As leaks had already anticipated, the Nintendo Switch 2 uses several SK Hynix H58GEA6AK8B memory chips to add no less than 12 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. Thanks to knowing what memory it uses, it will operate at a frequency of 7,500 MT/s (LPDDR5X-7500).
This memory, and the SoC, are surrounded by “thermal shields” that will help dissipate heat more evenly throughout the rest of the console’s chassis. Thus hoping for a reduction in temperatures.
Since we mentioned the SoC, it is expected to be the NVIDIA Tegra T239 based on the Arm architecture. The most important thing is the integrated graphics, with 1,536 CUDA Cores under the Ampere architecture which is not a modern architecture.
The first Ampere GPU launched on the market was the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB in 2021. So yes, the Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive in 2025 with a 2021 graphics architecture. We assume with some improvements along the way at least use the most advanced versions of NVIDIA DLSS technology.
As we’ve already mentioned, this is not surprising. Rumors have suggested that Nintendo was simply looking to cut costs. It has even been suggested that the SoC will be manufactured by none other than Samsung Foundry.
Nintendo is therefore using not only an already old architecture but also a less advanced manufacturing process in its quest to reduce costs as much as possible.
