Nintendo Switch main image
Nintendo Switch images and detail [sources]
Images were edited for clarity and collated using resources obtained from:
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-neon-blue-neon-red-joy-con-117972/ accessed on 2024-08-20
These images are protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.
| Summary | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch date | March 2017 | |||||||||
| Price range | $300 - $350 | |||||||||
| Display size | 6.2 in | |||||||||
| Body size | 238 x 102 x 28.5 mm (9.37 x 4.02 x 1.12 in) |
|||||||||
| Weight | 398 gr | |||||||||
| Chipset | Nvidia tegra x1 / Nvidia tegra x1+ | |||||||||
| CPU | ARM Cortex-A57 / ARM Cortex-A53 / ARM Cortex-A57 / ARM Cortex-A53 | |||||||||
| GPU | Nvidia GM20B / Nvidia GM20B | |||||||||
| RAM | 4 GB RAM | |||||||||
| Operating system | Nintendo Switch System Software (Proprietary) | |||||||||
| Gaming performance [index] | Perfect for NDS and below Decent for N64 up to DC |
|||||||||
| Performance index | GB < NES < Genesis < GBA < SNES < PS1 < NDS < N64 < DC < PSP < Saturn < GC < Wii < 3DS < PS2 < Wii U < Switch < PS3 | |||||||||
| Internal storage | 32 GB emmc | |||||||||
| Battery | 4310 mAh | |||||||||
| Presentation | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| Screens | 16:9 IPS | |||||||||
| Form factor | Landscape (detachable controllers) | |||||||||
| Body size | 238 x 102 x 28.5 mm (9.37 x 4.02 x 1.12 in) |
|||||||||
| Weight | 398 gr | |||||||||
| Shell material | Plastic | |||||||||
| Colors | Black / Gray, Black / Blue, Black / Neon blue, Black / Neon red, Black / Neon yellow, Black / Neon green, Black / Neon purple, Black / Neon orage, Black / Neon pink | |||||||||
| Left controls | D-pad (separated buttons, lower) Thumbstick (upper, clickable) |
|||||||||
| Right controls | 4 face buttons Thumbstick (lower, clickable) |
|||||||||
| Shoulder controls | L, R, ZL and ZR (vertical) | |||||||||
| Display | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| Screens | 1 16:9 | |||||||||
| Screen type | IPS | |||||||||
| Touch screen | Yes | |||||||||
| Pixel resolution | 1280x720 px (236.87 ppi) | |||||||||
| Screen protection | Plastic | |||||||||
| Video output | USB-C | |||||||||
| Platform | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| Chipset | Nvidia tegra x1 or Nvidia tegra x1+ | |||||||||
| CPU | 8 CPU cores, 8 threads (1.02 GHz - 1.79 GHz) ARM Cortex-A57 (4 cores) ARM Cortex-A53 (4 cores) Alternative configurations: 8 CPU cores, 8 threads (1.02 GHz - 1.79 GHz) ARM Cortex-A57 (4 cores) ARM Cortex-A53 (4 cores) |
|||||||||
| GPU | Nvidia GM20B (307.2 MHz - 768 MHz) Alternative configurations: Nvidia GM20B (307.2 MHz - 768 MHz) |
|||||||||
| RAM | 4 GB LPDDR4 | |||||||||
| Operating system | Nintendo Switch System Software (Proprietary) | |||||||||
| Gaming performance [index] | Perfect for NDS and below Decent for N64 up to DC |
|||||||||
| Performance index | GB < NES < Genesis < GBA < SNES < PS1 < NDS < N64 < DC < PSP < Saturn < GC < Wii < 3DS < PS2 < Wii U < Switch < PS3 | |||||||||
| Storage | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| Internal | 32 GB emmc | |||||||||
| External | micro sd | |||||||||
| Connectivity | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| USB | USB-C | |||||||||
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 5 | |||||||||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 | |||||||||
| Cellular | No | |||||||||
| Sound | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| Speakers | Dual stereo (front) | |||||||||
| 3.5mm jack | Yes (top) | |||||||||
| Battery | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| Capacity | 4310 mAh | |||||||||
| Charging | USB-C (bottom) | |||||||||
| Misc | Nintendo Switch | |||||||||
| Extra buttons | Power, volume +-, home, capture | |||||||||
| Rumble | Yes | |||||||||
| Sensors | Ambient light | |||||||||
- Switch 2 2025-06-01
- Switch OLED 2021-10-01
- Switch Lite 2019-09-01