Theory Crafting/Straw Grasping: NVIDIA's Statement on their custom chip for the Switch.

First off, if you're not familiar with what I'm about to reference, go here: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/

I want to really point out this statement: The high-efficiency scalable processor includes an NVIDIA GPU based on the same architecture as the world’s top-performing GeForce gaming graphics cards.

What I think when I hear scalable is this: When on its own, the NS as a handheld outputs at 720p and 30(maybe60)fps. It detects that it is running off of battery so the scalable GPU scales itself down to output at that level. It's possible. It's like being able to scale down the graphics on your PC games. Less graphical intesity, less power output.

I don't think the docking station will do anything except provide constant power and a means to display the screen onto the TV. When you put the screen into the dock, it tells itself "I am docked. I have a constant power flow. I have no need to hold myself back. BEHOLD MY TRUE FORM." and it scales itself upward to display crisper visuals, better lighting, particles, textures, etc at (hopefully) 1080p60fps. Nothing to do with the dock enhancing the tablet directly. It's all mainly handled internally.

The reason I think this is even possible because of the next bolded line. This custom GPU is based on the same architecture of top-performing GeForce cards. I don't claim to know a lot about GPU, but if it's as simple as they're trying to portray, then to me it sounds like this custom GPU is going to be on par with NVIDIA's leading PC cards. Which many would say to be GeForce 970 up to their newest 1080 and Titan. I've said this before, but my GPU that I have is nowhere near "top-performing" and can still run a lot of recent games at 1080p60fps at only slightly below highest settings.

Lastly, people are scared because of Emily Rogers reporting that the power of the Switch (still refered to as NX at the time she said this) was underpowered to her standards and she wished it was better. Or something to that effect, I hope I'm not terribly misquoting it. But to that I say this: What hre sources saw was almost 100% certainly a dev kit. And as we should all know by now, dev kits are often not a full representation of the final product. Sometimes that means the dev kits are weaker than the final product, sometimes it means that they're stronger (I think. Wasn't it the Xbox One that was being demoed on a supposedly much-more-powerful-than-the-XB1 completely unnamed computer system at E3 one year or something? Also didn't it catch on fire?).

My point and TLD;DR to this post is: Quit panicking. If NVIDIA says it's good, I believe them. They've never given me reason to doubt before.

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