• Cort@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Like the Nintendo switch already is? (4x a57 cores)

    Or like the Nintendo switch 2 is already rumored to be?

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      21 days ago

      Yeah, that’s what made me think of that.

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      21 days ago

      The switch is crippled by how awful that ARM CPU is though.

      For it to be an actual option for modern gaming, they need to get a lot further than any non-Apple ARM chip has.

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        21 days ago

        Yeah the a57 cores are used as efficiency cores in older phones, and Nintendo chose them to prioritize battery life at the expense of performance. If the rumors are to be believed they’re going to go nvidia/arm again since AMD’s proposed solution was less efficient at low power (handheld mode).