Inside Nvidia’s New T239 Processor: The Next-Gen Tegra For Switch 2?

For several years now, Nvidia has been working on a new gaming processor codenamed T239. Derived from a Tegra chip designed for the automotive and robotics industry, T239 combines an eight-core ARM CPU cluster with an Nvidia Ampere-class GPU with 1536 CUDA cores, advanced machine learning and RT capabilities - plus a file decompression engine for fast loading. Rich assesses the leaks and disclosures on T239, ties it to the next Switch project and fires up an ultra-low spec Ampere GPU to get some idea of what this processor can achieve. Many thanks to DF Supporters Erik Harrison and Fidler_2K for their invaluable assistance. More thoughts and analysis at Eurogamer: Austin Evans’ T234 Jetson video is here: Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and to get access to everything we do via pristine quality downloads: Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more? Check out our store: For commercial enquiries, please contact business@ 00:00 Introduction 00:39 The Beginning: The Kopite7kimi Tweet 01:24 What Is the Nvidia T234? 03:01 Introducing T239... via Leaks, LinkedIn and the Nvidia Hack 03:40 Nvidia T239 Specifications: CPU, GPU, Memory, Custom Hardware 07:39 The Smoking Gun: Switch 2’s NVN2 API Is Built For T239 08:16 Switch 2: Bobby Kotick’s Last-Gen Console Claims 09:19 Ultra Low-Power Ampere Gaming With RTX 2050 4GB 12:36 RTX 2050/750MHz Testing: Death Stranding 14:35 RTX 2050/750MHz Testing: Cyberpunk 2077 19:37 RTX 2050/750MHz Testing: A Plague Tale Requiem 21:25 RTX 2050/750MHz Testing: Control with RT Reflections 23:10 RTX 2050/750MHz Testing: Fortnite UE5 26:03 DLSS Is Not A Free Lunch & The Deep Learning Accelerator 29:31 Caveats, Question Marks and Summary 30:46 And Now, The Conclusion