuclei, a massive increase in the 256 of Tegra X1. The speed of your clock is also increased, to 1.007MHz coupled or 516MHz in portable mode, with a maximum speed of 1.4GHz.
Add the confirmed NVIDIA DLSS support, and this SOC should offer a significant increase in graphic power.
In terms of RAM, the console has 12 GB of LDPPDR5X memory in the form of two 6 GB modules. 3GB is reserved for the system, while 9GB is available for developers.
Digital Foundry also states that there is no support for VRR on HDMI, which is a bit strange since it is compatible with the 7.9 -inch built -in screen, 120Hz and 1080p incorporated of the system.
The Nintendo Switch 2 will be launched worldwide on June 5, 2025. The early orders of the United Kingdom and the early orders of the United States are already live, with the console at $ 449.99 / £ 395.99 or $ 499.99 / £ 429.99 for a package that includes a digital copy of Mario de Mario Kart.
