Nintendo's upcoming new platform, for now, dubbed the Nintendo Switch 2, could very well end up sporting 12GB of RAM - a huge upgrade over the Switch's current 4GB of memory.
At least, that's what supposed shipment and customs data between NVIDIA and Nintendo could have revealed. Apparently, Famiboards tracked a site that publicly logged shipment data that they linked to NVIDIA and the Switch 2. As explained by Reddit user 'Darthdiablo', Famiboards has been tracking this data for months with the data being roughly two months old. "We began looking through the shipment data and found mentions of T239 being tested/validated at NVIDIA India (circa 2022), the devkits (Carpa X1, IWOH), and a bunch of Hosiden data (located in Vietnam, they manufacture parts for Nintendo consoles)", the user writes on Reddit. "We were able to determine identifiers matching up with current Switch hardware (OLED, Lite, orig, v2), as well as one that cannot be matched up to any current hardware (presumed Switch 2)."
Digging through the data, Famiboards appears to have found signs that the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature 12GB of RAM, likely coming from two 6 GB 7500 MT/s LPDDR5 modules. In addition, the platform is said to sport 256GB of Universal Flash Storage (UFS 3.1).
While the above information is unverified and needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt for now, this isn't the first time that we've heard about 12GB of RAM for Nintendo's Switch successor - back in September of last year, Universo Nintendo editor-in-chief Necro Felipe also claimed that the Switch 2 will sport 12GB of memory. Interestingly enough, as covered earlier this year, YouTuber 'Moore's Law is Dead' also suggested that the Switch 2 could end up with 12GB of memory (although other configurations also appeared possible). "I'm not that close to the project, but I can say that Samsung 8nm is a perfect match for Nintendo", an NVIDIA source close to 'Moore's Law is Dead' reportedly said. "It's the lowest cost/transistor node on the market, and it's not expected to be as competitive for capacity as more modern nodes over the next few years. Also, remember that with 128-bit LPDDR5, Nintendo could realistically choose 8GB, 12GB, or 16GB capacities for the SOC we designed for them."
We've included the video in which 'Moore's Law is Dead' included this alleged testimony from an NVIDIA source below.
As said, sporting 12GB of RAM will be quite the upgrade over the current 4GB of RAM inside the Switch. The Nintendo Switch 2 has yet to be officially unveiled, but earlier this week, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that the platform will be announced before April 2025.
