Switch 2 Specs reveals docked VRR.
Blog Andrew Joseph 16 May , 2025 0

The final preinvention specification Switch 2 A persistent mystery has been revealed, and one persistent mystery has been answered – Switch 2 will not support variable refresh rates in docking mode, at least not at startup.
Digital casting The Switch 2 technical specifications are finally introduced, including more details about the console's custom NVIDIA processor, and resource developers will be able to use it when making software for the Switch 2. The technical crash also confirmed that the Switch 2 only supports VRR in handheld mode, not when docked.
The problem with VRR is a mystery to Switch 2 – the console is Originally announced VRR support can be provided in docking mode as long as it is used with a VRR-compatible monitor. References to VRR were subsequently removed from the Nintendo website, such as Digital castingit is not clear whether the console supports VRR.
Variable refresh rate is a standard introduced using HDMI 2.1, allowing devices to match the refresh rate that supports the display to prevent stuttering or tearing problems that fluctuate with frame rates. VRR has been supported on Xbox for a while, and PS5 Added VRR support More than a year after its release.
Seeing that Switch 2 was originally announced via docked VRR support, the console seems likely to see the feature at some point – but it won't exist when Switch 2 launches on June 5.