Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

With the latest analysis from Digital Foundry, we’re able to get a closer look at the Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, including frame rate and resolution.

The outlet goes over graphical improvements as well. Nintendo incorporated aspects such as higher resolution textures for a better-looking experience.

Here’s the full roundup

– Original Switch games target 900p when docked
– Switch 2 boosts it to 1440p
– Can drop top 810p in the most extreme cases, such as moving about with Ultrahand
– For Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Switch 2, resolution will at times suddenly tank to a low value
– For a few frames during a camera view change, the frame flips to a blurrier 810p output before quickly restoring to native 1440p
– Handheld resolution has a range of 648p to 1080p
– Anti-aliasing rangers from ineffective to virtually non-existent
– Evidence suggests FSR1 upscaling tech is still being used
– No sign DLSS used
– Textures across the environment replaced with higher resolution assets
– This leads to a higher file size
– Grass, brick work, materials on towers, shield decals feature a sharper design
– Texture filtering still on a low setting
– Increased resolution of nearby shadows on Switch 2
– However, shadows flicker quite a bit
– Thicker, fuller ambient occlusion effect on Switch 2
– Draw distance is largely the same
– Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom frame rate is a stable 60 FPS
– Only rare blips for Tears of the Kingdom
– Frame rate stable both docked and handheld
– Significantly shorter load times

Watch the full Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis below for additional coverage of the games’ frame rate, resolution, and more.

Tech Analysis

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