Nintendo Switch 2 Tech Performance Discussion

[Chrkeller]

HoloDust said:

curl-6 said:

60fps is likely off the table for CPU reasons. And the 30fps is stable most of the time as per DF; it typically drops if you sprint through the larger outdoor areas or engage large numbers of enemies in these areas, again suggesting that it's the CPU that's the limiting factor.

And dynamic 1080p while using the more demanding available DLSS model is not at all a bad result for the hardware; DLSS has its own processing cost that eats into pixel count, which is why a lot of other games like RE Requiem or Pragmata that use this model render at quite low resolutions.

CPU and bandwidth - idTech 7 is bandwidth heavy, from what I understand. Honestly, waiting to see if whoever is porting DOOM Dark Ages manages to make it run at 60fps...even if it's based on something like dynamic 600p. Apparently, idTech 8 is better positioned to achieve that than idTech 7.

That is where I am at, which aligns with my prediction.  The S2 simply doesn't have the power to manage 60 fps in modern games, it largely is off the table, with a few exceptions here and there.  Even RE9 doesn't hold 60 fps, and the game requirements are quite low (1660 gpu and 8th gen i5). 

Component	DOOM: The Dark Ages	Indiana Jones (Great Circle)	Resident Evil 9
CPU	i7‑10700K (8 cores)	i7‑10700K	i5‑8500
RAM	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB
GPU	RTX 2060 Super	RTX 2060 Super	GTX 1660

Requirements for Doom are far higher than RE9.  If RE9 can't hold 60 fps, I do not see how Doom as any chance of being 60 fps on the S2.  

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