Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Nintendo 3DS, 2018) $3.99. zelda runs at 900P at 30FPS. Damn, so the PS4 died and the Switch saved the gaming industry. No one really knows for sure right now but it sounds like that it's somewhere between the Wii U and PS4/Xbox One. People will look at what is inside the system and tell everyone exactly what the specs are. This makes it 2.8x as graphically powerful as the Wii U before it. Same goes for wii-u, people thought 600gflops, comfortable performacne boost over ps3/xbox360. QUESTION: Don't systems gradually improve due to updates?! ARM's efficiency comes from programming tricks, and they will likely have to develop those over time. GPU - this is a small win for the Switch when undocked and a much bigger win when docked. QUESTION: Don't systems gradually improve due to updates?! 720P and 30FPS for the wiiu (itll be interesting to see if there is any major performance difference). It can't be more FLOPS because Switch's RAM bandwidth speed is around 25 Gbps. A Captain, and a salesman for FLAMGEAR products, I'm trolling the Nintendo Switch board almost exclusively now - N_Guy_N exposing himself. Same here, and it seems many 3rd party developers feel the same, even if they're not commenting on Switch. Hi, this video shows you how you can use a Wii U Pro Controller on the Nintendo Switch. i havent seen how much ram is available for games on the switch (im guessing 1.5GB but i am pulling that out of my backside a bit). for instance the CPU from rumours looks to be quite under clocked but didn't improve the CPU performance on 3DS over time get better with performance updates. This anyone who is not really into dudebro games will enjoy the switch. How the Nintendo Switch Unified Nintendo’s Strategies. You can see stuff like that clearly in Splatoon 1 vs 2, where the textures and everything are significantly better and yet it can still run on higher resolutions while maintaining 60Fps. It is a wiiu port. ram bandwidth is not factored in floating point operations per second. Rigorous testing of the Wii U and Switch versions of The Legend of Zelda: Breath … Nobody knows for sure. What happened to the X1? People thought the 3DS would have 60-80m polygons at first gpu wise. So its gonna miss out on few dudebro games. vs. ... Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU. We don't know yet, but it will be the strongest handheld so far. Truly, the games look 90% the same: vast, colorful, cartoonish, and beautiful. For this outlay you’ll get a pair of Joy-Con controllers and a Switch … Damn, so the PS4 died and the Switch saved the gaming industry. Roughly 1/4th the performance of Xbox One, and roughly 1/5th the performance of PS4. The Xbox One looks and operates like a traditional gaming console. Aside from using a new(er) Nvidia Maxwell architecture, Switch has FAR less performance than either. It's geeks who really make or break a TV show or movie or videogame. Wii U wattage. But with more FLOPS in Switch, bandwidth speed would be a huge bottleneck. vague mostly means weak. OEM Nintendo Switch Charging Dock + AC Adapter Power Cable OEM HDMI CABLE Set TV. OS tweaks / little bit upclocking from the cpu's / gpu's over time etc. When that didn't pan out and it was the pica200, they thought it was going ot be 40m around that. I guess you don't watch DBS? It's ahead of the wii-u for sure how far depends on clocks really. What clocks that chip runs at, and how much its changed nobody knows. Nintendo Switch® ... Wii U® 1 item; Sort By Type: ... Cables Universal Power Cable for New Nintendo 2DS® XL/ New Nintendo 3DS®/ New Nintendo 3DS® XL/ Nintendo 2DS®/ Nintendo 3DS® XL/Nintendo 3DS®/Nintendo Dsi XL®/Nintendo DSi®/Nintendo DS® Lite/Nintendo DS®/ Game Boy Advance® SP/ PSP® 3000/ PSP® 2000/ PSP® 1000. Its not slightly less powerful its for the absolute most half the power the Xbox One. Docked, for TV mode, about 2X the GPU performance of WiiU. In terms of hardware design, the Xbox One and Switch are completely different machines. The message was confused from the start. I am one of those people. Nothing special. Nobody knows just yet. Wii U vs Switch: How Does Zelda: Breath of the Wild Compare. What are some plus sides to a Nintendo Account? Can someone help, my switch won't connect to the internet, even though it has before. When docked, the Switch's Tegra chip is unlocked and the GPU runs at 768MHz. The console sits in a vertical position instead of the standard horizontal block that most manufacturers tend to ship out their consoles as. The power's in the console but the GamePad is an integral part of the experience . vs. Nintendo Switch. All game engines use FP32 (single precision) floating point math. The Wii U is one of the more energy-efficient gaming consoles among similar devices. Sure this can be said with any console but I was using 3ds as easy comparison. All we know for sure is that it's more powerful than the Wii U in terms of raw power. Anything else you read on this thread is purely based on speculation, rumours, and unverified information. Until someone gets to the guts of this system and/or Nintendo confirms any of the specs we won't know for sure. I think Wii-U games look slightly better than ps3 and 360. It's hard to pin down the exact difference between the two, but needless to say the Switch is much more powerful, even though it is effectively using a mobile chipset. Wii U: Triple-core, 32-bit, PowerPC-based Espresso microprocessor @ 1.243GHz. RAM: Wii: 88MB total. Its no biggy though, if people want to play them games, theyll just play on PC. Compare this to the 1.24 GHz Tri-Core “Espresso” CPU in the Wii U … By Jill Scharr 03 June 2014 The Wii U uses less than half the power of the Xbox One and PS4, but all three consoles use way too much power for streaming video. Nintendo Switch vs Wii U review The Nintendo Switch is here so we've taken a look at how it compares to the Wii U. The Wii U, on the other hand, has a 1.24GHz tri-core IBM CPU and 550MHz Radeon GPU. I think it's 2X Wii U, which in turn was about 1.5X PS3/360. The X1 is the Chowsu...hmmm no, the Krillin. 99% of Switch's spec is well understood, at this point. I'm not a graphics whore by any means, but this system is going to have issues with Xbone and PS4 ports. GameCube + PS3 with a dash of Vita= Switch. Essentially this will grant the system a 56% resolution gain with slightly more on screen graphical features. Going off tangent, I guess we're still 1 handheld gen away from most triple A multi-plat games to hit the handhelds. With the Wii U’s poor performance leaving Nintendo in a tough spot, the next console release was crucial to the success of the company. Switch version of Zelda is very similar to Wii U with slightly higher resolution. All points to 4 systems having similar technical capabilities. But we cannot just double Switch performance by counting FP16 performance. Well, not that clearly, to be honest. Any variation in the shipping hardware is going to be very, very minor and of almost zero consequence. Yes. As a summary - docked is a big increase over Wii U, undocked it's a lot closer but the Switch is still noticeably superior overall. It does absolutely nothing and it should be garbage. Wii U in standby uses just 0.4 watts. I swear nintendo fans and those who pre ordered this console are really really stupid. There are tech sheets that you can read yourself. Given the radical nature of the design of the Switch, I think even your most basic consumer will understand that you can't directly compare it to other consoles, even the older ones. The Wii U's processor was uncovered by a hacker as a Power PC tri core to be roughly clocked at 1.2 to 1.3 ghz however its a much newer architecture and design so comparing the speeds to 360's or PS3's would be irrelevant. One of my favourite things about settling down of an … The big difference between this one and other consoles is actually in design. 3. shipping: + $3.99 shipping . slower then xbox one. When the Wii U is in gameplay mode, the console uses 34 watts. Both systems are also built around 6.2-inch touchscreens. vs. Microsoft Xbox One S. vs. Nintendo Wii U 8GB. is it possible to download games directly to sd card? If I delete an account on my Nintendo Switch, will I still have those games? The Nintendo Switch came just in time in 2017 as the Wii U’s sales dried up, and the new hybrid home and portable console was an instant success. Odd comparison. I really hope Nintendo considers releasing a small version later tho, maybe not even call it a Switch but about slightly bigger than the VITA and appropriately cooled passively. How much slower nobody knows. ^^ Yamcha just saved a Baseball game between two dimensions. You need quite a lot more power to make something like that happen. The best guess is that it is 1 teraflop, which is 0.3 teraflop from equaling the xbone, and roughly 2x the wiiu. reality, cpu's where pile of junk and the memory with that. The only thing we know so far is that there is a nvidia chip in that box, as it's confirmed by nvidia. Wii U vs. Wii: Comparison Chart. It's like saying original PS4 does 3.68 TFlops and PS4 Pro does 8.4 TFlops. The CPU doesn't clock up or down depending on whether the system is docked or undocked. Nintendo Wii U 8GB. PORTHOLIC Wii to HDMI Converter 1080P for Full HD Device, Wii HDMI Adapter with 3,5mm Audio Jack&HDMI Output Compatible with Nintendo Wii, Wii U, HDTV, Monitor-Supports All Wii … Switch (2017): 393 GFlops (when docked) - 157 GFlops (undocked as a portable), Xbox 360 (2005): 240 GFlop GPU (ATi Xenos) + 115 GFlop CPU (Xenon, tri-core IBM PPC) ~355 GFlops total, PS3 (2006): 218 GFlop CPU (CELL) + 192 GFlop GPU (Nvidia RSX) ~400+ GFlops total, Wii U (2012): 176 GFlop GPU (AMD 'Latte') + 15 GFLOP CPU ('Espresso') ~200 GFlops total, Xbox Scorpio (2017) ~6,000+ (6 TF) (spec not finalized or public yet). Help? Switch pro to come soon? for instance the CPU from rumours looks to be quite under clocked but didn't improve the CPU performance on 3DS over time get better with performance updates. WOW! Krillin is an OP police man and (I guess) good father. Wii U graphics are very comparable to PS3/360. This topic is locked from further discussion. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. It will not show the Switch's full potential at all, and even then it is clearly superior to the wiiu version in lots of ways. Nintendo Switch vs. Wii U: Price The Nintendo Switch costs $299.99. Privacy PolicyCookie SettingsDo Not Sell My InformationReport Ad. Roughly 1.75x more capable from all that has been shown, or 75%. the wiiu is only 720P and 60FPS. I never cared about justice, and I don't recall ever calling myself a hero. WOW! Wii U (2012): 176 GFlop GPU (AMD 'Latte') + 15 GFLOP CPU ('Espresso') ~200 GFlops total, Xbox Scorpio (2017) ~6,000+ (6 TF) (spec not finalized or public yet), Switch (2017) - 786 GFLOPS (docked) / 393 GFLOPS (portable), Wii U (2012) - 352 GFLOPS GPU (AMD Latte) + 15 GFLOPS CPU (Espresso) = 367 GFLOPS total. We know they all run on more or less the same engine with Fifa games. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Thought this looked like a good game after reading about it and loved the first Epic Mickey, I love the 2D art done for this game though I was expecting this game to look a little more like the way its advertised on the cover and stay true to it's Wii and Wii U adaption, but really thats not something I am going to make a big deal out of. While no one knows the precise spec down to the digit, the number of Nvidia CUDA cores in a Tegra X1 is well known (256) and the clockspeed of the CPU and GPU were confirmed by Eurogamer. not even remotely close to a PS4 or X1. @flyincloud1116: there isn't that big a gap between ps4 and x1, how about. Energy use of a Wii U during gameplay. Free shipping . http://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-vs-wii-u-all-the-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-d/1100-6447008/. Gpu didn't yield much behind that barely beated the ps3/xbox360 on it's own game. But we'll see. FP16 for games is new territory, and while there is some usefulness for it, a lot of that is going to happen going forward. Well your cellphone is more powerful CPU, so it's really useless to compare. It uses less than half the power of Xbox One and PS4. Comments (8) No. Energy use of a Wii U in standby mode. zelda and MK8 also run at 720P when not docked and performance and visuals seem to be at least as good as the wiiu so there is nothing to suggest that the switch is a step down from the wii u when running from the battery. Seems like it's marginally faster than the Wii U based on this: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-vs-wii-u-all-the-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-d/1100-6447008/. Epic Mickey Power of Illusion. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Switch isn't even close to half the power of Xbox One, much less PS4. The list should be more like:PC: Whis - by far the strongest and most intelligent beingPs4 Pro: Goku - trys to be as cool as Whis, doesn't even get a chance against Hit.xOne: Vegeta - trying to catch up to Goku, never managing to do soSwitch: Boo - Doesn't care what others do and just wants to have fun. Around 400 GFLOPS, yes. Wii U Daily Rumors In early December 2011, Wii U Daily reported hardware information supposedly received from a Japanese developer. ... (Nintendo Wii U, 2014) $8.99. OEM Nintendo Switch Charging Dock + AC Adapter Power Cable OEM HDMI CABLE Set TV. when docked its about 2X the wiiu...ish. Well if it can run Unreal Engine 4, I can't imagine it's as terribly weak as some on here are suggesting. I just wonder why people even try to buy this stupid piece of crap. The Wii U was about bringing back the more personal "You". Did Krillin go Super Krillin? That's my reference point for it since I'm gonna treat it as a handheld with no VITA successor in sight. That mentality will transfer over to the Switch. Switch is massively under powered for a home console releasing in 2017. And a chip from nvidia. That … For console however not really. At the end it was a 15m chip, but even that one was clocked way below the 200mhz it was build for towards 133m which even cut that performance down drastically lower. vs. Nintendo Switch Lite. @Jag85: It seems you are using half-precision (FP16) figures for Switch, those aren't automatically useful in games. So around 1,000 times more powerful than the arcade hardware than ran the original Ridge Racer in 1993. Check online inventory and the latest PS5 restock news here. ~Zero. CPU: Wii: Single-core, 32-bit, PowerPC-based Broadway microprocessor @ 729MHz. We'll know when it launches. The adapter you need is called a MayFlash Magic-NS. 400 MFLOPs (Namco System 22 Hardware) ----> 400 GFLOPs (custom Tegra in Nintendo Switch) = 1000X raw performance. I think it will be slightly less than ps4 or xbox. The Nintendo’s Wii U is a souped-up version of the original Wii, which in fact was a successor to the previous game console, GameCube. As for Wii U GPU: 160 shader processors x 2 Flops per clock x 550 MHz = 176 GFlops. vs. Nintendo 3DS XL. think about 10m more likely. not a very big jump. I know it's not. No one knows for sure yet, but clues point to it being compatible to 360/PS3 rather than ps4/x1. People assume the x1, could very well be another chip based on pascal or whatever. Retailer clearing shelf of Switch stock. Let's see how Switch looks in portable mode. @crashnburn281: Switch cant get 100% of games. What we will get at the end of the day, needs to be see when that thing gets torn apart. vs. Nintendo Switch. The Tegra X1 is in fact one of the most powerful mobile chipsets in recent times, so this is a surprisingly massive hardware upgrade for a company not known for adding much hardware tech to its new consoles. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. I don't think Wii U's capabilities really emerged until Mario Kart 8, and that was mid-cycle. Otherwise Switch in handheld mode makes little sense doing Wii U games. The Wii is the first console that we’re looking at, and this one is essentially you’re standard game console. Wii U's 720p picture gets boosted to 1080p on Switch, just as with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - though no anti-aliasing makes the cut. $89.99. We know they all run on more or less the same engine with Fifa games.Wii U graphics are very comparable to PS3/360.Dragon Quest Heroes on Switch seems to be the PS3 port.Switch … When the Wii U first launched , it was available for the same price or for $349.99 as a Deluxe edition with extra storage space. If Switch pro is real, are you going to sell your old switch? It doesn't work that way, unless you're only counting FP16 performance. Using BotW comparisons are not fair to the system. Thanks to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launching on both the Switch and Wii U this week, we can clearly tell the differences between each system's processing capabilities. $93.99. People know their phones and tablets aren't as powerful as desktops or even laptops. Wii U… It's nice for a portable though, much better than PS Vita (the PowerVR GPU in Vita is positively ancient by today's mobile standards tho). Sure, they can do that. The Wii actually resembles a normal console, actually using game discs instead of, say, small insert-able cards. It's hard to say right now. What happened to the X1? The Switch is Nintendo's only console to date that offers a teraFLOP of performance. Don't even want to think about what happens when Scorpio and Pro start become the standard. PS3 and xbox 360 architectures are so outdated, its faster then that for sure. So, tech-wise, how does the Switch compare to the Wii U. Switch is like a rock compared to other consoles. Online Mode Was Infinitely Better on the Wii U. The new architecture helped them a lot tho. But when taken on-the-go, the Switch's GPU speeds are nearly halved to 302MHz. while docked it can run MK8 at 1080P and 60FPS. Microsoft Is Reportedly Planning An Xbox Event For March 26, But Don't Get Too Excited Yet, Halo Infinite Dev Confirms No Dual-Wielding In 44-Minute Deep Dive On The Game. They compare in the sense that they are both underpowered Nintendo consoles lol. Free shipping . Really far away, but I'm excited for the era after the Switch gen be it powerful handheld PCs or the next, next gen of handheld consoles. The Switch costs just $299.99, the same as the basic version of the Wii U when it launched. March is here, but the PS5 isn't any easier to find in stock. Some believe they do. about 1.2X the wiiu when its not docked. Again, while AMD and Nvidia FLOPs are not 100% identical in what they get done per flop, the sheer gulf in performance between Switch and original XBone/PS4 is far too large for Switch hardware to be even remotely comparable. Switch is closer in power to Xbox360, PS3 and Wii U than it is to Xbox One/PS4. And most likely for a reason. There's no way Wii U GPU had 320 shaders and therefore 352 GFlops. vs. Sony Vita. You can't feed a strong GPU with small bandwidth. The Nintendo Switch runs on (modified) Nvidia Tegra X1 processor — which is a quad-core, 64-bit CPU, with an Nvidia Maxwell 256-core GPU. I have always only fought for the people I believe in. How powerful would the Switch Pro be compared to the Regular Switch? Still way lower then people aspected. vs. Sony Vita. Summary of Nintendo Wii U Vs. Wii. The Switch is roughly as powerful as the Wii U — a little speedier, sure, but they’re not in different galaxies. vs. Nintendo Wii U 8GB. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. The announcement is extremely vague tho. But from the games that we saw, i'm hopeful as the visuals i see that thing project "if you look at it as a handheld over the 3ds and vita" is absolutely stunning. The obvious suspect would be the Wii U's 1.2GHz CPU, a tri-core piece of hardware re-architected from the Wii's Broadway chip, in turn a tweaked, overclocked version of the GameCube's Gekko processor. Did Krillin go Super Krillin? Time will tell. Dragon Quest Heroes on Switch seems to be the PS3 port. However, it is also using ARM, which is generally more efficient, so based on the best guesses out there it will probably come close to equalling the xbone in time. The power of this system, or apparent lack of, is the biggest hangup I have with this system. Nevertheless, the Namco System 22 was a beast back then, giving the Sega Model 2 a run for its money.