Nintendo’s Switch 2 specs page is mild on particulars. Nonetheless, Digital Foundry has shared what it says are “rock stable” specs for the upcoming console in an article and a video, providing new details about its processor and a testing device for builders for GameChat.
On its specs web page, Nintendo solely describes the Swap 2’s chip as a “customized processor made by Nvidia.” Nvidia shared a bit extra final month, together with that its chip permits DLSS and real-time ray tracing on the Swap 2. Digital Foundry will get extra particular: it says the Swap 2’s customized Nvidia T239 system-on-a-chip makes use of an ARM Cortex A78C CPU with eight cores. Six cores will likely be obtainable to builders, whereas two will likely be used for the system.
The GPU makes use of Nvidia’s Ampere structure. The console additionally has 12GB of LPDDR5X reminiscence, although the system will maintain 3GB in reserve.
As for the Swap 2’s show capabilities, whereas VRR is supported on the console’s display screen, the machine doesn’t help VRR whereas in docked mode and related to HDMI, Digital Foundry stories. Nintendo initially marketed that VRR can be obtainable whereas docked as properly, nevertheless it’s since scrubbed mentions of that on its web site.
Digital Foundry additionally notes an attention-grabbing tidbit about GameChat, the brand new Discord-like chat system for the Swap 2. Nintendo is providing builders a GameChat testing device that “simulates API latency and L3 cache misses that the true world GameChat system incurs on the system, which means builders can check this while not having lively GameChat periods working,” Digital Foundry says. Hopefully, this testing device will assist builders ensure that GameChat doesn’t bathroom down their video games.