RedGamingTech has jumped on the Nintendo Switch 2 leak bandwagon that has been gaining momentum lately. While the YouTuber discussed previously reported details about the long-awaited hybrid controller, like DLSS support, he also provided some new information that he apparently got via a combination of “I was told” and “one of my other sources.” So there’s a pinch of caution here, especially considering how impressive the Switch 2 specs leak was in terms of what the CPU and GPU might contain, but in host Paul Eccleston’s defense he described the potential specs as “low confidence.” It’s also been reported that some developers have non-disclosure agreements with Nintendo, suggesting that a lot is already happening in the upcoming Switch space.
Eccleston believes that a lot of hardware was modified during the Switch 2’s development process, so it’s fair to assume that the Tegra T239 “Drake” processor may have been involved in the mix at some point. While this chip is still a significant upgrade over the Tegra, it’s due in the second half of 2024, leaving a six-year gap between the console and its SoC architecture. The OG Switch was released in 2017, while Nvidia introduced the X1 processor in 2015 – a gap of two years (about 22 months).
die video He claims that Nvidia has suggested an updated SoC configuration for Nintendo, which if true would make rumors of Switch 2 gaming performance matching the PS5 and Xbox Series S even more credible. The Switch 2’s CPU component can rely on MediaTek with 2x Cortex-A4, 2x Cortex-A720 and 4x Cortex-A520 for a fast and highly efficient chip that will put any T239 SKU to shame.
The Drake chip is said to have ARM Cortex-A78AE cores, but they are ARM expectation The new Cortex-A720 cores can deliver 10% more performance than the Cortex-A78 – and that doesn’t even take into account the performance of the Cortex-A4 cores, which power the so-called part of the CPU. The Cortex-A4 uses a much more efficient architecture than the A78 (ARMv9.2 vs. ARMv8.2) and the maximum number of instructions on the fly increases from 160 in the old model to 2×384 in the new series. This potential CPU component is a significant improvement over the previously rumored successor to the Nintendo Switch.
As if that wasn’t enough, the GPU component of the Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to have 12 to 16 multiprocessor cores (SM), but with the Ada Loveless microarchitecture. A similar number of SMS (14) on a chip as the Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB, but must be based on the older Ampere architecture. Once again, the T239 Drake seems dated for its Ampere introduction, as the console’s mysterious Switch 2 processor will offer more power, higher efficiency, DLSS 3 frame generation and fourth-generation Tensor cores when it comes to the Ada Lovelace based microarchitecture. .
Last but not least, 12 to 16 GB of RAM is said to ensure backwards compatibility with Nintendo Switch 2 and Tegra X1. It’s a surprising combination that RedGamingTech presents here and can be seen as a level of reckless optimism or skepticism that lowers expectations but keeps hope alive.
