VGC: Switch 2 Was Shown At Gamescom Running Matrix Awakens UE5 Demo

[Biggerboat1]

haxxiy said:

Biggerboat1 said:

Upon further googling the consensus seems to be that the Series S's GPU is equivalent to a GTX 1650, which actually benches worse than the RTX 2050 Laptop. I think there's no question that a power starved 2050, running in handheld mode, will run slower than the Series S GPU, however if docked it can run at a full 30W then maybe it's not crazy to believe that a Switch 2 could be in the same ballpark as Series S...

For games, the 45W RTX 2050 is faster than the 1650, but the 30W version is slower. Both the 45W 2050 and the 1650 are comparable to the AMD-made RX 6400, which should still be some 10% slower than the Series S GPU.

Mind, the Switch as a whole consumes 15W when docked. There's still a large gap to make up unless they're going for a smaller node or higher power consumption.

I get the impression you're a good deal more knowledgeable than me on this stuff, but the GPU comparison charts I can see point to the 2050 mobile being 10 to 20% faster than the 1650...

https://www.gpucheck.com/nvidia-gpu-hierarchy-list-chart

Having another search for Series S equivalent GPU's, there seems to be a split between 1650 & 1650 super, so fair enough I guess.

Re. your last point, yeah, I think a lot will hinge on the node they opt for. It seems very un-Nintendo like to be running hot at a full 30W given the cooling on the Switch 2 will likely be less performant than a laptop. If they end up on smaller process then it's more likely that they'll target higher clocks.

My takeaway from this though is that if N do opt for a smaller node, the Swicth 2 matching Series S whilst docked is a lot less 'pie-in-the-sky' than I initially thought.