bonzobanana on 06 January 2017
| WolfpackN64 said: Maxwell and Pascal aren't too different. Pascal is slightly different on a smaller process (since Maxwell is generally on 28nm and Pascal is on 16nm, that is a significant die shrink). |
The rumour is that Switch is based on 20nm technology. Which seems likely a) because that fits in with the timeline when the Switch was being designed with Nintendo not being the fastest company when it comes to designing and bringing a product to market plus b) cheaper
Also the claimed 1ghz cpu speed etc fits in well with the 20nm thermal design. Considering a portable console can't go into a lower performance mode when it gets too hot as that would impact gameplay, they are normally designed to a lower performance level that can be stable at all times. I think 16nm would have allowed them to clock the Switch higher.
