Nintendo Switch Thunderbolt 3??

[Syris3024]

This might be some where, but i could not find it. 

What is the possibility that the Nintendo Switch is rocking thunderbolt 3 as it's "Type C" connector?  

This site got me thing more about it. http://tendoswitch.com/im-starting-to-think-the-usb-c-is-powered-by-thunderbolt-3/

If this turns out to be true could we see a Nintendo external GPU? Thus far surpassing any Xbox One or PS4. 

Nintendo says the Switch will do VR.

 

[The Sloth]

.... the switch outputs 1080p  60 fps when docked also incense CPU clock speed due to overvolting. the swich is not more powerful than a ps4 or a Xbox one, the article is pure speculation for views. just remember this is a handheld that runs Zelda 720p on hand and 900p docked not a powerhouse. stop with the unrealistic rumors seriously its like the news of " rx 480  kills gtx 1080 for 200 usd" miracles don't happen, the switch is a optimized tablet. 

[Scruffy90]

Rumor has it that theyre supposed to be releasing a dock that contains a gpu. Im disappointed that we cant connected a usbc to hdmi cable into the switch itself and output it to a tv. 

[dany_boy]

Don't think so. Whoever wrote the article you point out is clearly clueless about actual engineering

[VicBar]

On Monday there was post about the Switch, appearently it's specs have been leaked... and it precisely debunked the speculation about there being thunderbolt support...

Check it:

 

That thread can tell you more than I can.

[skywake]

Display Port alt-mode for USB Type C supports:

- Display Port 1.3

- USB 3.1/3.0/2.0

- Charging

 

According to the patents the dock contains an adapter that converts Display Port to HDMI 1.4. It's more than likely the Switch is using this USB Type C alt mode. There's no reason why it needs to have thunderbolt so I think it's fairly safe to assume that it doesn't have it.

[Biggerboot]

GTX 1060 with an ARM cpu.

 

gg Sony and Microsoft.

[The Sloth]

19 minutes ago, Biggerboot said:

GTX 1060 with an ARM cpu.

 

gg Sony and Microsoft.

 

 

why, a 1060 is the bottleneck i was thinking more of a quad sli titan xp. 

[michaelocarroll007]

On 2/15/2017 at 10:17 PM, skywake said:

Display Port alt-mode for USB Type C supports:

- Display Port 1.3

- USB 3.1/3.0/2.0

- Charging

 

According to the patents the dock contains an adapter that converts Display Port to HDMI 1.4. It's more than likely the Switch is using this USB Type C alt mode. There's no reason why it needs to have thunderbolt so I think it's fairly safe to assume that it doesn't have it.

only reason is for a more powerful Dock/ GPU in the future 

[skywake]

13 hours ago, michaelocarroll007 said:

only reason is for a more powerful Dock/ GPU in the future 

If that's what they were doing but they aren't so I don't see why there's any reason to speculate. It would also kinda defeat the point of the console if all of your power was in the dock. At that point isn't it just a regular console?

 

 Anyways, the post linked to in the original article added up bandwidths of various technologies. HDMI + USB Type C. That's how they came to the thunderbolt conclusion. They were simply unaware of the fact that there are alt-modes for USB Type C that enable display out. You don't need Thunderbolt support to have video-out run over USB Type C.

[michaelocarroll007]

9 hours ago, skywake said:

If that's what they were doing but they aren't so I don't see why there's any reason to speculate. It would also kinda defeat the point of the console if all of your power was in the dock. At that point isn't it just a regular console?

 

 Anyways, the post linked to in the original article added up bandwidths of various technologies. HDMI + USB Type C. That's how they came to the thunderbolt conclusion. They were simply unaware of the fact that there are alt-modes for USB Type C that enable display out. You don't need Thunderbolt support to have video-out run over USB Type C.

 

I Think it is more of a We wish speculation so maybe this could get actual decent AAA games supporting it.

 

It would be similar to the Xbox one/ Scorpion PS4/ PS4 pro in terms of how they go about it id imagine.

 

I doubt its Thunderbolt aswell. Though i do think the switch is too underpowered to get support like the PS4 & Xbox do hopefully im wrong. 

[johmei]

On 2/15/2017 at 4:07 PM, nerdslayer1 said:

.... the switch outputs 1080p  60 fps when docked also incense CPU clock speed due to overvolting. the swich is not more powerful than a ps4 or a Xbox one, the article is pure speculation for views. just remember this is a handheld that runs Zelda 720p on hand and 900p docked not a powerhouse. stop with the unrealistic rumors seriously its like the news of " rx 480  kills gtx 1080 for 200 usd" miracles don't happen, the switch is a optimized tablet. 

What?  I don't even....I....what?  I don't even know where to begin.

 

I guess I can start by pointing out the complete irrelevance of it being a "powerhouse" or not.  That doesn't have a damn thing to do with anything.  Thunderbolt 3 is just a bus, the graphics processing power and processing power of the system are not relevant.

 

Unrealistic rumors?  Miracles? (which btw, they do happen, and they're rare, do some research maybe?)....ummm...first of all, it's not unrealistic.  At all...it is actually perfectly feasible that it could have used thunderbolt 3.  It just so happens that it was not necessary for the needs of the dock and system and so it doesn't.  Why the hell would you call that unrealistic?  And comparing that "rx 480 kills gtx 1080 for 200 usd" bullshit to the dock using thunderbolt 3 or not?!  again....what?!  That doesn't make any sense as a comparison.  It's like apples to oranges.

 

To sum it up, while you obviously understand what you're saying, you're not making any sense.

[The Sloth]

11 minutes ago, johmei said:

What?  I don't even....I....what?  I don't even know where to begin.

 

I guess I can start by pointing out the complete irrelevance of it being a "powerhouse" or not.  That doesn't have a damn thing to do with anything.  Thunderbolt 3 is just a bus, the graphics processing power and processing power of the system are not relevant.

 

Unrealistic rumors?  Miracles? (which btw, they do happen, and they're rare, do some research maybe?)....ummm...first of all, it's not unrealistic.  At all...it is actually perfectly feasible that it could have used thunderbolt 3.  It just so happens that it was not necessary for the needs of the dock and system and so it doesn't.  Why the hell would you call that unrealistic?  And comparing that "rx 480 kills gtx 1080 for 200 usd" bullshit to the dock using thunderbolt 3 or not?!  again....what?!  That doesn't make any sense as a comparison.  It's like apples to oranges.

 

To sum it up, while you obviously understand what you're saying, you're not making any sense.go 

 

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Go make toast in a bathtub, i am trying to say it's a rumor, not gonna happen. re-read my statement before saying i don't know what i am talking about.

[Mira Yurizaki]

The possibility is very slim, considering that Thunderbolt requires more licensing fees to Intel and Nintendo is infamous for avoiding extra fees.

 

Well that and it doesn't really make sense to have an external GPU with the Switch. Granted I don't know how well its CPU performs against the PS4 Pro's, but I can't imagine the X1 being substantially more powerful if not the same, or less.