Switch 2 vs. Steam Deck: How Nintendo’s new console measures up

The hardware of Nintendo Switch 2 is no longer a secret, which means we can eventually see how this steak is against the steam deck. Nintendo dropped the full list of sugars after its Switch 2 Direct, and has some amazing features that are more than our views more than the valve’s handheld.

Nintendo confirmed several sports in Switch 2, including ports Alden colorFor, for, for,. Cyberpank 2077And Fiction of partition. Steam Deck can already play the game, which gives us a good idea of ​​how the switch 2 will be when it is released in June.

This is how the Switch 2 compares the hardware of the steam deck.

Nintendo increased the overall size of switch 2 to adjust its large screen. It is now about 4 inches tall and 9.4 inches long (the joy-cens is attached). This means that it is a little smaller than the steam deck, about 4.6 inches long and 11.7 inches wide.

Switch 2’s new screen is actually larger than screens on both versions of the steam deck. Switch 2’s new LCD screen is 7.9 inches while the steam deck is 7 inches and the steam deck is 7.4 inches. When it comes to screen technology with Steam Deck OLED, the valve has the upper hand – which gives it a edge for HDR – but Nintendo has ensured that it has preferred the screen in the design of switch 2.

The switch 2 screen resolution is 1080p, which is upgraded from the switch 720p screens. It is also an upgrade on the Steam Deck’s resolution, which is 1280×800. On both handhelds on such a small screen size, however, the differences will be rare. You can see that the game is running smooth with the screen to reach 120 Hz. Steam Deck LCD can only reach 60 Hz and Steam Deck OLED 90 Hz.

When the post is applied, the switch 2 can be out of 4K on 60 frames per second on a TV. The steam deck can also do 4K, but it can double the FPS by 120. And although it is very unrealistic, it can in fact do 8k out on 60 FPS.

All this, the image quality on the LCD screen of switch 2 will not match the Steam Deck OLED screen description. Expect photos on Switch 2 that there are blacks you see on the valve device more brown and dollar color than you see.

Although Nintendo has completely revealed Switch 2’s spinners, its NVIDIA graphics and processing chip are still shrouded in any privacy. According to the leak by someone Switch 2 Mother BoardThis system will operate the customs Nvidia TEGRA T239 processor. Analysts have predicted that it will reach the level of power like PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. If this is true, the switch 2 steam deck is slightly faster than the Zen 2 processor of OLED, but when you look at 12GB of rumors – the Steam Deck’s 16 GB memory – the differences will be less.

When it comes to storage, the switch 2 is a bit better than the steam deck. Switch 2 has 256GB Universal Flash Storage (UFS) storage, and there are no other version of the hardware. Also with the steam deck LCD, and half of the base steam deck is in half of the OLED with 512 GB capacity. This is not a fair fight in terms of price, but the switch 2 cannot compete with the more expensive version of Steam Deck OLED, which has 1 TB.

You can increase the storage of switch 2 with 2 TB with MicroSD Express card. This is important because the MicroSD Express Card is much faster (and more expensive) than the MicroSDXC and MicroSDHC cards, which support the steam deck. As far as possible transition pace, Nintendo wins.

Switch 2 battery life will continue for 2 to 6.5 hours according to your sports. The steam deck LCD is ranked for about 6 to 12 hours, and the steam deck can continue for 2 to 8 hours. It is really difficult to compare the battery life as it can be very different, but the average steam deck will reach you a little bit less than the charging cables.

Nintendo surprised us not one on switch 2, but from two USB-C ports. And like the previous model, it will have a 3.5 mm headphone jack (take it, Apple!). Only one USB-C port in the Steam Deck also occurs with its headphone jack and, unlike switch 2, does not have a fancy kick stand.

Nintendo placed a beautiful steep price on Switch 2, but in fact it is not far from the steam deck. Switch 2 cost only for console 9 449.99, and 9 499.99 for console and cost for digital copy Mario Cart World. If you go to $ 399 for the LCD version, the steam deck is a bit cheaper – which is the nearest version of Nintendo’s console.

As you step on the steam deck OLED, Nintendo’s console becomes cheaper. The steam deck starts at 9 549 and jumps up to 9 649 for the 1 TB version. But this is where the steam deck’s spectacle starts to be removed from the switches, so this is not a proper comparison.