Nintendo previously mentioned that they will be releasing details about the specs and features of their next generation Nintendo Switch sometime in January next year. But just weeks away from its scheduled revelation, new reports have emerged and seems to outline the likely hardware of the hybrid console's latest version.

According to a report from VentureBeat, which cited two separate sources, the upcoming Nintendo Switch will reportedly be sporting an older generation Nvidia graphics chip, instead of the latest Pascal-based processors that were previously expected. The console will be sporting the company's Maxwell-architecture graphics processors, which is a bit of a letdown for fans who were expecting a relatively powerful new product from Nintendo. Nintendo themselves also confirmed before that they will, in fact, be using a variant of Nvidia Tegra Chip, but did not mention exactly which generation they would be utilizing.

As it stands, the older Maxwell-based Tegra Chip is only capable of around 1 teraflop in computing performance. This is relatively much lower than the performance of the chips used in current generation consoles such as the PlayStation 4 (1.8 teraflops) and the Xbox One (1.3 teraflops). The older chip is also quite disappointing when compared to the performance of next generation consoles, namely the PlayStation 4 Pro (4.2 teraflops) and Xbox Project Scorpio (6 teraflops).

The Maxwell-based chips, which uses a 20nm process, are still likely able to run standard Nintendo games that require less horsepower. However, the limited performance will also likely mean that the system may not be able to run future triple A titles that will be released on its more powerful competitors. The same report also speculates that Nintendo may have been rushed to go with the Maxwell chips as they would have had to delay the launch of the Switch if they had to wait for the Pascal version to be included into the console's production.