According to Nintendo’s specifications page, the Switch 2’s processor is described merely as a “custom processor made by Nvidia.” Last month, Nvidia revealed a bit more, noting that their chip for the Switch 2 supports DLSS and real-time ray tracing. Digital Foundry offers a deeper insight, stating that the custom Nvidia T239 system-on-a-chip for the Switch 2 incorporates an ARM Cortex A78C CPU with eight cores, with six dedicated to developers and two reserved for system use.

The GPU uses Nvidia’s Ampere architecture. The console also has 12GB of LPDDR5X memory, though the system will hold 3GB in reserve.

Regarding display features, the Switch 2 does support VRR on its screen, but the functionality is absent when the console is in docked mode and connected via HDMI, as reported by Digital Foundry. Nintendo initially suggested that VRR would be available while the console was docked, but those references have since been removed from their website.

Digital Foundry also notes an interesting tidbit about GameChat, the new Discord-like chat system for the Switch 2. Nintendo is offering developers a GameChat testing tool that “simulates API latency and L3 cache misses that the real world GameChat system incurs on the system, meaning developers can test this without needing active GameChat sessions running,” Digital Foundry says. Hopefully, this testing tool will help developers make sure that GameChat doesn’t bog down their games.

Digital Foundry has a lot more detail than I covered here, so check out its coverage of the specs to learn more. The Switch 2 is scheduled to launch on June 5th, and if you missed getting a preorder, you might want to consider lining up at Best Buy.