I am skeptical of claims that put Switch 2 performance above the Steam Deck in handheld mode. The Switch 2 SOC is slightly larger with ca. 210mm² compared to Steam Deck 163mm² at the original TSMC at 7N process. With a Samsung 8N node that would mean fewer transistors for the Switch 2. Samsung 5N should give Switch 2 more transistors. Clock speed on Switch 2 is much lower to accommodate 10W power and a longer battery life.
Switch 2 die size: 210mm²
Steam Deck die size: 163mm²
Switch 2 GPU Hz handheld: 561MHz
Steam Deck GPU Hz: 1600Mhz
Switch 2 TFlops: ?
Steam Deck Tflops: 1.6 TFlops
The [original Steam Deck] Van Gogh graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 163 mm² and 2,400 million transistors.
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/steam-deck-gpu.c3897
Last edited by numberwang - on 15 January 2025
