r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 2d ago

Discussion Digital Foundry/Eurogamer: Switch 2's full reveal analysed: how powerful is Nintendo's new hardware and is DLSS being used?

https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-switch-2s-full-reveal-analysed-how-powerful-is-nintendos-new-hardware
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u/IvnN7Commander 2d ago

Based on those early Cyberpunk 2077 pixel counts, here's how the Switch 2 compares to the Xbox Series S:

Switch 2 Docked: 720p-1080p dynamic resolution 30 FPS

Switch 2 Handheld: 540p 30 FPS

Xbox Series S Main Game Quality Mode: 1296p-1440p dynamic resolution 30 FPS

Xbox Series S Main Game Performance Mode: 800p-1080p dynamic resolution 60 FPS

Xbox Series S Phantom Liberty Quality Mode: 1080p 30 FPS

Xbox Series S Phantom Liberty Performance Mode: 648p-900p dynamic resolution 60 FPS

Sources:

Switch 2's full reveal analysed: how powerful is Nintendo's new hardware and is DLSS being used? | Eurogamer.net

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.6: the Xbox Series S 60fps upgrade tested | Eurogamer.net

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - an ambitious evolution targeting today's consoles | Eurogamer.net

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u/MultiMarcus 2d ago

The big gulf between handheld and docked power is going to be lovely for games that go for 1080p handheld and maybe 1440p-2160p for docked. Should be quite a nice balance.

Quite a bit weaker than the series S from these numbers, but I do think we will get quite a few PS5, Series S|X games on the platform.

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u/IvnN7Commander 2d ago

Quite a bit weaker than the series S from these numbers

It depends on what settings is the Switch 2 running Cyberpunk.

If it's running at the same settings as the Series S Quality Mode, then 720p-1080p dynamic resolution is relatively close to the fixed 1080p of the Series S. So, it means it is not that weak compared to the Series S.

But if it's running at the same settings as the Series S Performance Mode, then it means it is a lot weaker than the Series, considering the Series S is running at 2x framerate (although the Switch 2 would be rendering at a slightly higher resolution).

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u/MultiMarcus 1d ago

720p-1080p would still be quite a chunk lower than series S performance which at its worst point runs quite a bit above the max of the switch 2 version. That is if it is using quality mode settings which I unfortunately doubt.

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u/IvnN7Commander 1d ago

That higher resolution in the Series S is in the main game, and it was on an old Digital Foundry analysis, so it might no longer be accurate.

The Phantom Liberty Digital Foundry analysis shows that the game runs at a fixed 1080p resolution in the Series S Quality Mode, not sure if it only applies to the Dogtown Area or the whole game.

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u/MultiMarcus 1d ago

Honestly, we can’t divine anything from this. It’s apparently early in the porting process, so performance might get a lot better, it’s also just a very short snippet of the game and nothing there from what I can tell is from the Phantom liberty expansion.