Nintendo has long been rumored to be working on a successor to the original Switch handheld console. The next gen entry is expected to offer a notable bump in performance thanks to more powerful hardware, but now, we might have a fair idea just how capable this Switch 2 model could be.
Nintendo Switch 2 could be on the same level as the Xbox One & PS4
Interestingly enough, the information this time around weren’t shared by some tipster or an anonymous source. Rather, the details comes from Activision Blizzard’s CFO Armin Zerza. To elaborate, the executive in an email sent to Nintendo stated that Activision can ‘make something compelling for NG (next generation) switch as well’. Apparently, the development plans for new the titles for the upcoming Switch 2 model is thanks to the handheld console being ‘closer’ in performance to Gen8 platforms.
The 8th Gen consoles are basically the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. In terms of raw performance, these consoles operated within a performance range of between 1.3 TFLOPS and 1.84 TFLOPS (FP32) and featured 8GB of RAM. However, the next gen Switch console can possibly output up to 4 TFLOPS from its new Nvidia Tegra T239 processor. This chipset is the customized variant of the Tegra T234 chip that features Team Green’s Ampere architecture and 2,048 CUDA cores.
If this rumor is true, then the Switch 2 could possibly offer around 10 times the power of its predecessor. While this is a huge jump over two generations, Nintendo hadn’t updated its Switch series in years, except a Lite model and an OLED refresh. So stick around for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.
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