The Nintendo Switch console could never keep up with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, but a recent overclocking test conducted with a modded console highlights exactly what has held back the system the most.
YouTube user naga, who showcased in an earlier video how a modded OLED model with 8 GB of RAM runs games like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Mortal Kombat 1, performed an extreme overclocking test using another modded OLED model with 8GB Hynix NEI RAM, highlighting how it's most definitely the RAM that is really holding back the system. Zelda: Breath of the Wild, for example, manages to run at close to 60 FPS by overclocking the RAM to 3050 Mhz. Other games, such as Hogwarts Legacy and The Witcher 3, show significant performance improvement with overclocked RAM, managing to run at higher than 30 FPS in most scenarios comfortably.
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Seeing how the Nintendo Switch has a massive RAM bottleneck, hopefully, Nintendo will have taken note of the issue for its yet-to-be-revealed successor. According to rumors, the console should come with 12 GB of RAM, which is a considerable upgrade over its predecessor's 4GB, although, in conjunction with the rest of the system specifications, they may not be enough to achieve performance on par with the other current generation systems. NVIDIA DLSS support, however, although likely limited to Super Resolution and Ray Reconstruction, should allow the Nintendo Switch 2 to deliver smooth 1080p gaming with ray tracing.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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