Recently released tech specs of the Nintendo Switch 2 has revealed presence of 1536 cuda cores which are lower then the desktop class NVIDIA RTX 3050 2304 cuda cores, even the laptop version of RTX 3050 has 2048 cuda cores. As this is a battery powered design, its equivalent desktop performance in PC segment will be in between the GTX 1060 (1280 cuda cores) and GTX 1070 (1920 cuda cores). Custom NVIDIA SoC inside Switch 2 is based on Ampere architecture and has DLSS capability which will allow for playable framerates for users. Lack of GPU power on the original console means it can be emulated easily on the current high powered desktop graphics card as was the case with Switch 1.
Check out the detailed hardware specs of Nintendo Switch 2:
| Switch 2 | Specification |
|---|---|
| GPU | Full Ampere-based GPU with 1,536 CUDA cores |
| Clock Speeds | Docked: 1,007 MHz; Handheld: 561 MHz |
| Performance | Docked: 3.07 TeraFLOPS; Handheld: 1.71 TeraFLOPS |
| Memory | 12 GB LPDDR5X (up from 4 GB LPDDR4 in original Switch), split across two 6 GB modules |
| Memory Bandwidth | Docked: 102 GB/s; Handheld: 68 GB/s |
| Memory Allocation | 3 GB reserved for system; 9 GB for games and applications |
| File Decompression Engine | Dedicated engine for LZ4-compressed data, offloads asset unpacking from CPU |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS, expandable via microSD Express up to 2 TB |
| Display | 7.9-inch, 1080p LCD, supports HDR10, up to 120 Hz variable refresh rate |
| VRR Support | Internal display supports VRR; HDMI VRR not yet available |
Nintendo Switch 2 PC equivalent GPU:
Graphics power appears to be in between GTX 1060 and 1070, no closest match as it is a custom silicon, should be around 40% slower than the NVIDIA RTX 3050 desktop class graphics card and 25% slower then the RTX 3050 laptop bundled GPUs.
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/tech-specs
