Nintendo’s Swap 2 specs web page is mild on particulars. Nonetheless, Digital Foundry has shared what it says are “rock strong” specs for the upcoming console in an article and a video, providing new details about its processor and a testing instrument for builders for GameChat.
On its specs web page, Nintendo solely describes the Swap 2’s chip as a “customized processor made by Nvidia.” Nvidia shared a bit extra final month, together with that its chip allows DLSS and real-time ray tracing on the Swap 2. Digital Foundry will get extra particular: it says the Swap 2’s customized Nvidia T239 system-on-a-chip makes use of an ARM Cortex A78C CPU with eight cores. Six cores might be obtainable to builders, whereas two might be used for the system.
The GPU makes use of Nvidia’s Ampere structure. The console additionally has 12GB of LPDDR5X reminiscence, although the system will maintain 3GB in reserve.
As for the Swap 2’s show capabilities, whereas VRR is supported on the console’s display, the system doesn’t help VRR whereas in docked mode and linked to HDMI, Digital Foundry experiences. Nintendo initially marketed that VRR could be obtainable whereas docked as properly, but it surely’s since scrubbed mentions of that on its web site.
Digital Foundry additionally notes an attention-grabbing tidbit about GameChat, the brand new Discord-like chat system for the Swap 2. Nintendo is providing builders a GameChat testing instrument that “simulates API latency and L3 cache misses that the actual world GameChat system incurs on the system, which means builders can check this with no need energetic GameChat classes operating,” Digital Foundry says. Hopefully, this testing instrument will assist builders be sure that GameChat doesn’t bathroom down their video games.
Digital Foundry has much more element than I lined right here, so take a look at its protection of the specs to study extra. The Swap 2 is scheduled to launch on June fifth, and in case you missed getting a preorder, you may need to contemplate lining up at Greatest Purchase.