| Random_Matt said: Someone say the Switch isn't underpowered? A downclocked Shield from years ago, deluded. |
That's bait, but I'll bite.
Same could be said about the XBO and PS4, which were equivalent to low-to-mid-range PCs at best during their release. A netbook CPU, a downclocked low-to-mid-range GPU from years ago (Radeon HD 7xxx released in January 2012, so 21 months old compared to the 25 of the X1; XBO and PS4 have about the same power as a 7770 and 7790 respectively, two of the smallest GCN chips). Compared to a halfway decent gaming PC, PS4 and XBO were just as underpowered at their release as the Switch is compared to them- just the latter is portable, which gives it a good reason to be much less powerful.
Oh, and the NVidia Shield also clocks down to Switch speed under load. Nintendo just made it the standard clock speed for power-saving reasons, otherwise the battery would have drained even faster.
The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing
The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/
Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/
