Switch 2 spec breakdown digs into its processor and GameChat

Nintendo’s Switch 2 specs page is airy connected details. However, Digital Foundry has shared what it says are “rock solid” specifications for the upcoming console successful an article and a video, offering caller accusation astir its processor and a investigating instrumentality for developers for GameChat.

On its specs page, Nintendo lone describes the Switch 2’s spot arsenic a “custom processor made by Nvidia.” Nvidia shared a spot much past month, including that its spot enables DLSS and real-time ray tracing connected the Switch 2. Digital Foundry gets much specific: it says the Switch 2’s customized Nvidia T239 system-on-a-chip uses an ARM Cortex A78C CPU with 8 cores. Six cores volition beryllium disposable to developers, portion 2 volition beryllium utilized for the system.

The GPU uses Nvidia’s Ampere architecture. The console besides has 12GB of LPDDR5X memory, though the strategy volition clasp 3GB successful reserve.

As for the Switch 2’s show capabilities, portion VRR is supported connected the console’s screen, the instrumentality doesn’t enactment VRR portion successful docked mode and connected to HDMI, Digital Foundry reports. Nintendo primitively advertised that VRR would beryllium disposable portion docked arsenic well, but it’s since scrubbed mentions of that connected its website. 

Digital Foundry besides notes an absorbing tidbit astir GameChat, the caller Discord-like chat strategy for the Switch 2. Nintendo is offering developers a GameChat investigating instrumentality that “simulates API latency and L3 cache misses that the existent satellite GameChat strategy incurs connected the system, meaning developers tin trial this without needing progressive GameChat sessions running,” Digital Foundry says. Hopefully, this investigating instrumentality volition assistance developers marque definite that GameChat doesn’t bog down their games.

Digital Foundry has a batch much item than I covered here, truthful cheque retired its coverage of the specs to larn more. The Switch 2 is scheduled to motorboat on June 5th, and if you missed getting a preorder, you mightiness privation to see lining up astatine Best Buy.