Consoles

Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo Wii U Full Specs

CPU
Tegra X1 Switch4 Cores
CPU
Café3 Cores
GPU
Tegra X1256 Shaders
GPU
Latte320 Shaders, 2GB
Memory
4GB LPDDR4
Memory
2GB DDR3
Storage
32GB
Storage
Display
6.2" LCD1280x720 Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Display
-
Price
$300
Price
$300

CPU
iGPU
Chipset
HDMI 1.4
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Audio
Storage
MicroSD
CPU
iGPU
Chipset
GPU
HDMI 1.4
Proprietary AV
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Storage
SD Card

Tegra X1 Switch
Café
4 Cores
4 Threads
1.02GHz
3 Cores
3 Threads
1.24GHz

Tegra X1
Latte
256 Shaders
1GHz
320 Shaders
550MHz
2GB DDR3

4GB LPDDR4
2GB DDR3

32GB

6.2" LCD1280x720 Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
-
Panel & HDR
LCD
Panel & HDR
-
Area & Aspect Ratio
16.43 in² 16:9
Area & Aspect Ratio
-
Brightness
300 nits
Brightness
-
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
-
Resolution
1280x720 921.6K Pixels 237 ppi
Resolution
-
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
-
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
-
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Coating & Lamination
-
Touchscreen
Yes
Touchscreen
-

Up to 9 hours
-
16Wh
4310mAh
3.71V
Lithium-Ion
-

Data
3x USB 2.0
1x USB-C 2.0
Data
4x USB 2.0
-
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
-
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
1x Proprietary AV
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
-
Card Slots
-
1x microSDXC Card UHS-I
Card Slots
1x SDHC Card
-

Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 4.1
Wi-Fi 4
Bluetooth 4.0

Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Motion
-
Utility
Ambient Light (ALS)
Utility
-

Gaming Power
7W
Gaming Power
-
Output
-
Output
-
Input
-
Input
-
Protocol & Port
USB-C
Protocol & Port
-
USB-PD
-
USB-PD
-

Speakers
2
Speakers
-
Microphones
-
Microphones
-

Controller
Joy-Con
Controller
Wii U GamePad
Included Controllers
1 Controller
Included Controllers
1 Controller

Platform
Switch Portable
Platform
Wii U

Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
102 mm (4.02")
Width
239 mm (9.41")
Depth
14 mm (0.55")
Height
46 mm (1.81")
Width
172 mm (6.77")
Depth
269 mm (10.59")
Weight
0.40 kg
Weight
1.50 kg
Volume
0.3413 L
Volume
2.1283 L

Release Date
2017-03-03
Release Date
2012-11-18
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year