Rumors about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 are still swirling, and a new leak from a well-known tech YouTuber suggests that the console’s specs could be even more powerful than previously imagined. The leak, which comes from RedGamingTech, claims that the Switch 2 from Nintendo could be powered by a MediaTek processor with 2x Cortex-A4 cores, 2x Cortex-A720 cores, and 4x Cortex-A520 cores. 

Previously, the Switch 2 was rumored to feature a custom Nvidia Tegra T239 “Drake” processor. This would still be a huge upgrade over the OG Switch’s Tegra X1 SoC, but its specs are starting to become dated. The Tegra Orin chip family, which the T239 is based on, was released in 2018. If the Switch 2 is released in the second half of 2024, that would leave a six-year gap between console and SoC architecture.

So if the YouTuber’s claims are true, the MediaTek processor could be a significant upgrade over the Tegra X1 processor that powers the OG Switch, and it could potentially put the Switch 2 on par with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S in terms of performance.

The leak also claims that the Switch 2 GPU could have 12 to 16 streaming multiprocessors (SMs) based on newer Ada Lovelace microarchitecture. This would be even more powerful than the GPU in the Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin 32GB, which has 14 SMs with older-gen Ampere architecture. In addition to its powerful hardware, the Switch 2 is also rumored to have 12 to 16GB of RAM and Tegra X1 backwards compatibility. 

Of course, it’s important to take these rumors with a grain of salt. Nothing has been officially confirmed by Nintendo, and the Switch 2 is still a long way from release. However, if these rumors are true, the Switch 2 could be a major force in the gaming industry.

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