Leak: Nintendo Switch 2 GPU Could Hit 3.1 TFLOPS When Docked

Despite its modest computing power, the Nintendo Switch has become the best-selling current game console. The upcoming Switch 2 will get a big speed boost, but don’t expect it to leave other consoles in the dust. With a bit of data mining, one forum user has found processor specifications for the new console. If accurate, this confirms a big update over the original Switch.
The current Nintendo Switch is running on an Nvidia Tegra X1, an Arm chip the company originally designed for its Android-based Shield TV. This chip was blazing fast when it debuted a decade ago, but it’s sluggish and inefficient by today’s standards. The Switch 2 will reportedly have a new Tegra processor known internally as the Tegra 239, Nvidia’s first consumer-facing Arm processor since the X1.
The newly uncovered information suggests the Switch 2 processor GPU will have a clock speed of 561MHz in handheld mode and 1,000MHz when docked. At peak speed, the Tegra chip in the Switch 2 should be able to pump out 3.1 TFLOPS of compute. The original Switch managed to hit around 500 GFLOPS (0.5 TFLOPS), so the Switch 2 is set to be much more capable.
However, the Switch 2 won’t leapfrog consoles like the Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5. In fact, it won’t even catch up to the Xbox Series S, which offers about 4 TFLOPS of processing power, according to Wccftech. However, the Xbox is a large, stationary console, and the Switch 2 will be small enough to go with you on the road.
With a gap of 10 years since its last consumer Tegra chip, Nvidia isn’t just building something faster with new components—it’s also integrating new technology that didn’t exist when the Tegra X1 debuted. The Tegra 239 is reported to have native support for DLSS upscaling and ray reconstruction, allowing the Switch 2 to render games at a lower resolution (speculation says 540p) and upscale it to the display resolution with crisp visuals.
We might not have to speculate about the Switch 2 much longer. The rumor mill currently claims Nintendo could announce the console as soon as this week—some sources say tomorrow (Jan. 16) could be the big day. The release timeline will probably still be some months out, possibly aligned with the 2025 holiday season, but getting confirmation of the specifications will help refine our expectations.
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