Today, we have a new look at the Nintendo Switch 2 motherboard and SoC with the release of a new video shared online, which also provides very interesting parameters. In a new video shared today, Geek Bay showed off a new look at a real Nintendo Switch 2 motherboard and SoC taken from a device that was sold on the black market ahead of launch, essentially confirming earlier rumors that it was possible to launch as a Nintendo Switch 2.high priceBuy a piece of equipment.
In addition to showing off the Nintendo Switch 2 motherboard, Geekerwan also provided an interesting analysis of the SoC, summarized by ResetERA forum member R3ndezvous, confirming that it is not only twice the area of the original Tegra X1 20nm SoC (207 square millimeters vs. 118 square millimeters), but also larger than the RTX 3050 Ti mobile GPU.
The SoC's tapeout year is 2021, as noted on the chip, confirming rumors that the system is already ready for release. In addition, the chip's process node is not exactly 8nm, but is closer to Samsung's 10nm process in some aspects.
Regarding the Nintendo Switch 2's GPU, Geek Bay highlighted that it is clearly an Ampere architecture design, and although it appears to be closer to the Ada Lovelace architecture, the layout is unique. The YouTuber also confirmed that the GPU has 6 TPCs, 2 SM/TPCs, and 1536 CUDA cores, which is typical of mid-range and mobile versions of Turing and Ampere architectures. The impact this will have on performance remains to be seen, and it's difficult to predict how this console will perform based solely on PC hardware with similar specs.
