Is Nintendo Switch 4K? An overview of resolution on the portable console
Is Nintendo Switch 4K capable? Nintendo’s portable machine isn’t known for its hardware prowess, despite being arguably the most versatile home console on the market right now. Whether you’re playing on the TV or on the go, the Nintendo Switch is capable of outputting HD resolutions, but is that all it can do?
When the Nintendo Switch launched back in 2017, there were concerns that the portable console’s power fell well short of its competition. Bear in mind, the PS4 Pro had just come out a few months prior, and Microsoft launched its own high-spec console, the Xbox One X, later that year. Both pro consoles supported 4K and upscaled resolutions.
While no model of Nintendo Switch natively supports 4K, that’s not to say it’s incapable of achieving higher resolutions than its official specs suggest. That’s if recent evidence of certain technologies being used in upcoming Switch titles is anything to go by.
Read on to learn more about the Nintendo Switch’s resolution capabilities, and if 4K is on the cards for the portable console or its successor.
The Nintendo Switch is capable of resolutions of up to 1080p when docked, and up to 720p when played in portable mode. The same is true for the Nintendo Switch OLED model, which does benefit from a sharper, more vivid display, but under the hood it’s not sporting a more powerful processor.
The Nintendo Switch is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra X1 GPU, an aging graphical processor that’s traditionally been used to power other portable devices, most notably the Google Pixel C tablet and the Nvidia Shield TV.
This leaves the Nintendo Switch feeling underpowered, especially when compared to the PS5 and Xbox Series X. To make matters worse, the Switch isn’t always capable of outputting 1080p in
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