An analysis published by a Chinese enthusiast revealed technical details of the NVIDIA T239o System-on-Chip (SoC) that will feed the Nintendo Switch 2. The motherboard with the chip has already appeared in China’s second-hand market, allowing the 极客湾 Geekerwan owner to dismantle hardware and evaluate his potential performance.
The material confirms rumors that circulate since 2021 and details the technical leap between generations and he made a full video showing the details of the hardware of the new Nintendo Switch 2.
Even without complete functionality, the motherboard that the channel had access access but does not display image. Even so, the hardware was sufficient for a deep analysis of the chip T239revealing CPU, GPU, memory and architecture specifications.
According to the inspection made by Geekerwanthe production of the plate occurred in the 36th week of 2024. The front of the plate houses two chips of Ram LPDR5X Da Sk Hynixcom 6 GB eachtotaling 12 GB in one 128 -bit buswith maximum specification of 8533 MT/s.
It is likely, however, that the final version of the Surrect Speed Console at lower speeds to save energy.
Other components include a storage chip UFS 3.1 of 256 GBconnectivity module Wi-Fi/Bluetooth da MediaTekaudio codec Realtekand a food system with Two phases and theoretical limit of 34.4 Walthough the actual consumption of the social should be inferior.
The highlight of the leak is the even more reinforced confirmation of the SoC T239developed by NVIDIA exclusively for Nintendo. He uses eight nuclei ARM Cortex-A78Ccom 256 KB of cache L2 per nucleus e 4 MB of shared L3 cache.
CPU architecture is similar to that used in the Jetson Orin module, suggesting manufacturing in a process Samsung 8Nan optimized variation of the 8 nm FinFET.
I and Integrated GPU Follow the architecture Amperecom 1536 NÚCLEOS CUDAorganized in 6 TPCs (Texture Processing Clusters) com 2 SMs (Streaming Multiprocessors) por TPC.
Something interesting is that this structure remembers the design more Ada Lovelacefrom the RTX 40 series, than the amper present in plates like RTX 30. In addition, the total size of the DIE is 207 mm². o Welcome to Tegra X1 usado no Switch original.
Simulated performance points to jump of up to 7.5 times
As the plate is not functional, Geekerwan used a RTX 2050 de notebookbased on the same architecture GA107, to simulate the behavior of the T239. Something Digital Foundry has also experienced a few months ago.
By limiting RTX clock and consumption, it was possible to bring the expected performance closer to Switch 2both in portable and dock mode.
Performance estimates include:
- DOCK MODE: GPU A 755 MHzCPU a 998 MHzperformance close to a GTX 1050 Ti com DLSSnearly 2.100 pontos no 3DMark Time Spy.
- Portable mode: GPU A 421 MHzCPU a 1,1 GHzsimilar to a Gtx 750 ticom ~ 1,300 points.
These numbers represent a leap of 7 to 7.5 times in relation to the original switch with Tegra X1although they are below the initial promise of NVIDIA performance until 10 times higher.
Performance estimates in popular games
Based on simulations, some demanding titles as Cyberpunk 2077 e Black Myth: Wukong can run on Switch 2 with reduced internal resolutions and extensive use of DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling):
- Cyberpunk 2077:
- Docked (quality): 1080p via DLSS a partir de 720p interno, 30 FPS.
- Docked (performance): 1080p via DLSS to start the internal 540p, 40 FPS.
- Portable: 720p com DLSS Ultra Performance (360p interno), entre 30 e 40 FPS.
- Black Myth: Wukong:
- Docked: 1080p on bass with balanced mode (626p internal), 30 FPS.
- Portable: Limited performance even in 720p not minimal com DLSS Performance (240p interno).
- Monster Hunter Wilds:
- Even with DLSSthe game does not reach 20 FPS in 720p in portable mode.
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 / Call of Duty:
- Docked: 1080p in medium with 30-40 fps.
CPU is the weakest point of the set
Despite the number of nuclei, the CPU ARM A78C it works modest frequencies, with 1.1 GHz in portable mode and even 998 MHz in docked modeaccording to simulations.
In benchmarks like the Geekbench 6the simulated multi-core performance is around 2,500 pointswhich represents about 66% of Steam Deck’s CPU power (based on Zen 2).
This should be the biggest internal hardware leakage from Nintendo Switch 2 we’ve ever had, but it didn’t bring much news beyond what we already speculated or already appeared for other rumors.
Still, it is worth listing all the technical information commented by the content crisis. See the table below:
| Component | Technical details |
|---|---|
| SoC | NVIDIA T239 (GMLX30 Code, Review A1) |
| CPU | – 8 núcleos ARM Cortex-A78C – CLOCK: 1.1 GHz (portable mode) / 998 MHz (DOCK MODE) – Cache: 4MB L3 shared + 256kb L2 per core |
| GPU | – AMPERE ARCHITECTURE (NVIDIA) – 1,536 CUDA COLORS (6 TPCs, 2 SMS per TPC, 128 CUDA BY SM) – Clock: 561 MHz (portátil) / 1.007 MHz (dock) – DLSS’s science is racing |
| RAM | – 12GB LPDDR5X (2x chips de 6GB da SK Hynix) – 128 -bit bus – Speed: 6,400 mt/s (102.4 GB/s band) – reduced operating frequency for efficiency |
| Storage | – 256GB UFS 3.1 TLC (SK Hynix) |
| Connectivity | – Wi-Fi/Bluetooth (chip MediaTek) – Codec de áudio Realtek (“Little Crab”) |
| Manufacturing process | – Samsung 8n (10nm + 8nm hybrid) – Density of transistors near 8nm – Gate Pitch: 68nm (compatible with 10nm) |
| Energy | – 2 -phase PMIC energy system for the – Maximum capacity: 34.4W (real use will be lower) |
| Manufacture | – PCB produced in week 36 of 2024 – Encapsulate soc week 21 of 2024 (Taiwan) |
| Graphic resources | – DLS – Ray Tracing (Basic Support) |
| Motherboard design | – Size larger than the original switch – Integrated cartridge slot – Low component integration |
Via: Videocardz. Source: Geekerwan (Chinês).
Source: https://www.adrenaline.com.br/games/nintendo/imagens-internas-do-switch-2-mostram-layout-completo-da-placa-mae-e-do-soc/
