Poggervania comments on Consumer Nintendo Switch 2 rumored to have more RAM than the Xbox Series S

Consumer Nintendo Switch 2 rumored to have more RAM than the Xbox Series S (www.notebookcheck.net)

submitted 3 years ago by Hypx@kbin.social to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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A new Nintendo Switch 2 rumor has surfaced claiming that the next-generation hybrid console could actually arrive with more memory than a powerful rival like the Microsoft Xbox Series S. The same source has also offered an update in regard to the Switch 2’s potential DLSS support and ray-tracing capabilities.

[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 14 points 3 years ago (8 children)

More RAM doesn’t really mean anything in gaming performance. It helps, but a faster CPU and GPU with a good whack of VRAM is gonna help more.

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[–] Primarily0617@kbin.social 26 points 3 years ago (3 children)

arguably RAM matters the most

gpu and cpu you can just downgrade the quality, but at a certain point everything has to fit into memory

e.g., baldur's gate 3 literally couldn't be properly ported to the S because of a RAM limitation

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[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 4 points 3 years ago

Also, textures, usually they don't really cost performance and absolutely change the visuals of a game, but can be massively limited by a lack of ram

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[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Oh shit, really? Wasn’t even aware of that lol, I always had the generally recommended amount of RAM in my gaming rig so I never thought that would be a thing.

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[–] dom@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 years ago

There is a point where more ram doesnt help and maybe that's what you are thinking of. It's more "must be this tall to ride" from my understanding

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