TapTechNews May 14th news, a developer named PatRyk recently posted on X platform, demonstrating the effect of running Windows 11 ARM through QEMU simulation on the first-generation Nintendo Switch in a Linux environment. Due to hardware and driver issues on the Switch console, the hacker claims that the machine is currently unable to play games, and even the system takes 10 seconds to respond.
It is reported that the Nintendo Switch uses a Tegra X1 processor manufactured with a 20nm process, with a 4-core ARM Cortex-A57 architecture CPU and 4 ARM Cortex-A53 architecture processing cores. The graphics processor adopts a 256-core CUDA based on the Maxwell microarchitecture. The graphics processor performs differential operations according to whether the host is in a portable state or inserted into the dock. In the portable state shown by the developer, the operating frequency is 307.2MHz.
TapTechNews summarizes the hardware information of the first-generation Switch console as follows:
SoC: NVIDIA Tegra X1 Custom Edition
Screen: 1280x720 resolution 6.2-inch LCD screen
RAM: 4GB
Storage space: 32GB
Battery: 4310mAh
Weight: 297 grams