Nintendo has now fully announced its newest console, the Switch 2, revealing the hardware it plans to dedicate the next seven or so years of its existence to. Entertaining a unique place in the market where it caters to both the home console users and portable enthusiasts, the Switch 2 specs and output change depending on whether it’s in Docked or Handheld Mode.

This page presents a full tech specs comparison of PS5 vs Switch 2. We will also include PS5 Pro and last-gen’s PS4 to see how Switch 2 compares.

PS5 vs Switch 2: Full Tech Specs Comparison

Below you’ll find a full tech specs comparison of the PS5 vs Switch 2, with every component compared and contrasted against one another. Here are all the tech specs for the PS5, PS5 Pro, and how the Switch 2 runs when in Docked Mode and Handheld Mode.

CPU

PS5 Pro

8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5GHz

PS5

8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5GHz

PS4

8-Core AMD Jaguar at 1.6GHz

Switch 2 (Docked)

Custom Nvidia Processor (rumoured to be a custom Tegra T239 chip)

Switch 2 (Handheld)

Custom Nvidia Processor (rumoured to be a custom Tegra T239 chip)

GPU

PS5 Pro

AMD Radeon, RDNA 3 graphics engine @ 16.7 TLOPS, 2.35GHz

PS5

AMD Radeon, RDNA 2 graphics engine @ 10.28 TFLOPS, 2.23GHz

PS4

AMD GCN graphics engine @ 1.84 TFLOPS, 800MHz

Switch 2 (Docked)

Custom Nvidia Processor (capable of 4K @ 60FPS, HDR10 support)

Switch 2 (Handheld)

Custom Nvidia Processor (capable of 1080p up to 120FPS, HDR10 support)

RAM

PS5 Pro

16GB GDDR6 @18Gbps / 2GB DDR5

PS5

16GB DDR6 @ 14Gbps

PS4

8GB GDDR5

Switch 2 (Docked)

Rumoured to be 5GB of LPDDR5

Switch 2 (Handheld)

Rumoured to be 5GB of LPDDR5

AI Upscaling

PS5 Pro

PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution)

PS5

N/A

PS4

N/A

Switch 2 (Docked)

Unconfirmed Nvidia DLSS upscaling

Switch 2 (Handheld)

Unconfirmed Nvidia DLSS upscaling

Connectivity

PS5 Pro

WiFi 7, ethernet, Bluetooth 5.1

PS5

WiFi 6, ethernet, Bluetooth 5.1

PS4

WiFi, ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1

Switch 2 (Docked)

WiFi 6, ethernet, Bluetooth

Switch 2 (Handheld)

WiFi 6, Bluetooth

Internal Storage Capacity

PS5 Pro

2TB

PS5

825GB

PS4

500GB

Switch 2 (Docked)

256GB

Switch 2 (Handheld)

256GB

Expandable Storage

PS5 Pro

NVMe SSD Slot (internal) / USB HDD Support (external)

PS5

NVMe SSD Slot (internal) / USB HDD Support (external)

PS4

USB HDD Support (external)

Switch 2 (Docked)

Micro SD Express Card Slot (internal)

Switch 2 (Handheld)

Micro SD Express Card Slot (internal)

Ports

PS5 Pro

1x HDMI 2.1, 1x Ethernet, 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A

PS5

1x HDMI 2.1, 1x Ethernet, 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A

PS4

1x HDMI 1.4, 1x Ethernet, 2x USB-A

Switch 2 (Docked)

1x HDMI, 1x Ethernet, 2x USB-C

Switch 2 (Handheld)

2x USB-C, 3.5mm audio port

Dimensions

PS5 Pro

388mm x 89mm x 216mm

PS5

390mm x 104mm x 260mm

PS4

275mm x 53mm x 305mm

Switch 2 (Docked)

114mm x 271mm x 13.97mm

Switch 2 (Handheld)

114mm x 271mm x 13.97mm

Power Consumption

PS5 Pro

215W

PS5

216W

PS4

115W

Switch 2 (Docked)

Unconfirmed

Switch 2 (Handheld)

Unconfirmed

Weight

PS5 Pro

3.1kg

PS5

4.5kg

PS4

2.8kg

Switch 2 (Docked)

Unconfirmed

Switch 2 (Handheld)

0.53kg

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