CT Scan Reveals Nintendo Switch 2 Internals, Including Nvidia Tegra SoC Details

So, here’s the thing: people couldn’t resist poking around inside the new Nintendo Switch 2. I mean, it’s just human nature to wanna know what’s under the hood, right? We kinda had a clue about the specs, but seeing the inside? It’s like diving into a techy treasure chest. So, someone on Reddit – an intrepid explorer of sorts – actually took a friggin’ CT scan of the Switch 2. Yeah, you heard me. A CT scan.

There’s this Reddit user, goes by Scan-of-the-month or something (cool name, right?), who has this hobby of scanning, like, electronic stuff. They’ve done AirPods and this quirky gizmo called Flipper Zero. No idea why. Maybe they’ve got an industrial scanner just lying around. Anyway, they decided to X-ray the Switch 2 and shared it with the world.

The CT image? It’s labeled like a map, or maybe a treasure guide. Biggest chunk you see there is the 5220mAh battery. Kinda makes you wonder why batteries always look like a brick in these scans. Oh, and it’s sitting next to a Realtek audio chip. Those tiny chips handle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth – ’cause what’s a Switch without wireless, right? Inside, there are these components from SK Hynix – some storage module and RAM chips. I wouldn’t know one if I tripped over it, but there they are.

The real spotlight, though, is this Nvidia SoC. Before this, we had hints about it using a Tegra chip, but seeing it with a label, GGMLX30-A1, feels like finding a hidden level in a game. There’s even this video on Reddit showing this chip in, like, microscopic detail. The tech nerds must’ve been thrilled.

Now, while some folks are geeking out over scans, others, believe it or not, have been brutal. I heard someone beat the screen with pliers – 50 times! And then there’s the more disciplined crowd, the kind who do teardown videos, piece by piece, documenting every micro detail. Guess the CT scan is kinda the chill version of that.

What’s the verdict, you ask, after all this tech sleuthing? We pretty much confirmed what we knew, but seeing it feels like peeking behind the curtain at a magic show. Gives it a sense of awe, even if it’s just a bunch of circuits and chips. And hey, if you’re into keeping tabs on the latest and greatest, I’d suggest hopping over to Tom’s Hardware on Google News. They’ve got all sorts of goodies there.

Anyway, enough rambling. That’s the scoop on the Switch 2’s insides – take it or leave it.