Nintendo Switch's Leaked Specs! Console Performs Better When Docked
The feedback for Nintendo's upcoming Nintendo Switch has garnered is overwhelmingly positive from the public since its debut on a late-night talk show. Now, there are reports that Nintendo's Switch's specs are leaked on the internet.
According to Eurogamer, Nintendo Switch will be running with a core of 1020MHz regardless of whether it is docked or not. The CPU will remain consistent on both modes of Nintendo Switch. This is so that the game's logic won't be compromised whether the Switch is docked on carried around on the go. As for its clock speed, the Nintendo Switch will have two different clock speeds, depending on whether the console is docked or not. Clock speed is defined as the operating speed of a computer at the rate which it performs its operations. Earlier this year, NVIDIA reported that Nintendo Switch will be using a "custom Tegra processor" as its GPU.
Nintendo Switch has two modes, a docked mode, where the console will be counted as a home console, and the mobile mode, where Nintendo Switch can be removed from its dock. The console will have two different clock speeds based on whether the Switch is docked or not. If the Switch is docked, the console will run on 768MHz. According to Polygon, that's less than the clock speeds of the Playstation 4 and XBox One, making the Switchless powerful than the two mentioned consoles. For when it is on the go, Nintendo Switch will run on 307.2MHz only. The reason for a lower clock speed when used outside its dock so that the Switch can save up its battery life.
One good thing about this change in processing speed is that it gives game developers the option to make their games to support Nintendo Switch's two modes. They could optimize their games to run on both modes of the Switch but at the cost of sacrificing certain features in their game. However, developers could pattern it after the Switch's specs and processing speed but there might be a chance that their games may not live up to their full potential in terms of performance. To know more about Nintendo Switch's specs, check it out here.
