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How powerful is the Nintendo Switch 2 versus Switch? NVIDIA has the answer.
There's still no specific word on the CPU and GPU being used, though.
Credit: Nintendo
- NVIDIA has revealed a few more details about the Switch 2’s processor.
- It confirmed that the chip offers ten times the graphical performance of the original Switch.
- The chip also offers hardware-based ray tracing, DLSS support for resolution upscaling, and enables G-Sync support in handheld mode.
Nintendo has just peeled the curtain back on the Switch 2, and the new handheld certainly looks like a significant performance upgrade. Nintendo previously confirmed the console’s spec sheet, but merely noted that it uses a custom NVIDIA chipset. Now, the chipmaker has revealed more details.
NVIDIA revealed a few more details about the Switch 2’s processor on its blog, confirming that it has ten times the graphical performance of the original Switch. For what it’s worth, the Tegra X1 chip used in the first Switch wasn’t quite cutting-edge upon that console’s release in 2017. Nevertheless, it still looks like a major horsepower boost, and NVIDIA is also bringing a few extra features to the table.
