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Nintendo Switch 2 vs Sony PlayStation 5

Side-by-side spec comparison with live retailer prices for the Nintendo Switch 2 and the Sony PlayStation 5.

Verdict

On spec score, the Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 leads the Sony PlayStation 5 by 0 points.

cpu
NVIDIA T239, 8-core ARM Cortex-A78C
gpu
NVIDIA T239 Ampere, 1536 CUDA cores
vrr
Yes
colour
Black
ram gb
12
ssd gb
256
dockable
Yes
weight kg
0.534
expandable
Yes
form factor
Hybrid (TV/Handheld/Tabletop)
hdr support
HDR
ray tracing
Yes
handheld mode
Yes
games included
Mario Kart World
max refresh hz
120
max resolution
4K
controller wireless
Yes
controllers included
2
external usb storage
Yes
backwards compatibility
Yes
backwards compatible generations
Nintendo Switch
disc drive
cpu
AMD Zen 2, 8-core
gpu
AMD RDNA 2, 10.28 TFLOPS
vrr
Yes
colour
White
ram gb
16
ssd gb
1000
dockable
weight kg
3.2
expandable
Yes
form factor
Home Console
hdr support
ray tracing
Yes
handheld mode
games included
max refresh hz
120
max resolution
4K
controller wireless
controllers included
1
external usb storage
backwards compatibility
backwards compatible generations
disc drive
Yes