XBox Series S Could Be A Nice Bounce For Switch 2

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Soundwave said:

Manlytears said:
I doubt it. I agree on the GPU, it is quite possible that Switch 2 can deliver a "minimally comparable" GPU, but what about the CPU !?
I find it very difficult for nintendo to make a Console/Handheld with GPU and CPU comparable to the "series S" rumored specs and, at the same time, maintain portability and low price (both characteristics of Nintendo's most successful consoles)

Arm A78 in a 8 core config isn't actually that far off from the CPU inside the XBox Series S. 

GPU performance is far more important for ports. 

At single-core an the same clock speed.

And that's precisely the problem, since that's the only case where it comes anywhere close to Ryzen.

The A76-78 also consume more power than an A75 or it's predecessors, especially at higher clock speeds. Ever wondered why before there were 4 big and 4 Little cores, but now it's always a 2+6 or even a 1+1+6 configuration? Well, now you know.

Switch has 4 A57 at 1 Ghz. At roughly the same consumption at 7nm a quad-core A78 would only be clocked at 1.2-1.4 Ghz at best. That would only be one third of the clock speed with just half the cores and a quarter of the amount of threads of a Ryzen in the next-gen consoles.

As for the GPU performance, while Ampere is certainly better than Maxwell, the TDP constrains will still keep the uptick relatively small. I expect a 50-60% improvement at best right now, so getting close to the XBOS in raw performance.