Nintendo went with the Samsung SEC8N process node to produce the Nintendo Switch 2 T239 chip, but the Japanese company reportedly considered other options as well.
A new report from Korean publication Chosun shared on the Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit revealed that Nintendo initially considered TSMC’s 7nm and 8nm process nodes together with those offered by Samsung, but ultimately went with the Korean company because of fast and stable delivery and price advantages. Even so, the Japanese company reportedly debated whether to use the 5nm and the 8nm process nodes offered by Samsung, but eventually settled on the 8nm process node because it doesn’t use Extreme Ultraviolet exposure equipment and has advantages in terms of unit price and yield. Though the launch Nintendo Switch 2 model’s SoC is produced on the Samsung SEC8N process node, the 5nm process node from the Korean company could be employed to produce an enhanced system revision, according to a source familiar with Samsung Electronics, which is something that has been speculated in the past few months.
Earlier this week, we finally received confirmation of the final Nintendo Switch 2 system specifications, which mostly align with those leaked earlier this year. A look at the system’s SDK, however, confirmed some additional details, such as the available CPU cores, GPU resources, and RAM for games and how Game Chat could be demanding in terms of system resources, so much so that the SDK includes a tool to test the feature without an active session.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5th worldwide, with some exceptions.
