The Switch 2 is one of the most popular video game platforms on the market today. Source: Nintendo
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The first Nintendo Switch captured gamers’ attention and wallets for many years. The launch of Switch 2 was massive with more than 10 million units sold by late 2025. This caused significant delays in some of the product fulfillment in the first four months on the market.
No doubt the gaming console will continue to make a splash for years to come as new content is released.
In the meantime, TechInsights conducted a teardown of the Switch 2 a few months after its release. The Switch 2 contains a Nvidia applications processor and GPU plus main memory from SK Hynix.
The following is a partial deep dive conducted by TechInsights into the Switch 2.
Summary
- 7-inch IPS display (1080/1920 pixels, 1073741824 colors)
- 12 GB mobile LPDDR5X SDRAM
Target market: Gaming
Availability: Worldwide
Released: May 2025
Price: $629.99
The main board found inside the Switch 2. Source: TechInsights
Main board
The main board houses the main memory of the Switch 2 in the form of the multichip memory of 6 GB mobile LPDDR5X SDRAM from SK Hynix and main processor from Nvidia in the applications processor + GPU. Other electronic components include:
- Texas Instruments’ 5-volt eFuse overvoltage clamp, temperature sensor and dual analog switch
- Analog Devices’ DC-DC converter
- Infineon’s USB Type-C controller
- Diodes Inc’s SPDT analog switch
- Onsemi’s single 2-input AND gate
- Nisshinbo Micro Devices’ 300 mA/1.1 V LDO regulator
- TDK InvenSense’s 6-axis MEMS gyroscope and accelerometer
- Genesys Logic’s USB 2.0 hub controller
- MediaTek’s 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module
- ST Microelectronics 200 mA LVO regulator
- Renesas’ power management
- Rohm’s 20 channel DC/DC converter
(Learn more about analog and mixed signal ICs on Globalspec.com)
The controller board found inside the Switch 2. Source: TechInsights
Controller board
On the controller board of the Switch 2 includes the following electronic components:
- ST Microelectronics six-axis MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope
- Texas Instruments’ power distribution switch and single-cell battery charger
- Mitsumi’s LDO regulator
- Nisshinbo Micro Devices’ 200 mA LDO regulator
- Analog Devices’ Class-D audio amplifier and DC-DC converter
- MediaTek’s Bluetooth SoC with memory
- AKM Semiconductors’ three-axis electronic compass
(Learn more about MEMS devices on Globalspec.com)
The docking station board found inside the Switch 2. Source: TechInsights
Docking station board
The docking station board includes the following electronic components:
Texas Instruments’ temperature sensor, SPDT analog switch, three-amp synchronous buck converter and overvoltage clamp
- RealTek’s Gigabit Ethernet controller and display port to HDMI converter
- Genesys Logic’s USB 2.0 flash card reader
- Rohm’s 1-channel adjustable current limit high side switch
- Infineon’s USB Type-C controller
- ST Microelectronics’ 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ microcontroller
- Winbond’s serial flash memory
(Learn more about memory chips on Globalspec.com)
Some of the electronic components that are found inside the Switch 2. Source: TechInsights
Major components
- $39.62 — Applications processor plus GPU — NVIDIA (Qty: 1)
- $35.70 — 120 Hz display subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $28.54 — Multichip memory — 6 GB mobile LPDDR5X SDRAM — SK Hynix — (Qty: 2)
- $15.69 — Multichip memory — 256 GB 4D NAND Flash, memory controller (UFS 3.1) — SK Hynix — (Qty: 1)
- $14.85 — 12-layer buildup (Qty: 1)
- $14.03 — Main frame (Qty: 1)
- $11.02 — Heatsink (Qty: 1)
- $4.80 — Six layer buildup FR4/HF — HongHengSheng Electronical Technology (Huai`an) (Qty: 1)
- $4.11 — Bluetooth SoC w/memory — MediaTek (Qty: 1)
- $4.11 — Bluetooth SoC w/memory — MediaTek (Qty: 1)
