Laura Kate Dale: Nintendo Switch Dock Increases Performance, Not Via Extra Hardware

[onionberry]

GhaudePhaede010 said:

onionberry said:

That's the thing, the dock is not boosting anything, handheld mode is downclocked. When you use the dock the device will use its normal speed, which is faster than the handheld mode for obvious reasons, like a direct power source without the need of a battery.

Different phrasing; same meaning.

Not really, when you say boosting that means overclocking, that means more power than it should have. Here we are talking about an underclocked handheld system that can run at its standard speed when is connected to a power source. Very different and very possible, now more than ever thanks to the usb method.