Nintendo Switch 2 vs Original GAMEBOY – The Ultimate Performance Battle!

Hello and welcome back to a new video.

So recently the new Switch 2 has come out

and it's been a few days and I've had my

hands on it for a while now and I have to

compare it to the original Game Boy.

And we're going to talk about why the

Switch 2 absolutely destroys the original

Game Boy in practically every single way.

So first of all, we have to do a

side-by-side spec comparison.

So with the Switch 2 processor, we have

the custom Nvidia ARM Cortex-A78C, and the

original Game Boy, which came out in 1989,

which is actually the year I was born, it

has a Sharp LR35902 8-bit with 4.19 MHz

processor.

And for the GPU, the Switch 2 has an

NVIDIA Ampere with 1536 CUDA cores, and

the Game Boy original, it doesn't have a

GPU.

For some reason.

It has monochrome graphics.

For the RAM, we've got 12GB of LPDDR5X.

The Game Boy, the Game Boy only has 8

kilobits or kilobytes of RAM.

That's rubbish.

It doesn't even have 1GB.

It only has 1— it doesn't even have 1MB of

RAM.

It has 8KB.

Rubbish.

And then for the storage, we've got 256GB

on the Switch 2 And the original Game Boy,

it doesn't even have any storage.

It's got zero storage.

You can't even save anything on it.

You gotta put the cartridge in and then

you can't even save the game because it

doesn't have any storage.

So the display, Switch 2, you've got

7.9-inch LCD, 1080p, 120Hz, HDR10.

The original Game Boy, you've got a

2.6-inch— it's tiny— monochrome LCD with

160x144 resolution with no backlit

thingies, extremely lacking in luster.

And then for the battery, we've got 5,200

milliamp on the Switch 2, and then Game

Boy, we've got 4x AA batteries.

Rubbish.

And then for the ports, we've got USB-C,

and then Game Boy has a link cable port.

Now this is where the Game Boy actually

beats the Switch 2 for once.

We've got the weight, 534 grams versus 220

grams, so much lighter.

And then, yeah, that's basically it

really.

So the Game Boy was revolutionary for its

time, offering portable gaming with a

simple and effective design.

It introduced classics like Pokémon,

Tetris, and Super Mario to handheld gaming

generations.

Meanwhile, the Switch 2 is a modern

powerhouse, featuring high-resolution

graphics, hybrid functionality, and a

massive Game Boy library that includes

both exclusive and third-party titles.

Despite the Game Boy's longer battery life

due to its lower-power hardware, the

Switch 2 surpasses it in almost every

technical aspect, from processing power to

display quality.

However, the Game Boy's simplicity and

nostalgia still make it a beloved piece of

gaming history.

Okay, so let's look at the price

comparison.

So the Switch 2 came out in 2025 for $450,

whereas the original Game Boy came out in

1989 for only $90.

Now inflation adjusted, it would be $228

in 2025 money.

So even with inflation adjusted, the

original Game Boy was still only half the

price of the Switch 2.

So Switch 2 has currently sold 3.5 million

units in the first week, and the original

Game Boy only sold 300,000 units in the

first week.

Which is a lot less.

So total units sold, currently Switch 2

has sold 100 million projected by 2029,

whereas the original Game Boy has already

sold 118 million.

So it's going to take, what, another 4

years for the Switch 2

to even get close to the number of Game

Boy units sold in total.

So yeah, 5 years' time, it might start

catching up, but that's only 100 million,

so it's more like 7 years.

It's gonna take 7 years for the Switch 2

to catch up to the total units of Game Boy

sold.

So the Game Boy, despite its lower price,

became one of the best-selling handheld

consoles of all time, surpassing 118

million units over its lifetime.

Meanwhile, the Switch 2 has already sold

3.5 million units in just 4 days, making

it the fastest-selling Nintendo console

ever.

If projections hold, it could reach 100

million units by 2029.

The Nintendo Switch 2 and the original

Game Boy are worlds apart in terms of

performance and technology.

It might as well be an alien form of

technology compared to something that came

out in 1989.

If you showed the Switch 2 to Nintendo of

1989, they would have thought, Jesus

Christ, did this Switch 2 come from

another planet?

It incorporates so much technology that's

just not found in the original Game Boy.

And that would blow the minds of engineers

in those days.

So reflecting the massive advancements in

gaming technology over the decades, here's

how they compare in benchmarks and

real-world usage.

The processing power and graphics.

The Nintendo Switch 2 uses custom Nvidia

ARM Cortex-A780C processor with 1536 CUDA

cores, allowing it to handle modern AAA

titles with dynamic resolution scaling.

In contrast, the Game Boy runs on the

8-bit 8-bit Sharp processor.

I don't even know if Sharp makes

processors anymore.

Whoever hears about Sharp anymore when it

comes to processors?

All you hear now is AMD and Nvidia,

Samsung, and even Apple Silicon.

No one hears about Sharp.

Who the hell's Sharp now?

8-bit Sharp processor at 4.19 MHz.

Pfft, rubbish.

And frame rate resolution, the Switch 2

runs demanding titles at a stable 30 FPS,

whereas the original Switch struggled with

sub-20 FPS in some areas.

But the Game Boy operating at 160x144

resolution with monochrome display, it

supported basic animations at 60 FPS.

So it has better 60 FPS than Switch 2

even.

So when it comes to the benchmark scores,

we've got a score of 20205 in TV mode,

outperforming the PS4 and Steam Deck when

it comes to GPU performance of the Switch

2.

And handheld mode, 1308 Surpassing the

PS4's 1219 but slightly below the Steam

Deck's 1443.

But for the Game Boy, unfortunately, we

have no formal benchmarks for the

low-power sprite-based gameplay.

In real-world performance, Switch 2

benefits from shorter loading times,

better texture rendering, making older

Switch games run smoother than ever.

Meanwhile, the Game Boy's simplicity

allowed for instant gameplay without

loading screens, a stark contrast to

modern gaming.

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