Ventura Beat: Nintendo Switch are based on Nvidia's Maxwell Architecture not Pascal

[JRPGfan]

Barkley said:

JRPGfan said:

This makes it sound like its a Tegra X1 inside there right? not a X2.

That would also point to a 512 (Fp32) /1024 (Fp16) Gflop machine wouldnt it? unless Nvidia did a semi custom model?

I imagine the Switch hardware will be customised to some extent, I don't think you'll get exactly the same chip in any other device.

I thought that was the point though?

To go cheap, by useing excisting designs, and not order something custom? and spend too much on R&D of the chip.

If its semi custom that means it ll be more powerfull than a Tegra X1, and might actually be close to 1 teraflop, if nintendo doubled up on gpu.

The problem is then your looking at a 30-40watt power consumption, which isnt a problem for a home console, but for a handheld?

Intresting to see how they handle power consumption when not docked.