Hardware Graphically, how well does the Nintendo Switch par up to the PS3

[Dork]

Except for maybe a less complicated architecture "cough x86 cough"

x86 is teeny tiny baby compared to the giant hulking monster that is the CELL. the CELL is so powerful we can't even take advantage of it. its like ancient alien technology that boggles the minds of even the gods. the power of the CELL is unrivaled.

 

[the_randomizer]

Does it run in 30 FPS in 720P mode? I was curious if not using 1080P would help performance.

I don't know, I haven't tried it out, I've yet to try out multiplayer. Suffice to say, it still does run at "60 fps" as you can tell by the HUD running, but the frames alternate.

x86 is teeny tiny baby compared to the giant hulking monster that is the CELL. the CELL is so powerful we can't even take advantage of it. its like ancient alien technology that boggles the minds of even the gods. the power of the CELL is unrivaled.

It's also an absolute nightmare to program for.

 

[Deleted User]

Breath of the wild lags on the wiiu and the wiiu serpassed the ps3 and Xbox 360 last gen.So the switch pretty much outperforms the ps3 obviously.

 

[DeslotlCL]

I think one of the better comparisons of a Switch game compared to a PS3 game would be Dragon Quest Heroes in which the Switch version runs at the same framerate (30FPS) but at a higher resolution (1080P) and compares more closely to the PS4 in level of detail assets, this is in docked mode of course.

Didn't the switch version has horrible frame drops on the overworld plus on battles?

 

[petethepug]

Didn't the switch version has horrible frame drops on the overworld plus on battles?

It does actually, the Switch & PS3 get around 30 - 16 FPS depending how much is on screen. But the game is still do-able to play, in comparison to a PS4 that has more CPU power (I think.)

Vita suffers the worst from the game along with 3DS (if its even on there idk.)


At this point idek whats going on in the thread, but reguardless thanks for the answers

 

[DeslotlCL]

It does actually, the Switch & PS3 get around 30 - 16 FPS depending how much is on screen. But the game is still do-able to play, in comparison to a PS4 that has more CPU power (I think.)

Vita suffers the worst from the game along with 3DS (if its even on there idk.)


At this point idek whats going on in the thread, but reguardless thanks for the answers

The vita version actually has a better frame rate on some battles compared to the switch one

 

[petethepug]

The vita version actually has a better frame rate on some battles compared to the switch one

Wat? Impossible, the Switch was all about the pow-pow-pow-POWA! Now we have nothing on that system

Oh well, I better get a Vita

 

[sarkwalvein]

Wat? Impossible, the Switch was all about the pow-pow-pow-POWA! Now we have nothing on that system

Oh well, I better get a Vita

Just looks at the graphic quality of both ant it comes obvious.
The Vita version looks like a 3DS game, while the Switch version looks akin to the PS4 version.
For my taste their decision was stupid, they should have gone for FPS instead of graphic fidelity in the Switch version, it may look somewhat nice but fluidity would have been way better when you think of how it plays.

Switch/Vita/PS4 comparison:

Spoiler

 

[Enteking]

It is better but not much. The Wii-U already had better textures, better graphics and better performance in games and ports that were written for it. The GPU of Wii-U and Switch is much more modern and easier to program but the Wii-U CPU was slightly slower than the PS3. The very weak ARM CPU of the switch is also considered to be slightly slower than the PS3.

 

[TheDarkGreninja]

The chip inside the Switch exceeds the PS3 and Xbox 360 with ease, seeing as how it already handles games better than the Wii U, this shouldn't come as a surprise.

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Just looks at the graphic quality of both ant it comes obvious.
The Vita version looks like a 3DS game, while the Switch version looks akin to the PS4 version.
For my taste their decision was stupid, they should have gone for FPS instead of graphic fidelity in the Switch version, it may look somewhat nice but fluidity would have been way better when you think of how it plays.

Apparently (Not my words) Aunoma thinks 30fps is more "cinematic"

 

[petethepug]

Just looks at the graphic quality of both ant it comes obvious.
The Vita version looks like a 3DS game, while the Switch version looks akin to the PS4 version.
For my taste their decision was stupid, they should have gone for FPS instead of graphic fidelity in the Switch version, it may look somewhat nice but fluidity would have been way better when you think of how it plays.

Oh I was joking about that, but yeah I can agree with you for the most part.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Apparently (Not my words) Aunoma thinks 30fps is more "cinematic"

LOL, he should have gone for 24FPS to make it more "cinematic" in the classic film meaning then. /s

 

[TheDarkGreninja]

LOL, he should have gone for 24FPS to make it more "cinematic" in the classic film meaning then. /s

And thats why i think the argument is dumb. Switch easily could've done 720 at 60 in docked but I bet it was because it couldnt do it undocked.

 

[Reecey]

The Switch would piss all over a PS3, standard! A PS3 would never run Mario Odyseey and I doubt very much it would run Zelda properly. Have you looked at Mario Odyseey screen shots a PS3 would never touch this!:

What a stupid thread!!!

Edit: guys don't get into any arguments or carry on with this thread, this guy is just trolling for fun so don't waste your time!

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Wii U's Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water looked amazing and if I were to compare to a PS3 game, it would be one of the Uncharted's. Possibly the first which felt like a tech-demo that showed the graphical capabilities of the system.

So far on the Switch it's hard to tell how good it looks graphically but seems like a somewhat small bump from the Wii U to the Switch. Mario Odyssey will clear it up.

 

[Pacheko17]

Just looks at the graphic quality of both ant it comes obvious.
The Vita version looks like a 3DS game, while the Switch version looks akin to the PS4 version.
For my taste their decision was stupid, they should have gone for FPS instead of graphic fidelity in the Switch version, it may look somewhat nice but fluidity would have been way better when you think of how it plays.

Switch/Vita/PS4 comparison:

Spoiler

Wow, that feels unplayable.
I'd rather go with the Vita version even.

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The Switch would piss all over a PS3, standard! A PS3 would never run Mario Odyseey and I doubt very much it would run Zelda properly. Have you looked at Mario Odyseey screen shots a PS3 would never touch this!:

What a stupid thread!!!

Butthurt fanboy is butthurt.
Pretty sure there are PS3 games that look better than that.
( BF4, GTA V, etc )

 

[sarkwalvein]

Wow, that feels unplayable.
I'd rather go with the Vita version even.

Me too, FPS are more important than graphical fidelity, specially when it starts dipping below 30FPS.

 

[Pacheko17]

Me too, FPS are more important than graphical fidelity, specially when it starts dipping below 30FPS.

I know that very well.
Been gaming on inferior hardware for almost all my life ( Had a decent gaming PC one time but the gfx card stopped working and I was stuck to the onboard card ).

I'd rather play something in 480p60fps than at 720p30fps.
I really wish consoles had more in-depth graphics settings :/

 

[Reecey]

Wow, that feels unplayable.
I'd rather go with the Vita version even.

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Butthurt fanboy is butthurt.
Pretty sure there are PS3 games that look better than that.
( BF4, GTA V, etc )

I'm not "butthurt", its "common sense" this guys just trolling the thread just for this sort of reason so we can argue. Save your breath.. Nintendo are hardly going to release a 9th Generation console that is either as powerful or not as powerful as a PS3.

 

[mizorechan]

I've only ever played Breath of the Wild on it and I've mostly used my PS3 for Tales games, so I don't have the best grasp of either system's abilities, but I'd say they're fairly comparable. I'd say if you're used to PS3-grade graphics, you'll feel no resistance when moving to the Switch.

Not a good comparison since most of modern Tales of looks like PS2 games in HD.