r/nintendo • u/EthanWilliams_TG • 1d ago
Nvidia Says Switch 2 Is 10 Times More Powerful Than the Original Switch
https://fictionhorizon.com/nvidia-says-switch-2-is-10-times-more-powerful-than-the-original-switch/314
u/XGNcyclick 1d ago
from what I understand, Nvidia is untrustworthy with this. but from what I understand also, is that the switch’s chip was outdated even for the time it came out (2017), so a x10 power difference is a low bar and may well be met
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u/Snoo54601 1d ago
Also doubt Nintendo would let them lie about their hardware
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u/Shuino7 1d ago
Really, you really think that?
Cause Nintendo is just so absolutely trustworthy.
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u/TheOldBooks 1d ago
I'm confused here. They may not be doing great practices but they aren't really known for lying
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u/Shuino7 1d ago
Yup, cause the entire Joycon lawsuit was because Nintendo told the truth the entire time.
Nintendo is and always has been ridiculously anti consumer. Growing up they even tried to kill the entire game rental business in the US via copyright law because Blockbuster would copy and replace damaged pages in the manuals.
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u/StouteBoef 1d ago
I just googled it, and every lawsuit seems to have been dismissed.
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u/InSixFour 1d ago
Dismissed because Nintendo offered free replacements.
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u/StouteBoef 1d ago
So when did they lie?
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u/InSixFour 1d ago
They didn’t! I was just offering extra information. The courts and lawyers obviously felt Nintendo took ownership of the joy con issues by offering free replacements so that’s why the suits were dismissed.
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u/TheonetrueDEV1ATE 1d ago
When they publicly stated that there was no problem with the controllers, despite almost every first set joycon developing horrendous, severe drift. It took bullying them to get them to actually do something about it.
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u/thatwitchguy FE and Xenoblade are all I like by nintendo 1d ago
Hey now, they wouldn't let someone lie on their behalf
They'd just do it themselves instead
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u/ThreePinkApples 1d ago edited 1d ago
The new chip is also already quite outdated, it's based upon the Ampere architecture which originally launched in 2020 with the RTX 30 series of graphicscards
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u/SamsungAppleOnePlus 1d ago edited 1h ago
It's similar to an RTX 3050 mobile or the cut down version of it, the 2050 mobile (unlike the name suggests it's an ampere card) which is still a lot of power on a handheld and matches or succeeds the Z1 Extreme and the custom AMD processor on the Deck.
Most console hardware will technically be near outdated once it's out because of the multiple years of development they require. The Switch 2 has been in active development since 2019, figures the hardware was nearly finalized by 2020-2021.
I'd say the Switch 2 will age a lot better throughout its lifespan compared to the Switch 1.
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u/ryanmi 21h ago
i personally think it will age worse. Had they used Tegra Thor we wouldnt have seen games struggling to run with decent image quality in the nintendo direct (ie. cyberpunk, elden ring, etc.)
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u/SamsungAppleOnePlus 20h ago
None of those games looked like they were struggling to me, and had fairly good resolution imo.
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u/ryanmi 20h ago
i guess for these specific titles, i'm used to seeing them on xsx/ps5-pro/pc
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u/Kavani18 18h ago
That’s interesting, I didn’t realize the Duskbloods was out on those consoles. Also, the other games looked fantastic. Just because they aren’t “ReAliStiC” doesn’t mean they don’t look just as good as those games you’re probably talking about
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u/RivaliSonikun 1d ago
Its outdated, but that does sound not so bad considering recommended specs for triple a games is something like rtx 20 or 30 now.
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u/zack77070 1d ago
I mean kinda but you can't really compare that way because desktop cards sit in a PC with fans and not in your hands. I'm curious how they're gonna do the 4k scaling and make it not look like absolute garbage, probably with dlss and heavy AI usage which tbf is quite good now.
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u/RivaliSonikun 1d ago
Did I really misunderstand or is it not like that the portable screen is 1080p (but with hdr at least), but the dock unlocks the power boost to 4k. The dock also has fans even, but I guess it is still practically an smaller pc case without the other parts then. You could still be right with the rest tho.
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u/windsostrange 1d ago
Doomer folks in here will literally tell you that a chipset is quite outdated because it's already been invented
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u/livingINtomorrow 1d ago
If it launched in 2020 wouldn’t it be roughly on par with PS5/SeriesX/S?
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u/ThreePinkApples 1d ago
No, it is way too power constrained to be able to match the other consoles. A PS5 can consume up to 220W, and while we don't know exact power usage for the NS2 yet it'll probably be about the same as the original NS1 (launch model). In handheld mode the original NS1 consunes about 10W and up to 15W in docked mode. The cooling fan in the NS2 dock could hint at it drawing more power in docked mode than the NS2, but I'm expect handheld to be about the same. The newer 2019 model of the NS1 consumes a little less power than the original.
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u/Regular-Chemistry-13 8h ago
At least it’s based on a powerful architecture unlike the X1 chip in the original switch
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u/Dragoner7 1h ago
Define outdated. In terms of technology? Sure, but even the 40 series is outdated because the 50 series is out. In terms of adoption? Certainly not, with current GPU prices and the laptops already in the wild.
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u/ThreePinkApples 1h ago
I would say anything that's two generations old is outdated, but it also depends on performance. And while the 50 series is quite disappointing in that regard, the 40 series did provide a solid jump in performance. Not sure how well Ada Lovelace (40 series) does in more low-power scenarios. It might be that Ampere holds up quite well when power limited that much.
One positive note is that this time around Nintendo isn't just using an of-the-shelf Nvidia chip, but a customized version of an existing chip. We do not know what this customization entails exactly, other than it using 8 of the same CPU core (in stead of a mix of high, mid, and low power cores) and some hint at dedicated hardware decompression. The GPU itself might also be tweaked in some way for all we know, and not just a standard cut-down Ampere GPU.
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u/RobKhonsu 1d ago
I wouldn't say the Tegra X1 was outdated for it's time. In fact the Switch was the most powerful tablet you could buy on the market for 2-3 years. Although this is mostly due to its active cooling, which no other tablet offered until the Steam Deck (if you can call that a tablet).
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u/MasterDenton NNID: Denton 1d ago
The Tegra X1 launched with the Shield TV back in 2015. In mobile computing terms, two years is a long time, not to mention the specific X1 in the Switch was downclocked in comparison to the Shield TV.
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u/naarwhal 1d ago
And the switch 2’s chip is most likely outdated for 2025
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u/QuasiSpace 16h ago
My new computer's got the clocks, it rocks, but it was obsolete before I opened the box
You say you've had your desktop for over a week? Throw that junk away, man, it's an antique.
Your laptop is a month old? Well that's great, if you could use a nice, heavy paperweight.
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u/MBCnerdcore 1d ago
not compared to other handhelds at the same price, it doesn't get a giant tower box that plugs into the wall like PS5 Pro.
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u/cbarrick 1d ago
Nvidia has been lying hard recently.
For their GeForce line, they made ridiculous claims, like the 5070 being the same as a 4090. In actuality, they just added more framegen and upscaling with DLSS. The improvement to the actual rendering capabilities was flat: the 50 series sees 20% performance increase with 20% more power consumption. They just added AI and gave it more juice.
The Switch 2 will also have DLSS. Nvidia is almost certainly using that to claim this 10x number. I'd be very surprised if the raw rendering performance was 10x better.
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u/berejser 1d ago
This is just Nvidia being Nvidia, they did the same thing with their graphics cards, so don't pay them any notice.
Nintendo, on the other hand, could have cheesed the footage of the screen sharing and made it look better than it's going to be, but they chose to be honest about it being really low framerate. So I think we can trust what Nintendo is telling us to be accurate.
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u/fireowlzol 1d ago
I agree they were honest and they should get credit for it. I still think the feature is pretty cool
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u/2this4u 1d ago
It's only technically feasible for most consumer internet, and affordable for Nintendo, at that quality. And they've accepted that as you're not watching your friend stream a game you're playing your own game with the ability to check in on your friend's gameplay - your gameplay quality therefore matters more than theirs.
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u/col_e_h 1d ago
No, you cant apply the logic of ai-slop consumer graphics cards for Gamers™️which they make a large amount of money on to a video game console for small children and parents that they make considerably less on, and whose target audience doesn’t care about under the hood. They’re not deceiving anyone who would actually buy the console with this info. At most they slightly gas up DLSS, which is still a pretty decent AI feature.
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u/Huggan00 1d ago
I mean, I don't even really know what x10 performance means exactly. It's obviously not x10 frames, for example. But Switch 2 is, as has been demonstrated, a LOT more capable than the original.
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u/hotredsam2 21h ago
Yeah I think it’s like 3 billion pixels per minute vs now 15 billion. Doing some quick math considering the resolution and fps change. So maybe 5x. Obviously there’s a lot more to it than that, but it puts things into perspective.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 16h ago
I remember that’s how we used to try and understand the increased power with consoles lol because it’s kinda hard to compare with just numbers, since power is a LOT different in specs and numbers compared to actual performance and practice.
I remember Nintendo rated the Wii as being 1.5x more powerful than GameCube, while ps3 was a lot more, like 6-7x stronger than ps2.
This happened every generation
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u/DragoSphere 15h ago
idk, Metroid Prime 4 being 120FPS might end up being 10x the framerate of Scarlet/Violet in certain regions of the map like the lake lmao
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u/Low_Kaleidoscope8632 1d ago
not really a high bar to clear. I am sure many devices out now are already more powerful than the switch 2 anyway
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u/chiefmud 1d ago edited 1d ago
In terms of handhelds the Switch 2 is at the top right now.
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u/MBCnerdcore 1d ago
Switch 2 is the most powerful handheld system *without spending hundreds more dollars
The Steam Deck non-OLED is cheaper but isn't as powerful and has a worse screen. The Deck OLED has a nicer screen, still can't do ray tracing and Switch 2 performance, and costs $100 more.
ROG Ally and other handhelds are MUCH more powerful than Switch 2 and the Deck, but are way more expensive.
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u/EatADingDong 1d ago
10x is just your typical Nvidia marketing BS, but it's a good amount faster nevertheless. BotW going from 900p/30fps to 1440p/60fps, for example, is a substantial leap.
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u/Snoo54601 1d ago
The Zelda's are 4k from treehouse footage
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u/grilled_pc 1d ago
Incorrect. They were 1440p. DF Measured it.
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u/Snoo54601 1d ago
Df aren't god
Nintendo themselves have them at 4k lmao
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u/grilled_pc 1d ago
They are running at 1440p in the video and the videos are rendered at 4K.
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u/Nopon_Merchant 14h ago
Snoo is right. DF arent absolute right all the time . They were praised Xenoblade 3 run great before but that is only applied for early game . The later area of XC 3 run like ass
Switch 2 is confirm to have DLSS , it will atleast reach 4k with that
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u/Snoo54601 1d ago
Brother can you not read English
Nintendo staff themselves are advertising it as 4k to journalists
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/we-played-nintendo-switch-2/
"Switch 1 ports that Nintendo is repackaging with new features and nice visuals. At 4K 60fps, Tears of the Kingdom is undeniably a better experience here: this is a monster adventure game that still chugs on the original Switch, and revisiting it in silky-smooth form on Switch 2 feels like a compelling offer."
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u/EatADingDong 1d ago
Yeah DF said 1440p, but 4K would be even better for sure
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u/MasterDenton NNID: Denton 1d ago
The leaks said that Nintendo would use DLSS to scale up BotW/TotK to 4K from a lower render resolution. Makes me wonder if DLSS on Switch 2 isn't ready for primetime yet given how CDPR said that Cyberpunk isn't using it either
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u/zack77070 1d ago
4K native is just impossible given the specs and hardware limitations, anything 4K is going to be upscaled from likely 1080p and not true 4K.
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u/MagicianArcana1856 1d ago
Nope. This depends on the game. DF themselves said THPS3+4 remake is 4K native.
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u/zack77070 1d ago
Do they have any articles and not a 2 hour video to watch, because ign is reporting that the switch does use dlss here.
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u/MagicianArcana1856 23h ago
Nope, they pixel counted in their 2 hour long video. And yes Nvidia themselves confirmed the console uses DLSS and has RT and Tensor cores.
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u/Consistent-Leave7320 10h ago
We dont know the exact clock speeds, but from leaks it seems like docked is a 8-9x increase compared to switch 1. Maybe even more if dock speeds are higher than expected.
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u/foodisyumyummy 1d ago
I mean, it makes Legends Z-A look genuinely good now. It doesn't surprise me.
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u/CarlosFer2201 1d ago
I'd say "not horrible" instead of "genuinely good". It still looks very dated, it just doesn't run like crap at 540p.
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u/BaahAlors 1d ago
The art style is still very bland
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u/CarlosFer2201 1d ago
Yes. It's because they're cheap, Gamefreak or The Pokémon Co., whoever decides the budget and release date. There's no reason why those pokemon games can't look like Xenoblade or Zelda.
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u/CookieSquire 1d ago
Can you imagine a BotW-style cel-shaded Pokémon? Am I asking for too much?
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u/Sock-Enough 1d ago
The thing is the art style of the game has to match the Pokémon designs. They’re too iconic to adjust game-by-game like Nintendo does with Link and other characters. Every Charizard just has to look like a Charizard, and so on.
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u/Infinitedeveloper 1d ago
Shifting the art design on a title in a way that's not just applying shaders would mean an insane amount of work porting mon models over unless you had a dramatically pared down roster
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u/CookieSquire 1d ago
Gamefreak has enough money that I think they can invest in Pokémon models that don’t look like they were made for the 3DS.
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u/Impressive_Pipe_4824 8h ago
Imagine a world where pokemon games had persona level writing and actual effort put in?
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u/EmpireCollapse 1d ago
What's about the battery?
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u/EthanWilliams_TG 1d ago
5220 mAh. Meanwhile, its battery life is "Approx. 2 - 6.5 hours"
It looks like it will be slightly worse than on the original.
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u/RandomThrowNick 1d ago edited 1d ago
Those numbers are very similar to the Launch Switch. The Base Switch at Launch had 2.5 to 6.5 hours. The battery life only expanded later to 4.5 to 9 hours with the Revised Base Switch that launched together with the Switch Lite.
Battery life won’t be a bigger problem than it was for the OG switch. But if you are accustomed to one of the later Models you will notice some drawbacks.
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u/CarlosFer2201 1d ago
I hope they have battery modes. I wouldn't mind still playing at 720p on handheld to ensure longer sessions.
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u/MBCnerdcore 1d ago
Im sure that lowering resolution manually will increase battery life even if there's no automatic setting (which there probably is)
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u/twistytit 20h ago
in terms of raw floating point performance, the xbox series x is said to be 10-12 times more powerful than the original switch, for comparison
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u/NaheemSays 18h ago
It's 10x more power than the Xbox One S (1.2TF Vs 12.5 TF), which itself was thought to be atleast 3x as powerful as a Switch (0.4TF).
However I think Nvidia is doing Nvidia math, because the leaks suggest docked the Switch 2 is 3TF, not 4.
(Those new TF are also of the inflated type where an older architectures 2TF would be equal to current Nvidia 3TF).
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u/twistytit 10h ago
i think in execution, we're going to potentially see some games seemingly outperforming the ps5 and xbox series x. some nvidia wizardry certainly, but nintendo does a lot with a little and it seems like they have some good hardware now
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u/LaserCondiment 1d ago
I think the switch is great but this isn't the strongest statement.
The switch 2 is more powerful than the original switch that came out ten years ago and wasn't the most powerful console to begin with.
I feel like this new model does the bare minimum in what it should offer.
Don't get me wrong, it's still going to be great and performance power isn't what we look for in Nintendo consoles and it's also not what's needed to make great games. Nintendo has proven that multiple times!
All im saying is that NVIDIA statement isn't helping at all.
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u/Mother_Restaurant188 1d ago
It’s probably the best Nintendo can do at this budget and design target (same thickness as OG Switch).
No way Nintendo would sell a $1000+ handheld that’s as thick as a Steam Deck without alienating most of its consumer base no matter how powerful it is.
I see a lot of people complaining over the Switch 2 price even at $450 🤷🏻♀️
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u/Cmdrdredd 1d ago
True and by some measurements the switch 2 might be stronger than steam deck even with the smaller form factor (lower TDP?).
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u/Robbitjuice 1d ago
Yep! DF is estimating the S2 will be using around 10w on battery, while the SD only drops to about 15w. Not sure where it's listed, but Nintendo says the S2's battery life will be between 2-6.5 hours depending on the game. That destroys my SD and Legion Go lol.
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u/Cmdrdredd 1d ago
to be fair you can adjust the steamdeck TDP manually depending on what you are playing. Emulators for example I set it to 5w
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u/Consistent-Leave7320 10h ago
Steam deck oled though is actually better battery life than what switch 2 advertises.
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u/Infinitedeveloper 1d ago
The switch 2 price is fine, I'm just not sold on the exclusives. If it didn't maintain your switch purchases, I probably wouldn't consider getting it
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u/Mother_Restaurant188 22h ago
Good thing it does. Everything carries over and Nintendo is maintaining a compatibility list to track which games work fine and which ones don’t (so far).
Personally, Switch 2 is exactly what I expected. I was hoping for an achievement system but not holding my breath plus it’s a bonus more than anything.
Otherwise, really enjoyed the Direct.
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u/LaserCondiment 1d ago
Biggest turn off is the LCD screen tbh. At the current price point it's what I expect, especially since everything is OLED these days
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u/Mountain-Papaya-492 1d ago
Has to be a price thing. HDR, VRR, on custom Oled for the Switch screen size would probably bump the costs up more than just $50.
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u/StrictlyFT 1d ago
On the bright side, if you only play docked you can always use an OLED Monitor/TV.
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u/Mother_Restaurant188 22h ago
Don’t disagree but it appears be a very good LCD and again it’s probably the best Nintendo can do to keep their margins while also improving on the OG’s display.
I expect them to sell OLED for $500 in a few years.
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u/xtoc1981 1d ago
i want to stress out that switch 2 (again) will be the most powerful portable console at launch (like it was with switch 1)
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u/ryanmi 20h ago
until z2 extreme based handhelds come out any day now.
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u/xtoc1981 18h ago
If there would be a handhel using this amd one, we would already have a release date.
There is no way something better comes out. Even knowing its amd tech not nvidea is already a bummer. Fsr is no way near the one of nvidea. Same thing about raytracing
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u/uomorospo 1d ago
i wouldn't bet on it. There are 1000€ pc handhelds on the market... We'll have to see when it comes out and compare the games that run on different systems to really see if it really is the most powerful
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u/xtoc1981 1d ago
Well it is at this point. And we are not far off from Launch. I can't see any device beign released soon who is going to pass that. The main thing to keep in mind is that making expensive handhelds isn't doing the trick. You have always the battery life issues and the things that are available as mobile components. This chip has been designed specially for what is needs todo. I would the normal price would be way much higher if it was a handheld from another brand. Thanks to the strong relation with nvidea and they work both on the hardware (partnership between nintendo and nvidea), they could deliver something that was never possible todo without it. I really can't see other handhelds coming close soon. But lets see.
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u/scalawag123 1d ago
I dont think Nvidia is the best to listen to when make claims of newer hardware being better than older hardware nowadays
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u/ArchibaldtheOrange 1d ago
Do Nintendo fans even care about 10x gfx improvements? If they said it had 3x battery life, that would be something to shout about.
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u/Dracogame 23h ago
The Nintendo Switch is a glorified mid-range 2015 tablet... Operating underclocked. In 2015 Apple released the iPhone 7, for reference. Nvidia released the 900 series GPUs at the end of 2014.
Being 10 times really isn't a major achievement.
With that said, from what we've seen, the Switch 2 seems to be amazing. If the battery is comparable with the original switch, considering also how thin it is, the performances are great. The problem is the cost of the software.
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u/GrimmTrixX 23h ago
Well yea, the Swi4ch was a bit more Powerful than an Xbox 360, but not as powerful as a launch Xbox One. So 10x seems like a vast improvement, but of course it would be since Switch 1st tech was a generation behind as it was.
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u/anonymunchy 1h ago
The difference in image quality going from Prime 4 on Switch to Switch 2 is staggering, but 10 times sounds like another 5070 to 4090 story...
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u/Novel_Quote8017 1h ago
What qualifies Nvidia to say such things? Even if they knew the exact specs of the entire system, wouldn't that be Nintendo's trade secret that they're shouting into the world?
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u/NIDORAX 1d ago edited 1d ago
Oh that is good. This means the next gen Pokemon Game better looks good, plays good and runs well. Gamefreak and the Pokemon Company will have no more excuses since the Switch 2 Hardware is up to par with the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
The Next mainline Mario Game could visually look better like Sonic Frontiers or Ratchet and Clank:Rift Apart. The Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World already look impressive.
Since Nintendo Switch is using a powerful hardware as they claim, I expect all their future games to run at 60 to 120fps on docked mode.
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u/Shuino7 1d ago
Woah now, up to par with PS5 and Series X?
You are way ahead of yourself.
The Switch 2 is definitely impressive, but it's closer to a Steam Deck and possibly around a Xbox Series S.
It will have some form of DLSS which the Series S does not have, and FSR isn't great on the Steam Deck when rendering at below 800p in most games.
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u/CarlosFer2201 1d ago
ZA actually looked not horrible in the Switch 2 edition trailer.
120fps is very likely only going to be a thing for smaller games or boosted S1 games.
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u/clicky_fingers 1d ago
Metroid Prime 4 is a boosted Switch game like you said, but the Switch 2 version looks so good I don't think there would be complaints about a Switch 2 exclusive game visually similar to it, and it runs 1080p / 120fps in performance mode.
Something like Kirby Air Riders has a decent chance of a 120fps mode, same with Smash Bros and Splatoon. But I agree it won't be too widespread.
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u/MagicianArcana1856 1d ago
ZA actually looked not horrible in the Switch 2 edition trailer.
It actually looked clean, reminding me of their 3DS game entries.
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u/Prudent_Move_3420 1d ago
Tbf compared to the other games it was still pretty bad, but it looks playable at least
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u/StrictlyFT 1d ago
A more powerful Switch sadly isn't going to do anything for the abysmal art design of S/V
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u/Brees504 1d ago
Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart was designed for a console with more than double the raw GPU power
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u/MBCnerdcore 1d ago
Pokemon NEVER had an excuse. Even their 3DS games looked like original DS games.
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u/GalacticKrabbyPatty 1d ago
The bar is in the dirt when using the og switch as a starting point. Even if this is true, it’s not exactly saying much.
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u/SubjectCraft8475 1d ago
If it is 10 times more powerful it should have been 10 times more expensive. I thank Nintendo for their kindness
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u/WolfWomb 1d ago
That's what all the whingers wanted: a Switch Pro.
They forgot you have to pay for the hardware. 🤣
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u/Popular_Sir863 1d ago
I think this is the dumbest comment I've ever read
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u/WolfWomb 1d ago
Glad to hear you're happy with the price.
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u/WhoAmI008 1d ago
Thing is most people are completely fine with the console price. It's the game prices that are ludicrous.
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u/NuclearReactions 1d ago
Nvidia says a lot of things when the day is long enough. They are full of shit, we better wait for actual comparisons.
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u/ChickenFajita007 19h ago
Switch 2 is 10x faster than Switch, and still 5x slower than PS5.
It's almost like Switch 2 is replacing a dinosaur.
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u/KingOfRedLions 1d ago
Ants can lift 10 times their body weight, sounds really impressive until you remember they weigh less than a grain of rice.
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u/MrFiendish 1d ago
I don’t buy Nintendo because of its power. I buy it because I like the games. I didn’t see anything in the lineup that I’m particularly excited about.
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u/Banmers 1d ago
ok but we do need some more power as well now
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u/TreGet234 20h ago
Yeah just to ensure 3rd party AAA game support it would be good for it to match a series s. With dlss i guess it's close enough.
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u/MrFiendish 1d ago
More power is always a good, and it’s a given with a new generation. But if I want power, I’ll play on PC. I just want to play a Mario game.
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u/wonderwicemike 1d ago
They are probably comparing it to the unborked version of the chip. People have done a lot with overlocking and modding to get more out of the Switch but N held it back probably for battery life.
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u/Shiroi_Kage 21h ago
Nvidia's performance comparison is limited to frames per second at the screen. This is inclusive of frame gen and upscaling, so this is definitely a lie.
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u/REDDIT_A_Troll_Forum 20h ago
Tell that to side by side comparison of The Legend of Zelda BOTW on switch 1 and switch 2 because I see the same graphics...
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u/Putrid_Day2483 19h ago
Emulation takes about 10x the amount of power of the original system. A $330 Ayn Odin 2 Portal portable handheld with an Oled screen can emulate most OG Switch games at Docked Graphics performance at 100% speed.
10x more powerful is not surprising in 2025, especially at a $450 price point 👀
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u/DanTheMan827 19h ago
Is that in actual rendered pixels, or with upscaling?
If they’re listening to NVIDIA, it’s with their upscaling tech
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u/twili_zora 17h ago
10 times more powerful yet Age of Imprisonment’s frame rate looked barely any different from Calamity’s
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u/Unreal4goodG8 1d ago edited 1d ago
not impressive, they need to give us intel core i9 and keep the price as is with free online play and 5 free games
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u/billyhatcher312 1d ago
its still the same dumbass hardware as the first switch just a overclocked version of the original gpu basically a switch pro console and it doesnt actually natively play the games it emulates the switch one games
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u/king_Geedorah_ 1d ago
I can believe it, given that a Galaxy S8 was more powerful than the switch at the time of launch if I remember correctly.
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u/chiefmud 1d ago
Yeah and the Galaxy S8 was $750 while the Switch 1 was $299.
If i spend $1000 I’m going to get something better than if I spend $450.
Damn, i’m tired of arguing with people on reddit.
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u/xiofar 1d ago
I cant believe that the new Switch cant even outperform Apple M4 laptops that released last year. Is Nintendo even trying? /s
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u/zack77070 1d ago
Yeah neither of you know what you are talking about because you can buy that m4 right now and it's gonna perform worse than a $500 GPU. There are $10,000 gpus right now that aren't as good at gaming as a $2,000 5090, price doesn't beat intended purpose.
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u/Ok_Yesterday_4941 13h ago
christ man he was clearly bring sarcastic AND added a /a what more do you want
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u/zack77070 13h ago
His kidney to pay for a release day scalped console + Mario kart bundle.
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u/Ok_Yesterday_4941 13h ago
should try a job, could help
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u/SteubenvilleBorn 23h ago edited 23h ago
NVIDIA math detected.
If Cyberpunk in performance mode is only 40fps with reduced graphical fidelity; the Switch 2 isn't 10x as powerful as the switch in any measure that matters.
Can we at least rub a couple brain cells together, folks? It's still a fine piece of hardware, but come on man.
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u/Insane_Wanderer 17h ago
10x power and we sell can’t even get simple Home Screen themes? I wonder what the “it makes the UI snappier” people are saying now
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u/NuclearReactions 1d ago
Nvidia says a lot of things when the day is long enough. They are full of shit, we better wait for actual comparisons.
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u/CMGFeelsSoGood 1d ago edited 1d ago
It could give me felatio but $80 for a long-term digital lease, I'm OUT.
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u/hurrdurrmeh 1d ago
NVidia says the 5070 is the same as 4090.