Switch Pro: Nvidia provides new clues about the next Nintendo console [Gerücht]

The Nintendo Switch has been inferior to its direct competition since launch – at least in technical terms. That doesn’t stop the console from topping the sales charts month after month, but since the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S at the latest, the switch has fallen so far that more and more third-party developers are finding it difficult have to port their games, and even Nintendo’s own titles don’t always run smoothly. The solution is obvious: More powerful hardware is needed.

Is this the new Nvidia chip for the Switch Pro?

According to various sources, the Switch Pro should be on the market as early as 2021; instead, Nintendo famously released the OLED model. Fans and media therefore suspected that the rumors could have been a duck, but reliable sources such as journalist Jason Schreier continue to insist that Nintendo is working on a Pro version, the release of which has only been postponed. This is also indicated by the finding of a Reddit user, the tangible Hints found a new Nvidia chip that could possibly be installed in the new switch. The existence of the chip has already been confirmed by an Nvidia employee.

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The chip is the T239. According to the information, the kernel developers for Linux are working on integrating the chip, because the Linux kernel serves as the basis for the Nintendo Switch operating system. So there’s a good chance the T239 will find its way into the Switch Pro or Switch 2. Not too much is known about the performance at the moment. There is only talk of eight computing cores (ARM A78AE). For comparison: So far, the switch only uses four CPU cores (ARM A57). In addition, on Reddit mentions an Ampere GPU from Nvidia, which is said to offer 4 teraflops. That would be a significant increase in performance compared to the previously installed Tegra X1.

Source: Ntower