Nintendo Switch 2 specs revealed, available June 5

02 April 2025
Features faster processor, 1080p 120Hz VRR display, increased storage, and Joy-Con 2.

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Anonymous, 6 hours agoIt's not only the frame rate. The resolution is higher... moreYou either misunderstood me or don't know anything. I do prefer a higher frame rate compared to a refresh rate (which is in Hz). I couldn't care less about refresh rate in games. On a mobile phone, yeah, 120 Hz looks nice in menus. But in a game? It doesn't really get utilized in the real world. You only need a higher frame rate, and a 120 Hz screen won't help you with that. I guess now I understand why you're anonymous.

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    Vegetaholic, 1 hour agoIt's about 5.4teraflops of 8 gen 3. But flops don'... moreThe GPU performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is about 2.77 TFLOPS (FP32). The GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is about 3.09 TFLOPS (FP32). The Nintendo Switch 2 is more powerful than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in terms of the GPU performance. The Nintendo Switch 2 SoC is a custom SoC. It's not an off-the-shelf Orin SoC.

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      RIP PS5pro :)
      and if Nintendo does not fall into "remaster s1 games for s2" trap -> RIP PS6 too :)

        Anonymous, 21 hours agoThe GPU performance of the PS4 is about 1.84 TFLOPS. The GP... moreIt's about 5.4teraflops of 8 gen 3. But flops don't really matter. 8 gen 3 is way newer than Swtich 2 GPU, it's just more powerful in general. Switch 2 GPU is from 2021/22 chip. It is somewhere on par with PS4 Pro gpu. So games technically will be running on upscaled 4k, would be PS4 level.

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          major general panda, 2 hours agoimportant question: will it have ghost drift problems on th... moreThere is no confirmation if the Nintendo Switch 2 has Hall effect sticks.

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            xPandamon, 3 hours agoYes, it is vastly more powerful. But knowing Nintendo, thei... moreIt's perfectly fine if you use unofficial emulators to play games you own. However, in the case of Yuzu, the developer got caught that he wanted money from people who intended for piracy. There is no way to spin it. His action was unacceptable, and he knew that. That's why he agreed to pay Nintendo for damages. Regarding the digital game card, you probably misunderstand it. It's an optional feature that allows you to share your digital copies of games to your family members or friends without sharing your account credentials. Obviously, it's not for everyone, but there is nothing questionable about it. It's a good feature for family members who want to use separate accounts that allows them to share digital copies of games to one another.

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              today in 2025 is not the same as it was when the Switch1 released back in 2017. Today players have a lot of choices for handheld gaming, and even more for mobile gaming. SteamDeck and it's many "clones" is easily available, many with open source hardware and software, making them more desirable, although costing more, slightly. So an adult looking for handhelp gaming on flights, or trains, may no longer look at nintendo. I wish nintendo well, because I grew up playing nintendo consoles, but if given the choice between a powerful steam-clone that runs all my PC games, vs the Switch 2, i'd probbaly pick the one that has all my Steam games.

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                important question: will it have ghost drift problems on the new joysticks? will they be hall-effect joysticks or regular?

                  Anonymous, 03 Apr 2025The Nintendo Switch 2 is almost 8 times as powerful as the ... moreYes, it is vastly more powerful. But knowing Nintendo, their more complex first party games won't even use the full 120 Hertz. Also yeah some devs talk positively about piracy but by itself, emulation isn't illegal. Nintendo has been taking down stuff that was perfectly fine. That's probably also why people start considering piracy to be necessary to fight their behaviour. And seeing by the absurd game prices and the very questionable digital card stuff Nintendo tries to pull off, people clearly haven't done enough damage to Nintendo yet

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                    Solun1, 16 hours agoIf I had to, I'd pick 60 Hz OLED over 120 Hz LCD, beca... moreIt's not only the frame rate. The resolution is higher, and it supports HDR and VRR. It's okay if you prefer an OLED screen even with lower frame rate and resolution and the lack of HDR and VRR, but my point is that not everyone will agree that an OLED screen with lower specs is better than an LCD screen with higher specs.

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                      Anonymous, 12 hours agoOh I'm talking about mobile flagship processors. You s... moreThe GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is higher than that of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 even when the latter doesn't throttle (3.09 TFLOPS vs 2.77 TFLOPS). When the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 throttles, it can't compete with the Nintendo Switch 2 at all in terms of GPU performance. The active cooling the dock provides should enable the Nintendo Switch 2 to use peak performance indefinitely in TV mode, if necessary. As I said, for games, the GPU performance is much more important than the CPU performance.

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                        Anonymous, 19 hours agoCope harder bro, rumored switch 2 Tflops in handheld is onl... moreThe Nintendo Switch 2 is a hybrid console, when you compare performance, you should compare peak performance. The GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 in TV mode is about 3.09 TFLOPS. That's much higher that than of the PS4. If you connect a device with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to a TV, the GPU performance is still about 2.77 TFLOPS. It's a fact that the Nintendo Switch 2 is more capable than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to in terms of GPU performance. The A78 is likely chosen because it provides a good balance of performance and efficiency, which is very important in handheld mode. For games, the GPU performance is much more important than the CPU performance.

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                          Solun1, 13 hours agoYou don't get to talk about flagship (or even average)... moreOh I'm talking about mobile flagship processors. You still haven't explained...if the peak of the switch 2 is worse than that of a flagship while throttled... What does active cooling do? It doesn't magically make the switch 2 perform better. Just let it maintain peak longer.

                            Anonymous, 14 hours agoActive cooling ensures the processor stays at its peak for ... moreYou don't get to talk about flagship (or even average) processors in this price range. Only about mobile flagship processors - and, again, Switch 2 will defeat them all thanks to its active cooling.

                            Even if the processor in Switch 2 was underclocked compared to its mobile counterpart (not sure if that will be the case), it will still defeat the regular version processor in a matter of a few minutes, because it can sustain its power unlike anything placed in a mobile phone or tablet.

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                              Solun1, 16 hours agoAgain. Since it has active cooling, it's better than a... moreActive cooling ensures the processor stays at its peak for longer, but if the switch 2's peak is lower than flagship processors when throttled, it's the active cooling that is irrelevant.

                                Well although is very interesting would not swap my 2000 eur lenovo gaming laptop for that no matter what.

                                  Anonymous, 16 hours agoActive cooling won't save nintendo's down clockin... moreAgain. Since it has active cooling, it's better than any mobile processor ever released, it's completely irrelevant if Nintendo uses a lower end processor if it can cool it well.

                                    Anonymous, 22 hours agoLet's be honest, if you ask 100 gamers, do you think t... moreIf I had to, I'd pick 60 Hz OLED over 120 Hz LCD, because absolute majority of games never even run in 120 Hz. You can still get a nice framerate on a 60 Hz screen, but your 120 Hz LCD screen will look like absolute garbage every single time no matter which game you play.

                                    In a survey, it depends who those gamers are and what they play. If they have a smart TV that they will mostly play on, then the screen on the console itself is irrelevant. If they'll play outside, OLED is the only option, because LCD is completely unreadable.

                                    Personally, I wouldn't buy any device with a screen that uses LCD, that was cool in 2003, not today. Games on a 60 Hz screen can look great as long as the screen isn't LCD.

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                                      Solun1, 17 hours agoIt has active cooling, therefore it's more powerful th... moreActive cooling won't save nintendo's down clocking and the old manufacturing node. The chip uses A78 cores which is currently what you find in budget phones these days.

                                        Vegetaholic, 22 hours agoIt's PS4 levels, it is not really very powerful. And n... moreIt has active cooling, therefore it's more powerful than any mobile Snapdragon that got ever released.

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