NVIDIA confirms Switch 2 has DLSS
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Nvidia added that the Tensor Cores power AI-driven features such as Deep Learning Super Sampling, or DLSS, boosting resolution for sharper details without sacrificing image quality.
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We don't have the full specs on the CPU and GPU inside the Nintendo Switch 2, but NVIDIA confirms that it's a powerful upgrade than can handle ray-tracing.
Both Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) have been big beneficiaries of the huge investments in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, which explains why the share prices of both companies shot up impressively over the past couple of years.
Nintendo has remained tight-lipped about the chip powering the Switch 2, but thanks to Nvidia we now have a better idea of what it is and the next-gen features it will support. Those include DLSS, ray tracing, and Variable Refresh Rate in handheld mode for games that choose (or manage) to support them.
"The Nintendo Switch 2, unveiled April 2, takes performance to the next level, powered by a custom NVIDIA processor featuring an NVIDIA GPU with dedicated RT Cores and Tensor Cores for stunning visuals and AI-driven enhancements," Nvidia says in its announcement.
Graph neural nets have grown in importance as a component of programs that use gen AI. For example, Google's DeepMind unit used graph nets extensively to make stunning breakthroughs in protein-folding predictions with its AlphaFold 2 model in 2021.
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