- We can finally know more about SOC in Nintendo Switch 2
- It provides a significant CPU and GPU upgrade
- Highlights include a much higher watch speed and DLSS support
Although Nintendo has kept concrete details during wrapping, we finally have a better idea of the new system-on-chip (SOC) that runs the Nintendo Switch 2.
According to a detailed report from Digital Foundry, it is digging in the exact specifications of the upcoming console and which seems to be running with many previous leaks.
SOC is reportedly largely adapted to the more stock Nvidia Tegra X1 found in the original Nintendo Switch.
Digital Foundry claims it has an eight-core arm cortex A78C CPU, with a 998MHz watch, while it is docked or 1101MHz in handheld mode. It is also capable of a maximum of 1.7 GHz urban speed, although it is unclear whether this would be achieved.
The fact that the CPU is apparently running at a higher watch in handheld state is also quite unusual. Traditionally, CPU is thrown into mobile systems when they run off battery power to reduce power consumption.
Digital Foundry speculates that it may be designed to compensate for the memory bandwidth that falls from an anchored 102 GB/s to only 68 GB/SI handheld mode.
Two of the CPU kernels are reportedly reserved for system functions where six available for developers can use.
The GPU then has Nvidia’s Ampere Microarchitecture, which is also used in the RTX 30 series card. The micro -architecture was just four years old today, so it is slightly older than the 2014 NVIDIA Maxwell architecture used in the Tegra X1 was when the original switch was released in 2017.
GPU offers 1,546 cude kernels, a massive increase of 256 of the Tegra X1. Its watch speed also increases by 1.007MHz docked or 516MHz in handheld mode at a maximum speed of 1.4 GHz.
Toss the confirmed NVIDIA DLSS support and this SOC must be able to deliver a significant increase in graphic effect.
As for RAM, the console has 12 GB LDPPDR5X memory in the form of two 6 GB modules. 3 GB is reserved for the system, while 9 GB is available to developers.
Digital Foundry also says that there is no support for VRR over HDMI, which is a bit strange considering it is supported by the system’s built -in 7.9 inches, 120Hz and 1080p screen.
Nintendo Switch 2 is set to launch globally on June 5, 2025. UK priests and US pre-orders are now live, with the console coming at $ 449.99 / £ 395.99 or $ 499.99 / £ 429.99 for a bundle that includes a digital copy of Mario Kart World.
