Nintendo Switch Uses a Standard Tegra X1 Processor. Nintendo can't delay upgrading the internals of its Switch hybrid console much longer if the latest rumor is to be believed. Its not going to replace anything at all. According to Gamereactor, Nvidia wants to stop production of its Tegra X1 + chip. Its just a revision and an addition to the family. The Tegra X1 'Mariko' powers the Nintendo Switch and the Switch Lite, so we may be set to see a new Switch Pro or Super Switch this year, after all. PCMag - Matthew Humphries • 2h. Whatever is custom about this chip doesn't seem to be hardware tweaks. But it is not going to replace anything. A source within Nvidia (speaking to Gamereactor) claims the company is halting production on the Tegra X1 chipset used in the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite this year. However, the latest one pertains to Nvidia and their Tegra X1 “Mariko” SoC — the same one powering the Nintendo Switch. Rumors relating to the Nintendo Switch Pro (or the Super Nintendo Switch, as some call it) are seemingly popping up daily. One possibility is that Nintendo will release a Switch with an ultra-powerful GPU from Nvidia. It is the ARM chip that equips the […] It would make NO sense to replace both the OG switch and switch lite. The switch lite has barely been in the market for 2 years. 2021 Switch models are still using the Tegra X1 design that first debuted in 2015. Alex Alderson, 03/09/2021. On October 20, 2016, Nvidia announced that Nintendo Switch hybrid home/portable game console will be powered by Tegra hardware. This is the same chip as found in the 2017 Shield Android TV. Nvidia is apparently preparing to end production of its Tegra X1 Mariko processor this year—the chip found at the heart of every Switch today. The Switch is powered by a Tegra X1 mobile chipset and Nintendo is relaxing constraints that were originally put on the GPU to insure stable performance and reliable heat transfer. According to an American media outlet, Nvidia would put pressure on its partner to change platforms. The Nintendo Switch uses a 6-year-old SoC ARM, so its price hasn’t budged since it was released. Specifications Tegra APX Tegra APX 2500 While Nintendo hasn’t really said much about the hardware that powers its Switch console, teardowns have revealed that it is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra chipset. Of course, short of exploiting an older Switch and using an overclocking tool like SysClk, users will never have access to the maximum Tegra X1 clocks for their consoles - though Nintendo … On March 15, 2017, TechInsights revealed the Nintendo Switch is powered by a custom Tegra X1 (model T210), with lower clockspeeds. 1 like • 7 shares. The switch pro or Super Nintendo switch, whatever they call it is coming this year. Report: Nvidia to End Production of Nintendo Switch Tegra Chip. Last summer Nintendo rolled out a 'silent' update of the standard Switch hardware which reportedly uses the same improved Tegra X1 chip found in the Switch Lite. Both the Switch and Switch Lite use the Tegra X1 Mariko chip Nvidia is thought to be discontinuing. According to certain industry insiders, Nvidia plans on ceasing production at some point in 2021. Nintendo can't delay upgrading the internals of …