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bonzobanana on 06 January 2017
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WolfpackN64 said:
bonzobanana said:

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.

https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/241143-new-report-claims-nintendo-switch-maxwell-based-built-20nm-technology

Possibly, that would mean it's a slightly more efficiënt Maxwell GPU and a slightly less efficiënt CPU. But rumors are still rumors. Even if it's true, I wouldn't be surprised to see a die shrink down the line.

Die shrink down the line definitely if it manages to sell well enough to justify it unlike the wii u situation.