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curl-6 on 05 March 2015
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sc94597 said:
curl-6 said:

So you're saying that by the end of next year, a portable system that could run Mario Kart 8/Bayonetta 2 graphics at 720p would not be high end?

The hardware that is capable of doing that (and more) is high end now. With how quickly this technology is advancing, it won't be low-end by the end of 2016, but neither would it be high-end. Just a medium level technology. You have to realize that phones are running at resolutions 4-8x 720p, and while gaming might not be too heavy, there are other GPU heavy tasks these phones will be accomplishing. 

http://kyokojap.myweb.hinet.net/gpu_gflops/

And here is an article on PowerVR advancements (for information on powerful hardware that isn't Tegra.) 

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/11/10/imagination-powervr-series7/

These are suppose to reach this year, so they should be high-end this year and mid-ranged next year. 

But can we rely on Nintendo to opt for these modern parts instead of the mature (read: withered) graphics technology they tend to favour? And if it's coming late 2016, when would they be choosing parts, this year?