Nintendo Switch 2 Undergoes CT Scan, Revealing Layer-by-Layer Internals Including Nvidia Tegra SoC

Okay, so here’s the thing. People are curious, right? They just can’t resist poking around in new gadgets the moment they drop—especially something like the Nintendo Switch 2. I mean, who wouldn’t want to see the guts of this thing? (Not sure why it fascinates me, but it does.) Anyway, I stumbled upon this Reddit post where someone actually took a CT scan—yes, like what you’d get at a hospital—of the whole setup. Kind of wild, right?

So, picture this: the Tegra 2 chip all lit up in a scan. I don’t know about you, but I find the whole “inner workings” thing pretty darn amazing. The person behind it? Goes by the handle Scan-of-the-month. Sounds pretty official, huh? They do this stuff all the time with electronics. Recently they did AirPods and a Flipper Zero (whatever that is). No clue why they felt the urge to scan a Switch 2, but hey, thanks, random Reddit user!

Now, let’s dive into what we’re actually seeing—or trying to make sense of. There’s this really big block in the image. That’s the battery. Makes total sense; it’s a 5220mAh, which sounds impressive to me, but what do I know? Next to it, there’s an audio chip by Realtek. They’re all packed together relying on some Wi-Fi and Bluetooth magic from MediaTek. Oh, and there’s storage stuff from SK Hynix. Not just any old storage either—256GB, plus RAM to match. Basically, it’s tech soup.

But here’s the juicy part: the Nvidia SoC. Everyone knew it was there (sort of a duh moment), but now there’s confirmation. It’s stamped with GGMLX30-A1, which probably means more to techies than it does to me. Someone even made a video of the chip being looked at, layer by layer. Yes, for real. Chips have layers like onions or parfaits in Shrek, but less edible.

It’s funny though—people are tearing the Switch 2 apart, literally. Some are smashing it with pliers, others doing a more ‘by-the-book’ teardown. I guess everyone wants a peek under the hood. Maybe for bragging rights, maybe for science. Who knows?

So what did we learn? Well, mostly what we expected, I guess. But getting a good look inside is its own kind of fun. Like peeking behind the magician’s curtain. Anyway, whether this CT scan leaves the Switch 2 feeling exposed… well, that’s a topic for another day. But for now, it’s all about marveling at modern tech, even if it’s just a confirmation of what everyone kind of assumed all along.