# Rumour: Samsung’s New Chip Process Kicks Off ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Lite’ Speculation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rumour-samsungs-new-chip-process-kicks-off-nintendo-switch-2-lite-speculation/
- Published: 2026-10-28T17:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T18:22:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Nintendo Life
- Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/10/rumour-samsungs-new-chip-process-kicks-off-nintendo-switch-2-lite-speculation
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Samsung’s reported chip process has prompted Switch 2 Lite speculation.
- Claimed gains include 12% more performance and 15% lower power use.
- Nintendo has not announced a Lite model.

## Summary

Samsung is reportedly developing a new 8LPU+ chip process that could make the Nvidia processor used in the Switch 2 smaller, faster and more power-efficient. That has fuelled speculation about a cheaper, handheld-only “Switch 2 Lite”, though neither Samsung nor Nintendo has confirmed such a console.

The process is expected to be presented in December at IEDM 2026, and reported figures include 12% higher performance, 15% lower power use and an 8% reduction in area. Nintendo plans to stop selling the original Switch from February 2027, but that does not confirm a replacement; a Lite model remains one possibility among other hardware revisions, including a rumoured OLED version.

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