RedGamingTech has jumped on the train nintendo switch 2 leak train, which has accelerated lately. While discussing already reported details about the long-awaited hybrid console, such as its DLSS support, the YouTuber also offered up new information that he apparently received through a combination of “I was told” and “another of my sources.” So a big pinch of salt is required here, especially considering how surprising this Switch 2 spec leak is in terms of what the CPU and GPU might consist of, but in host Paul Eccleston’s defense, he does label the specs potentials such as “low trust”. ”. He also mentions that some developers have confidentiality agreements with Nintendo, indicating that things are really starting to happen in the Switch successor space.
Eccleston reasonably believes that there would have been numerous hardware revisions during the Switch 2 development process, so it’s fair to report that at some point the Tegra T239 “Drake” processor may have been involved in the mix. While this chip would still be a big improvement over the OG Switch TegraX1 SoC (system on chip), it can be argued that its specifications are starting to become obsolete: its chip family, Tegra Orin, was launched in 2018. If the Nintendo Switch 2 release date It is in the second half of 2024 that would leave a six-year gap between the console and the SoC architecture. The OG Switch launched in 2017, while Nvidia introduced its X1 processor in 2015, an acceptable gap of two years (around 22 months).
He video continues that Nvidia could have proposed an updated SoC configuration to Nintendo, which, if true, would make rumors that the Switch 2 matches the gaming performance of the PS5 and Xbox Series S even more credible. The Switch 2 CPU component could be MediaTek-based with 2 Cortex-A4 cores, 2 Cortex-A720 cores and 4 Cortex-A520 cores for an incredibly fast and efficient chip that would leave any T239 SKU in the dust.
He chip draco It was believed to have ARM Cortex-A78AE cores, but ARM claims The newer Cortex-A720 cores can offer 10% more performance than the Cortex-A78, and this is without even considering the power of the two Cortex-A4 cores that lead the supposed CPU part. As for the Cortex-A4, it uses a much more efficient architecture than the A78 (ARMv9.2 vs ARMv8.2) and the maximum in-flight instructions increase from 160 for the older model to 2×384 for the newer series. This possible CPU component is a big improvement over what was previously rumored about a Nintendo Switch successor.
If that wasn’t enough, it is estimated that the GPU component of Nintendo Switch 2 will have 12 to 16 streaming multiprocessors (SM) but with the Ada Lovelace microarchitecture. So while a chip like the Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin 32GB has a similar number of SMs (14), it has to rely on the older Ampere architecture. Once again, the T239 Drake seems outdated here with its Ampere know-how, as this mysterious Change 2 processor It would provide the console with more power, higher efficiency, DLSS 3 frame generation, and fourth-generation Tensor cores, if based on the Ada Lovelace microarchitecture.
Last but not least, we talk about 12 to 16 GB of RAM for backward compatibility with Nintendo Switch 2 and Tegra X1. It’s a heady mix that RedGamingTech has presented here, which can be taken as reckless optimism or with a level of skepticism that lowers expectations but maintains hope.
My interest in technology began after I was gifted an Atari 800XL home computer in the mid-1980s. I especially enjoy writing about technological advancements, compelling rumors, and intriguing leaks related to technology. I have a degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies and I consider my family, reading, writing and traveling as the main passions of my life. I have worked at Notebookcheck since 2012.
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