Nintendo Switch 2 Confirmed Specs: CPU, GPU, Memory, System Reservation + More

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We've been mulling over Nintendo Switch 2 leaks since June 2021 (!) and now, finally, we're able to confirm them - and to add a lot more background detail. What are the confirmed CPU, GPU and memory specs for Switch 2? How much RAM and processor resources do developers actually have? Mere weeks away from the system's launch, we finally have answers.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:50 CPU - ARMA78C - Eight Cores - Six Available To Devs
00:04:20 GPU - Nvidia Ampere Architecturee
00:06:44 Memory - 12GB LPDDR5X - 9GB For Games
00:07:55 Storage And The File Decompression Engine
00:08:55 The Switch 2 Display
00:09:55 Specifications Summary
00:11:09 Game Chat Needs System Resources
00:11:42 DLSS Support
00:12:31 Final Thoughts




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