That's it, as rumors suggested, the Nintendo Switch 2 is official and was well presented today. It's now official, Nintendo's next console will arrive on June 5, 2025 at a price of 469.99 euros for the standard version (alone) of the console and at a price of 509.99 euros for the bundle with Mario Kart World (digital).
Despite a fairly high price, this could make it a very serious competitor in the portable console market. If in terms of power, it remains quite behind the PS5 Pro, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, it can nevertheless hold its own in the portable part and offer a very good compromise with characteristics that have nothing to be ashamed of compared to other consoles on the market.
Comparison of the best portable consoles
Discover now our comparison between the Switch 2 and the three portable consoles of the moment with the Steam Deck, and the two Asus models ROG Ally and ROG Ally X.
Updated: May 22, 2025
A few weeks before the console's release, Nintendo has officially shared the Switch 2's specs:
- Processor (SoC): Nvidia Tegra T239 based on the Ampere architecture
- CPU:
8 ARM Cortex-A78C cores
6 cores used for games
2 cores reserved for the system
Frequencies: 998 MHz in portable mode, 1101 MHz in docked mode, theoretical peak at 1.7 GHz - GPU:
1536 CUDA cores
Frequencies: 561 MHz (laptop), 1007 MHz (docked), maxed at 1.4 GHz
Graphics performance: 1.71 TFLOPs (laptop), 3.072 TFLOPs (docked) - RAM:
12 GB LPDDR5X
9 GB accessible for games
3 GB reserved for the OS
Bandwidth: 68 GB/s (laptop), 102 GB/s (docked)
| Comparison | Switch 2 | Asus ROG Ally X | Asus ROG Ally | Steam Deck OLED |
| Release date | June 5, 2025 | July 22, 2024 | May 11, 2023 | November 16, 2023 |
| Launch price | €469.99 | €899.99 | €499.99 | €569.99 (512GB) €679.99 (1TB) |
| Operating system | – | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Steam OS |
| Processor | Nvidia Tegra T239 – 8x ARM Cortex A78C / 998MHz (Dock) 1101MHz (mobile) | AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme Processor | AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Processor | AMD Zen 2, 4 cores, 8 threads, variable frequency @ 2.4–3.5 GHz |
| Graphics Processor | 1536 CUDA cores (Ampere architecture) / 1.71 TFLOPs (laptop), 3.072 TFLOPs (docked) | AMD Radeon™ Graphics (AMD RDNA™ 3, 12 CUs, up to 2.7 GHz, 8.6 Teraflops) | AMD Radeon™ Graphics (AMD RDNA™ 3, 4 CUs, up to 2.5 GHz, 2.8 Teraflops) | AMD RDNA 2 (with 8 CPUs, variable frequency @ 1.0–1.6 GHz, 1.6 TFLOPS) |
| Storage | 256Gb | 1TB NVMe SSD | 512GB NVMe SSD | 512GB or 1TB NVMe SSD |
| Screen size | 7.9 inches (approx. 20 cm) | 7 inches (approx. 17.8 cm) | 7 inches (approx. 17.8 cm) | 7.4 inches (approx.18.8 cm) |
| Resolution | 4K (TV) / 1080p (Portable) | 1080p | 1080p | 800p |
| FPS | Up to 120 FPS | Up to 120 FPS | Up to 120 FPS | Up to 90 FPS |
| Autonomy | Between 2.5h and 6.5h | Between 2h and 3h | approximately 1h30 | Between 2 and 8 hours depending on the games |
| Touch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Porth Ethernet 20%; height: 27px;">No | ||||
| Weight | 400 grams | 618 grams | 612 grams | 640 grams |
We can see that the Switch 2 holds its own quite well in terms of resolution, screen size, and battery life. However, in terms of storage, it remains well behind.
In terms of power, the Switch 2 holds its own quite well. It remains behind with a graphics power, in portable mode, of 1.7 TFlops, which is much less than the 8.6 TFlops of the ROG Ally X or the 2.8 TFlops of the ROG Ally, but it is higher than the 1.6 TFlops of the Steam Deck. Finally, in terms of power, the Switch 2 holds its own well and its battery life remains a real strength.
For a price that remains average, slightly below, with the luxury of offering, in addition to portable mode, a TV mode similar to other home consoles.
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