The Next Switch: Tegra X1 'Mariko' - What Is It And What Can It Do?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- There's a new Tegra chip coming - it's in a new hardware revision for the Shield Android TV streamer and all the evidence points to it appearing in a new Switch too. So what links the two devices and what can this new Tegra actually deliver?
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I can hear the hand movements even when he's offscreen
Spicypicklez This made my laugh. Thanks for that!
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JK tho!
it would be even better if someone would edit in some whooshing karate chop sounds in sync with it
@@rise4097 yeah same here..
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By far the best most technical descriptions of hardware in the industry. I truly look forward to every new video.
Rich proves yet again that he's the most well-informed journalist in the gaming industry.
Wow you're right. Y'know I never considered him a journalist hes on another level.
@UCBm9dBCVMx6G8UeIHdWYj6Q Doesn't he focus on hardware a lot more than the games themselves?
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Well Rich has worked in the gaming industry for more than twenty years, working as chief editor for gaming mags, doing game reviews, developer interviews, speaking to console manufacturers, he's done it all for decades. From the 16-bit era onwards, Rich has been around offering insight into games and the hardware that runs them, so it's a meaningless distinction; he works in the games industry, loves games, and games run on hardware. Thus you'll frequently hear him rant about hardware and how it performs in the real world. The man's a treasure, frankly. We need a hundred more just like him.
The chair matches your shirt. Super slick!
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Holy shit, it does lol
The chair is part of Wichard
The chair is his shirt
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This reminds me of when Sony overclocked the PSP from 222 mhz to 333 mhz in a firmware update.
That was a hardware revision. psp 2000.
Nintendo have done that boost mode
@@retrogamer64007 Actually, it wasn't. It was a firmware update to make GoW: Chains of Olympus (I think) playable. I have a PSP 1000 and I have confirmed that it does run at 333 Mhz.
Not necessarily overclocked. The PSP was underclocked to begin with and they basically removed that limit for certain future games like GOW.
Using 333Mhz through homebrew for other games is amazing though. No compatability issues, games with screen tearing/frame drops are now fixed, creates no real extra heat, and was only a minor hit to battery life.
This was a developer choice. You couldn’t use 333 and WiFi at the same time though.
i wish rich was my grandpa so that he could take me to the movies and on the way there we could discuss the technicalities of the nintendo switch
Huibert Jan Versnel good that means he can get me a senior discount at the movies
Spoon he’s actually only 15 - it’s reading the RUclips comments that’s aged him!
@@conventional124 i know the rest is joking (maybe you too) but he worked for a game magazine in 1992 so probably older then 40 lol
You want him inside you
@@JohnboySK64 he wants him to overcock his gpu
Leave it to Richard Leadbetter as the MVP in all things computer technology. My brother.
You guys make amazing content, keep it up.
Take the "K" out of MARIKO and you get... MARIO! Switch pro and mini confirmed lol hehehe let's a go!
But IF you take the k out of it you wont be able to overclock it
Sounds like Marico in Spanish. Which means crybaby . 😂
@@theobrudal9150 So essence it's an overclockable Mario!
theo brudal , You would be able to overcloc it instead.
It actually is a revised Tegra X1 that has been out a year already in the Switchs produced since that time. It's a patched board to prevent the Switch to get hacked. Read before believing this assholes.
I love this channel. Everything is so researched and well-informed.
Thraktor sounds like a badass name for a Thrash Metal, agriculture themed band.
Hell yeah! They can have a concert with Havok and Vektor while hosting a tournament for Mortal Kombat.
Metal *AF*
Naah ...
Thraktor itself scream Industrial Djent AF! Its demolition metal dude!
Too bad he's from ResetEra
Or a King Crimson tribute
It's actually Mike Tyson trying to say tractor
How about they make the joy cons more durable
Oof
No joycon drift
And larger for adults to be able to use
They just need to make the stick sensors not wear out. I remember seeing a video break down exactly why.
Nintendo should fix the joy cons along with their new hardware revisions
Im gonna assume it can run switch games a little better, what do you guys think?
Probably. Switch is too underpowered. With the ps5 & next xbox coming up, it will be hard to keep up. Games will be a lot harder to port.
@@DragonDDark i figured it would just lean into its handheld nature way more at that point, nintendo handhelds are always succesful in their own ways 🤔
Alpha AX I think you’re pretty much spot on
dragonddarkPSN Exactly like even if this upgraded Switch is as strong as a Xbox one or Playstation 4, it’s still waaaay behind
@UCL5FK77d1MCeTtqEQMmmAnw probably not. Nothing drastic anyway. It might help with battery life if they release a unit to replace the 3ds, but it ain't gonna be playing BotW in 4k lol. This video is pointless really, there is no new info here and there is absolutely nothing pointing to a "pro" model of the Switch. The opposite actually, because Nintendo doesn't market their products based on specs or performance. Even if they increase the max clocks of it by ~25 percent or so (which is realistic) in some sort of hardware refresh, that's not gonna equate to a huge performance increase (though it'll help stabilize the framerate in certain games). They will emphasize better battery life, better screen etc before they'd tout better performance. Nintendo isn't Sony or MS, just because they released "pro" models doesn't mean Nintendo will. Personally I'd love to see it, there are a lot of Switch games that run like dogshit and it would be awesome to be able to play them at decent framerates and higher resolution. I just don't see it happening. I do think a "mini" version will be out within 1.5 years though, the 3ds is dead and the Switch can't replace it. Too fragile and bulky.
Mariko has been known about for over a year now. Most likely it's just an RCM exploit patch and the real Switch Pro would use a different SoC.
Huh? The patched Switches were called iPatched by the community. Mariko is the updated Switch.
@@cunnyman True, but isn't Mariko just the X1? Unless this is a more powerful X1 then I don't see how this is the Switch Pro
@@YUGAMISEKAI
Honestly don't know. I'm expecting Mariko to use Tegra X2 though since it's more secure against exploits and runs much less hot and consumes less power.
@@cunnyman I'm not really sure, but isn't the "Mariko" version supposed to be the iPatched switches? They were making rounds on headlines a year ago. Maybe the SOCs that were ipatched *were* the Mariko chips since they were rumored to be the exact same chipset just with the bootrom fixed. Maybe the T214 or whatever they call it is not related to that and is an actually upgraded chip.
Idk man. Everything with Nintendo and their upgraded firmwares/consoles are fucky. Have no idea what they're doing. And I believe they have no idea either lol.
I would definitely be excited for this. Games such as BotW are still not completely stable in some areas, so any additional power that could help smooth out the game would be greatly appreciated!
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If I was to to decide what chip configuration to put in the New Switch, I'd choose the Tegra X1 on 12nm... It's quite mature now, with power saving enough to allow it to get from 4 to 6 cores at the same speed (for compatibility), while also allowing 50% GPU upgrade + 6GB RAM (along with 50% more RAM bandwidth). This would allow the Switch to have much more ported games, while not being too extravagant to the point of raising significantly the price.
Based on what you've said here, I think I expect a silent revision, now. That is to say, if there IS a "Switch Pro" coming, this isn't it. This will just be a revision of the existing Tegra X1 Switch line. No new branding, no indication on the packaging of any improvements, just a serial number lottery as Nintendo changes chips from one revision to the next.
It will weigh less and have a few cosmetic improvements.
Why? As mentioned they could use the same chip for both a fanless and more powerful revision. There's no reason to limit it to just one application.
I for one have zero interest in buying a fanless Switch, the battery life for me is fine and the fan is almost impossible to hear anyway. But a faster Switch, count me in.
I'm still wondering if a "Power Deck" can be made that incorporates the same hardware in the Switch, leverage their SLI technology, throw in a better active cooling system for higher sustained clocks...it could (maybe?) double performance on many levels.
Downsides that I could see is that they would run into the same problem that affected consoles like the Saturn and the PS3.
Dual SoC's could make coding for it difficult. Another is that it would bring the price of the system nearly double. I could also see a problem as playing portable would be less favorable as everything could potentially be demonstrably better. Finally, SLI is a pain in the ass.
But still...it could give developers less constraints since it seems like Tegra (right now) isn't going to move past Maxwell.
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Can't wait for the episode of "Digital foundry Special: Richard's hand movement technical analysis".
That's a bit of a deep cut Marvel reference that would make sense for an X1 variant made in cooperation with Nintendo.
Rich's hands for smash
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The Switch barely makes noise already. I don't know why a Switch mini would get rid of the cooler if it already doing the job well. I'd prefer to have it than to not.
Tegra X1 Mariko is related to Tegra K1 Logan, which features Denver CPU like Tegra X2. Denver cores can virtualize content from Tegra X1 as well as legacy consoles such as Wii and Wii U making it easy to do ports.
Sounds promising, to be able to play past generation titles, because i to think that microsoft nailed with back compatibility for X360 at native 4k. Sometimes it looks like a new game.
Now this is a fucking investigation. Actual journalism. Thank's digital foundry.
Nintendo's announcement video was very careful not to imply that the Switch Lite is incompatible with 1-2 Switch. They said you needed to buy separate Joycons. This video just blatantly says it doesn't work. Careful, guys. That's not entirely true.
This is exactly the kind of data that surfaced in the form of a DF vid right before the Switch launched the first time....ships ahoy!
What I like to see this year instead of a new model Switch is games using more of the 32GB & 64GB carts. Over 2 + years have gone by from the Switch & the price to those carts have gone down some. So Witcher using it & along with a few others tells us that so maybe we'll see it close to next gen when they start to get used more on the 1 Switch model.
There's no reason why we can't have both.
I really don't see too many games actually taking advantage of the 64GB cart considering the heavy reduction in texture quality. Devs prolly take most of the textures out and only leave the lowest res ones, which significantly reduces the game's file size.
This could change if a more powerful Switch with more memory capacity and much higher bandwidth (atleast 120GB/s, I mean come on :/ ) arrives. Higher res textures are always the best way to make any game look nicer, and it doesn't even require more "GFLOPs" than that what the current Switch has to do that. Just because the current Switch has only 4GB memory with a paltry 24.5GB/s bandwidth we get ports that look muddy running at low resolutions on top of that.
@@hasnihossainsami8375 Are you disappointed 3 years later?
Are you now disappointed?
@@jjk5693 why would I be disappointed? At no point did I say that a more powerful Switch is coming for sure, but rather that a hypothetical Switch with this and that will be better, based on educated speculation.
I wasn't expecting revised hardware within just two years into it's life, and eventually when we do get a successor to the Switch it'll be pretty similar to how I described it.
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@@Andreas-zv6yz Lazy joke:
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I really value Rich’s ability to interpret a whole lot out of so little. Really insightful.
Tegra X1 “Venezuelan edition”
I would be funny if there's mini version of Switch called 'Light' Switch.
That's brilliant, actually.
Saddly it won’t be the X2, would really love to see one in the PRO, still if they change 20nm to 16nm Maxvell to Pascal style, the performance increase if similar would be 10-30% based on title, and that would be awesome, only time will tell.
This suggests that they might be trying to make a cheaper switch, I would assume that if they were going to try to make a high performer they would use the X2.
Not possible as the X2 relies on clock-speeds to achieve it's performance over X1. Due to thermal limitations it would've been a waste of a chip.
stormyandcold That’s true cause even the current chip on switch is clocked down due to heat.
This subject was discussed years ago quite extensively, when people started criticizing Nintendo for not using the X2.
Here is a post of mine to better understand why they didn't.
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The X2 Pacal relies on higher clock speeds for it's 50% increase in performance (this is what this architecture allowed Nvidia to do, while using the same amount of power, 15watts). However, those higher clock-speeds results in much more heat. This would not have benefitted the Switch undocked as it would be unable to cool the soc down, aside from an estimated 20% more performance, but, at a higher cost. Clock-for-clock, the Maxwell and Pascal architectures perform very similarly. Both X1 and X2 also have 256 cores. It's likely the 8GB of ram in the X2 would've also been halved to 4GB to reduce power consumption and heat. Like others have said, X2 would've more likely allowed for better battery-life, rather than significantly more performance.
Here's my theoretical comparisons;
X1 Switch undocked;
196 gflops / 384mhz = 0.5104166666666667 gflops per mhz
X2
750 gflops / 1465mhz = 0.5119453924914676 gflops per mhz
Theoretical X2 undocked performance (x1.20 of X1)
0.5119453924914676 x 460.8mhz = 235.9044368600683 gflops
Which means X2 would only offer 40 gflops more gpu power, while costing more and likely still end-up having only 4GB ram due to power consumption and heat.
Meanwhile, docked numbers would look like this;
393 gflops / 768mhz = 0.51171875 gflops per mhz (X1 seems to be slightly more efficient at higher clock-speed).
Theoretical X2 docked performance (x1.20 of X1)
0.5119453924914676 x 921.6mhz = 471.8088737201365 gflops.
Which means X2 would only offer 78.8 gflops more in docked mode than the current X1.
So, my final comparison is how much of the gpu is used by the Switch compared to the full potential of X1 and X2, while docked;
X1 = 70% (30% potential unused).
X2 = 41% (59% potential unused).
Therefore, it becomes obvious that the X2 would've been a waste of an soc for the Switch form-factor and this is why I believe it wasn't used.
stormyandcold Thanks!
"a codename like 'mario' is too obvious." - Engineer 1
"Let's put a 'k' in there somewhere?" -Engineer 2
"Okay *shrug* " - Engineer 1
Someone does not know comics it seems
They want use marika but already join kamen rider,and decide use mariko
@Growing 3D Perspective Dude. That's not something we share with randos on the web. Jeez...
man, i just love this kind of videos. Thanks richard !
Switch. One of the best console. In my opinion, The best
Together with the PS3. The best games. PS4 not so great.
oh that's why PS4 sold close to 100 millions, right. PS2 was much better than PS3.
switch is good for casuals and kids especially. they think 15-30 fps is enough. too stupid to demand more.
Dude....y’all are freakin amazing .
I was hoping that Richard his calm voice would be the perfect video on the background to help me beat my insomnia. But alas, it's the interesting content and the constant wondering where his hand would go next that kept me awake.
I feel like with how much money Switch must've made for Nvidia, they must be working with Nintendo to develop an optimized custom soc for the next Switch model
Makes sense, I mean the Tegra line wasn’t moving or making much money till Nintendo came to them
@@Ryuujin1078 exactly
Yup no one was using their Tegra chips besides a few Android tablets back in the day.
Great stuff DF. Can't wait for a New Switch system too drop, hopefully this Year.
The Switch CPU is a neural net processor, a learning computah
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Wait a minute - Richard Leadbetter? As in Mean Machines Richard Leadbetter??? O_O Good to see him still neck deep into gaming/tech =)
Hey :) Are you new to this channel? He's been doing this for a couple of years now on RUclips :D
@@Kikike654 Yes and no. I saw him on a video where three of them were talking about the PS5 announcement, but I didn't notice his name until now =)
So its a shrunken more efficient version of the x1 chip? Why not do the same with the x2 and get even better performance? Im no a gadget guy so please forgive me if I'm wrong.
I'm wondering if mariko is a secondary gpu built into a new dock allowing for higher resolution and framerate. After all pairing up GPUs is. Common practice in pcs.
haha good analysis on the Mariko - Logan relationship Richard. I love your taste.
Would love a handheld that could play DOOM and Wolf at 60fps and higher resolution/graphics than the current switch. With the available SOC's on the market from Nvidia it seems like it should be possible to achieve Xbox one S performance in handheld mode, but getting my hopes up for that seems masochistic
wow, this video is very well researched. smashed it mate
I'm picking the new chip is intended to refresh the base model switch, and Lite model too.
Though your mentions of an Tegra X2 chip are more likely to be seen in a Pro-Variant, yet to be announced.
If it do not need cooling system, then if there are a cooling system it could achieve even higher clock speeds?
If so, I can see what's going to happen :
-Mini switch, clock limited to get the same performance of regular switch, while saving battery.
-Upgrade of regular switch with new chip, with same form factor.
Can use the cooler to achieve higher clock in dock for better performance.
>resetera
Had to stop there.
Okay
K
>Eurogamer.
Was hoping for Tegra X2
DF:
Your Bloodstained and F1 2019 pieces needed to appear closer to the Eurogamer review publish date. It seems internally the EG writers have been instructed to leave important technical details out of their game reviews, as the editor tells them, "Don't worry, let DF do it."
Fair enough, if EG's professional game reviewers (somehow) lack the ability to talk about frame rate and image quality, but then it's up to DF to provide that information closer to EG's review publish date.
Else we're left with nothing to go on.
Lacking this, it would be REALLY helpful if DF gave the applicable EG editor a brief overview of tech specs to include in a box-out inside the review.
Nintendo is certainly helping push the mobile tech. I think the Switch has been Nintendo’s best system to date.
It'll probably use 12nm rather than 16nm, seeing that's it's a half note that is compatible with 16nm designs, Nintendo will probably want to use it.
is that a mature process node that can be used for the X1?
MrInuhanyou123 they are using it to make the RTX series GPUs, which are mass produced. So it seems like the process is mature.
@@awdrifter3394 well yeah, but i guess im asking is there a difference for a console which is mass produced on a much different scale
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It doesn't matter what chip goes into Switch Pro... it'll still be weaker than the baseline PS4 and Xbox One and by that time... the PS5 and Scarlet will be out going 2 generations beyond at least
Dude is on point af with the info
So if I am putting it all together properly; the most we can from a Switch Pro (not 2) is basically a switch that can run at the current max overclock performance but as a normal setting standard and longer battery life. Hopefully that means it will cost the same as the current Switch, which will either drop in price or be phased out of retail.
There is definite room for a purely home based implementation of the Switch using an upclocked X1 or this new chip. Plenty of people just want to play Nintendo games at home, and a cheaper device without portability would be a way to increase market penetration. Hell, I'm sure many current Switch owners would probably be willing to shell out the cash for a system that allows their Switch favorites to run at full 1080p and/or better performance. Just needs cloud saving or some form of easy data transfer between systems.
The next Witchard will have 16x hands movement increase
Switch revision announced. Double battery life
We still don’t have a messaging / party system in the switch 🙄
At least Wii u had mii verse and was free!
Lord Bezzington miiverse was cool but it was too out there of a concept for something as simple as messaging and chatting
@@wolfpackgaming2492 it was essential nintendo Twitter, but still better than it is now, current model is a joke and even more of one for a premium service
super mariko brothers
Could we change the rumoured Nintendo Switch Pro monikor to Super Nintendo Switch? That'd be great.
Just super switch should be enough
That might make it sound like an all-new console, though. SNES was not an upgraded NES.
I would love to see Nvidia and Nintendo get on a release schedule in which a new SOC for the Switch gets released every 2 years. Apple releases powerful A-series SOCs every year for iPad and iPhone, with power saving benefits and improved performance of around 30% annually.
Hunter Brittell I would be fine with 3 years. And Iike the idea of a trade-in. Imagine if Nintendo had stores all over the USA and the world like Apple Stores where they could accept trade-ins. If they keep the form factor the same, then the dock and joycons could be used with the new console, so you would only have to swap out the old console for a new one.
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Excellent!!! I knew to look here for specs!!!
Oh no why did they have to call it Mariko?
Giving me Elfen Lied flashbacks.
Also why are people so convinced that the upgraded Switch should be ‘Switch Pro’?
I don’t like grouping my Switch in with my PS4 Pro.
It looks like only the devkits are getting a RAM increase to 8GB, retail units will stay at 4GB. The leaked info on Horizon details multiple RAM configurations for both Erista and Mariko. Erista has a mixture of 4GB and 6GB configs with various chip manufacturers, Mariko is listed with 4GB and 8GB configs using Samsung memory.
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Why would switch bring a tech update, I thought the whole point was to bring fun gaming focused not on graphical fidelity? So why bring more tech to the table, they are never going to compete with xbox and ps on that front.
No but it serves as a point of reference.
It'd be pretty cool if the switch pro simply raised the fps cap along with better battery.
Nintendo is in big trouble if that's their plan. Third Party Developers are not going to be happy if they have to keep creating ports for a switch that is massively underpowered. If Sony and Microsoft aren't exaggerating the performance of there next gen consoles almost no developer is going to put their shiny latest and greatest games on the switch and we can't expect anything other than ports that come out way later than the ps and Microsoft launches or exclusives that are designed only for the switch.
Thanks for the excellent info.. Really excited about a switch revision.
The thing that really sucks is that Nintendo makes it so it's annoying to have multiples of a device, because until the switch, each eShop game was tied to the Console, which is beyond dumb. Luckily they did fix that atleast, but the next problem is that not all games let you transfer your saves over so it would be more of a pain than it should be to say keep your original switch at home and have a switch mini for travel.
A Switch pro with a portable mode with current 1080p dock settings and a new "upscaled" dock mode with the increase of cpu/gpu clock should be very interesting !
I hope a Switch pro with a amoled 1080p screen !
we need a switch pro with 4k portable mode and 8k docked mode with 120fps lol ps5 can do it so why cant switch pro do it?
Rich proves again that he is expert when it comes to rapid hand gestures.
I sure as hell hope this isn't the plan for the Switch Pro, as that is most definitely not the level of upgrade I was expecting or hoping for. I want something much more substantial than that for a Switch Pro. Hopefully this is just what will go in all base Switches from here on out as well as the Switch Mini, with the clock limiters still set at factory levels. Would still likely see better battery life and such which would be nice, but I really hope for something a bit more substantial for a Switch Pro.
Or a dock only version would be able to push it even farther with better cooling due to form factor.
I think it scales back my expectation, it's looking like a much more incremental upgrade than a device you upgrade to even if you already have a switch. I kinda had hopes for a bigger upgrade given the change in the kind/scale of games coming to switch.
I really hope the next Shield uses at least an X2. Original Shield TV was X1, 2017 refresh was too, will be very disappointing if they still use the same processor with a minor upgrade.
To me it feels like the new "Switch Pro" would have a better portable screen (probably OLED) capable of displaying 1080p in portable mode. And it would most probably improve it a little further in docked mode. It would also give some games the capability of going for 60FPS with lower resolution, such as Platinum's upcoming game "Astral Chain" which right now is locked at 30FPS on the standard switch model but the game would be amazing to play in 60FPS because of its fast paced combat.
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Sad that Nvidia is not pushing Tegra further.
Had a dream last night about the next switch model and in it Breath Of The Wild looked and played so much better.
So, basically how it looks emulated on PC these days at 4k/60?
@@nickmotsarsky4382 It was more like going from the Wii U version to the Switch Version but a little better.
Where's Bloodstained and Samurai Shodown analysis ??
Been looking for this
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So almost identical chip (for easy compatibility) on a new manufacturing process and with some upclocking. I guess 30-40% on GPU, maybe some on RAM (if any) and maybe 10-20% on CPU. Everything with option to turn it off to match base Switch clocks for big upgrade in battery life.
Waiting for the g937 personally
Why oh why can't we just get the X2? I mean, by the time Nintendo upgrades the Switch, the X3 will already be a year old...
Maybe it's the Nintendo specific version - MARIkO
Not sure. If I had to guess I might say that was a cancelled version of the silicon.
The GM20b is a Maxwell based design. Everything else Maxwell is also 20nm class (28nm TSMC) silicon. Pascal however is 14nm Samsung or 16nm FF TSMC.
Nvidia would need to do a bunch of work to bring Maxwell down to a new node and that ignores the fact that these new nodes are FinFet. This makes things a lot more difficult for the designers.
However they already have Pascal as a working option on either TSMC or Samsung (Global foundries licence the 14nm node from Samsung so Global foundries could also be a potential option).
So I would think that Pascal would be the best solution here from a hardware perspective maybe not a software perspective.
Alternatively AMD's RDNA was impressive enough to get Samsung to license it for smart phone chips and every other console is on AMD at this point. It might just be Nintendo's thought process to not release a gen 1.5 switch any more but instead go for a full gen 2 switch on RDNA. I don't know. But I certainly would not put my money on a die shrink finfet version of Tegra X1.
I don't know, I think it is a mistake for Nintendo to implement different performance modes if the gains are this small. They should probably just shoot for better battery life and faster load times. Maybe some performance modes in docked mode where they can really overclock it to the max but other than that it seems like a lot of technical work on a devs part for just a bit of improvement.
Gesticulation for the win!
Give it a few years, I can see consoles being like phones with regular upgrades but support for several years instead of generations like we have now. Mind you something Sony could have ruled the roost on by the way had they not dumped the SE play phones, they could have sewn up the portable market up that way, but as usual they dropped the ball ( as they always do if there is no competition screw ups for them to use, PS3, PSP, Vita, PS Mini).
Seems like it for the Switch family. Considering we’ve gotten a new revision every two years