| super_etecoon said: So this argument has been stewing quite a bit around here, so I thought I'd put up a poll to gauge the room. Obviously we have no idea about many things: —When the system will launch —What the specs will be —If there will even be a Switch 2 But all that being said, we have a bit of history to go with Nintendo, other manufacturers of home consoles, as well as the current state of the market. So what do you think? How much will the base line model cost? I have no reason to believe Nintendo will try a two tiered system like they did with the WiiU, but for clarity's sake I wanted to get that out there. |
AMD resently announced AMD Ryzen Z1 + Z1 extreme, which are 15w-30w APUs (for thin laptops), that can reach upwards of 8.6 Tflops of grafical compute capabilities (for the Z1 extreme at abit under 30watts). (Switch is around 0.4 Tflops (400 Gflops)). (granted this is the newest new, likely on 4nm nodes ect, and not even out yet)
So Spec wise, I'm expecting a Switch 2, to do something around that (if nintendo wanted to).
I'd love to see a Switch 2, when docked able to best a Xbox One X / PS4 pro, in terms of graphics grunt.
If they go that route, and sell it at break even points, I'd figure they would need to ask for like 400-450$.
Yes, Im expecting more than a x10 performance uplife in terms of the GPU inside the Switch 2.
That and probably also something like DLSS ontop (if its a nvidia gpu) (otherwise FSR)
| Zippy6 said: The advancement in technology in what will be over 7 years since the release of the Switch means they should still be able to offer a substantial increase in power for the $299-$349 mark. Especially in the mobile hardware space. I think the $399 price point is the most likely currently though. |
Yep, by the time a "switch 2" launches (likely first in 2024), it ll be going on its 8th year.
Also the "tech" inside the Switch wasn't exactly new, even at the time of its launch.
I suspect the jump in GPU grunt, could be over a factor of 10.
