The other major Nvidia technology supported by the new Switch is G-Sync, which prevents screen tearing when games are running at variable frame rates. Nvidia notes that G-Sync is only supported in handheld mode and not in docked mode, which could be a limitation of the Switch dock's HDMI port.

Nvidia announced new details about the Nintendo Switch 2's hardware, including a custom GPU that can do real-time ray tracing and AI upscaling.

According to Nvidia, the Switch 2 has 10x the graphics performance of the original Switch and features DLSS, VRR, and ray tracing.

As Nintendo had teased, Nvidia has now discussed the custom GPU powering the Nintendo Switch 2, although it failed to go into the level of detail tech enthusiasts were hoping for. In a blog post, Nvidia confirmed what IGN had reported earlier today from Nintendo itself: that its GPU enables AI upscaling via DLSS and ray tracing.

Nvidia says the Switch 2's custom GPU will have dedicated RT and Tensor Cores. The RT cores will enable real-time ray tracing, which the company says offers “lifelike lighting,

Nvidia (NVDA) may currently be known as a powerhouse in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, but the company has always had close ties to

Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy, Split Fiction — these are just a few of the titles announced to be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2. Thanks to the console's improved hardware, loads of games that have been stranded on other platforms are now making their way to the Switch 2, and many will be available the day the console drops.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed, and while it brings a huge improvement over the original console, it doesn’t exist in the same vacuum that the original handheld did. With the introduction of devices like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally X, there are a ton of handheld gaming systems out there that can play AAA PC games on the go.

In a new post, NVIDIA also revealed that the GPU will help the Nintendo Switch 2 deliver current-gen features like real-time ray tracing, and that the console itself has “10x the graphics performance” of the Nintendo Switch.