All is confirmed the Nintendo Switch is powered by stock Nvidia Tegra X1, same chipset used in Shield TV. The most surprising is the retention of 4 Cortex A53 processor cores, which have no use in the Nintendo switch as they can't be operated at the same time when Cortex A57 cores are running due to the ARM big.little configuration setup.

After subsequent processing of the GPU from the Nintendo Switch, we have determined that the processor is the Nvidia Tegra T210. The T210 CPU features 4 Cortex A57 and 4 Cortex A53 processor cores and the GPU is a GM20B Maxell core.

http://techinsights.com/about-techinsights/overview/blog/nintendo-switch-teardown/

Nvidia Tegra X1 features

• 8 core CPU (4 x Cortex A57 and 4 x Cortex A53)
• GPU is a GM20B Maxell core

A comparison to Shield TV. Switch specs on the left, and Shield TV on the right. The clock speeds are reported from Eurogamer, which are very much true.

• RAM: 4GB vs 3GB
• CPU: 1Ghz vs. 2Ghz
• GPU: 3 modes:307.2Mhz/384Mhz/768Mhz vs 1Ghz

Shield TV is clocked higher initially in both CPU and GPU, but don't forget Shield TV can't keep these clock speeds up for long, it throttles down to the exact switch's dock clockspeeds. Which further supports a stock X1.

 

[the_randomizer]

In fact, if you have Windows 10, you can play Xbox games right on your PC!*

*except not really

Nah, not a fan of Windows 10, I mean my brother's/parents' PC is lucky enough to have stable Windows 10, it doesn't compel me, plus never gonna own an Xbox One.

 

[netovsk]

@Dork I think it's more about vision, Nintendo usually builds upon their gimmicks to make the next mario/kirby/whatever always look refreshing. They want to sell you the whole experience, not just the software.

 

[Xzi]

In fact, if you have Windows 10, you can play Xbox games right on your PC!*

*except not really

More than a little silly that there will be more PS4 games available on Windows soon than XB1 games. Microsoft loves shooting themselves in the foot.

 

[Vorde]

you say this as if other modern consoles don't use rebranded pc gpus. fun fact, most consoles use hardware made by other companies :^)

I'm pretty sure this started with Gamecube and Xbox as they borrowed PC GPUs and had some of them dumbed down to lower the cost of manufacturing. I'm pretty sure the last fully custom GPU was in the Playstation 2, but I could be wrong.

 

[heartgold]

The chip in shield tv 2017, and the unit itself, is considerably more compact using a new set of chips produced in 2016. The pin setup was different with the teardown, which means using a different method of production and that the entire 20nm is no longer in use. I had never seen that colored x-ray scan in comparison and jetspn tx1 was around for the time which Nvidia sadly screwed up my order.

hmmm on their website it says the Shield TV 2017 is using X1 based on 20nm.

https://shield.nvidia.com/blog/tegra-x1-processor-and-shield

 

[the_randomizer]

This just in: Comparing specs from device to device never has and never will resolve anything. Crazy, right?

 

[Yil]

hmmm on their website it says the Shield TV 2017 is using X1 based on 20nm.

https://shield.nvidia.com/blog/tegra-x1-processor-and-shield

It's x1 but it's definitely produced with superior technology, not to mention 16nm and 20nm have little to no difference, unlike 22nm vs 14nm.

 

[comput3rus3r]

This has been discussed multiple times on this site. In short, SoC is too weak to properly emulate GC.

How can this be when my wiiu emulates gamecube perfectly?

 

[heartgold]

It's x1 but it's definitely produced with superior technology, not to mention 16nm and 20nm have little to no difference, unlike 22nm vs 14nm.

If that's the case, I'm surprised by the lack of information out there. Do you have a source for that?

 

[chartube12]

hmmm on their website it says the Shield TV 2017 is using X1 based on 20nm.

https://shield.nvidia.com/blog/tegra-x1-processor-and-shield

Yup. Only change is a 20-25 percent boost in performance and slightly less energy consumption. And if it is the one used in the switch, their still may be some hope. I saw someone else claiming they did in fact drop the big/little config in the 2017 version. I am digging and looking for proof however. The person on the site has very few post. I would link but the site also contains warez

 

[the_randomizer]

How can this be when my wiiu emulates gamecube perfectly?

That's not emulation. 100% compat is impossible with emulation. It's closer to a compatibility layer.

 

[DaniPoo]

How can this be when my wiiu emulates gamecube perfectly?

Because the WiiU kinda has overclocked gamecube hardware built in (AKA vWii)

 

[Deleted User]

How can this be when my wiiu emulates gamecube perfectly?

the wii was a powered up gamecube, the wiiu is a powered up wii, and since wiiu is backwards compatiable with wii. that means therefore on a architecture level, it doesn't need to emulate.

 

[netovsk]

More than a little silly that there will be more PS4 games available on Windows soon than XB1 games. Microsoft loves shooting themselves in the foot.

Not really a bad idea from MS. If you would get Resident evil 7 on Steam, why not get it in windows store instead and get a xbox version too?

People talk about Sony but I believe the real target when it comes to the play anywhere initiative is steam.

 

[Veho]

Thing is, no Nintendo console has ever had revised hardware or a slim model, the handhelds sure, but not home consoles.

 

[VashTS]

Don't forget the "family" edition Wii - no gamecube ports and a lay flat model instead of standup style.

 

[Kioku]

The SNES got a different form too.

 

[GerbilSoft]

There's quite a few revisions of Nintendo hardware that aren't visible from the user's perspective. I was helping a friend of mine clean out his N64, and it had an NUS-CPU-09 system board. The iFixit guide shows an NUS-CPU-03.

 

[Xzi]

Aside from looking different though, the different Wii revisions only subtracted features, never added. I'll take a SNES-themed Switch dock and joy cons, but I'd rather not sacrifice any features.

 

[Armadillo]

Not really a bad idea from MS. If you would get Resident evil 7 on Steam, why not get it in windows store instead and get a xbox version too?

Because the win10 store sucks & uwp sucks. Highly restrictive format vs win32. Play anywhere will never take a significant amount of players from steam, while the store is awful and the format the games are in is a restrictive format incompatible with a lot of stuff pc gamers use.

Also the prices on the win10 store suck on play anywhere titles as it has to be priced the same as the console version.