The console that will take over from the Nintendo Switch could offer a processor directly borrowed from Samsung, even more efficient!
For the past few weeks, rumors about the console that will succeed the Nintendo Switch have been getting more and more insistent. For example, Doug Bowser was able to mention that the next console could introduce “new ways to play”. Additionally, we were able to discover that this Nintendo Switch 2 might not be backwards compatible, which would be a huge problem for current Switch owners with a large backlog. Today, It is the chip that this new iteration will use which raises all the debates, since obviously, it is Samsung which could provide a processor to Nintendo.
A chip made by Samsung for the next Nintendo Switch?
Originally known for leaking information related to the mobile industry, Twitter user OreXda was able to point out that the Switch could use an Nvidia Tegra chip made entirely from a 5LPP processor. For information, 5LPP processors are 5 nanometer processors developed by Samsung, which literally means “5nm Low Power Plus”. This was in direct contradiction to a previous rumor, which indicated that this new console would use a Tegra239 chip.
However, later OreXda was able to come back to their information, stating that this processor had been abandoned a few days or even a few months ago, in particular due to Nvidia’s change in schedule.. Therefore, the rumor indicating the use of a Tegra239 chip still seems relevant, even if other options have been mentioned by online gamers (we are talking in particular about the Orin Nano 8 GB chip or the Orin NX16 GB. Be careful though, these chips are much more expensive, so it is less obvious that Nintendo uses them on a large scale.