Inside Nvidia’s New T239 Processor: The Next-Gen Tegra For Switch 2?

For several years now, Nvidia has been working on a new gaming processor codenamed T239. Derived from a Tegra chip designed for the automotive and robotics industry, T239 combines an eight-core ARM CPU cluster with an Nvidia Ampere-class GPU with 1536 CUDA cores, advanced machine learning and RT capabilities - plus a file decompression engine for fast loading. Rich assesses the leaks and disclosures on T239, ties it to the next Switch project and fires up an ultra-low spec Ampere GPU to get some idea of what this processor can achieve. Many thanks to DF Supporters Erik Harrison and Fidler_2K for their invaluable assistance. More thoughts and analysis at Eurogamer: Austin Evans’ T234 Jetson video is here: Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Join the DF Patreon to support the team more dir