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⚠️ Disclaimer

THIS TOOL CAN BE DANGEROUS IF MISUSED. PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Due to the design of Horizon OS, overclocking RAM can cause NAND OR SD CORRUPTION. Ensure you have a full NAND, PROINFO, EMUMMC and SD backup before proceeding.


About

Horizon OC is an open-source overclocking tool for Nintendo Switch consoles running Atmosphere custom firmware. It enables advanced CPU, GPU, and RAM tuning with user-friendly configuration tools.


Features

  • CPU: Up to 1963MHz (Mariko) / 1785MHz (Erista)
  • GPU: Up to 1075MHz (Mariko) / 921MHz (Erista)
  • RAM: Up to 1866MHz (Mariko) / 1600MHz (Erista)
  • Over/undervolting support
  • Built-in configurator
  • Compatible with most homebrew

It is reccomended to read the guide before proceeding, as this can help you get a significant performance boost over the default settings, often times with less power draw and heat output


Installation

  1. Ensure you have the latest versions of

  2. Download and extract the Horizon OC Package to the root of your SD card.

  3. If using Hekate, edit hekate_ipl.ini to include:

    kip1=atmosphere/kips/hoc.kip
    secmon=exosphere.bin
    

    (No changes needed if using fusee.)


Configuration

  1. Open the Horizon OC Overlay
  2. Open the settings menu
  3. Adjust your overclocking settings as desired. A helpful guide can be found here.
  4. Click Save KIP Settings to apply your configuration.

Building from Source

Refer to COMPILATION.md


Clock table

MEM clocks

  • 3200 → max on mariko, JEDEC.
  • 2933 → JEDEC.
  • 2666 → JEDEC.
  • 2400 → max on erista, JEDEC.
  • 2133 → mariko safe max (4266 Modules), JEDEC.
  • 1996 → JEDEC.
  • 1866 → mariko safe max (3733 Modules), JEDEC.
  • 1600 → official docked, boost mode, erista safe max, JEDEC.
  • 1331 → official handheld, JEDEC.
  • 1065
  • 800
  • 665

CPU clocks

  • 2601 → mariko absolute max, very dangerous
  • 2499
  • 2397 → mariko safe max with UV (low speedo)
  • 2295
  • 2193
  • 2091
  • 1963 → mariko no UV max clock
  • 1887
  • 1785 → erista no UV max clock, boost mode
  • 1683
  • 1581
  • 1428
  • 1326
  • 1224 → sdev oc
  • 1122
  • 1020 → official docked & handheld
  • 918
  • 816
  • 714
  • 612 → sleep mode

GPU clocks

  • 1536 → absolute max clock on mariko. very dangerous
  • 1459
  • 1382
  • 1305
  • 1267 → NVIDIA T214 rating
  • 1228 → mariko HiOPT safe clock
  • 1152 → mariko SLT max clock
  • 1075 → mariko no UV max clock. absolute max clock on erista. very dangerous
  • 998 → NVIDIA T210 rating
  • 960 (erista only) → erista slt/hiopt safe max clock
  • 921 → erista no UV max clock
  • 844
  • 768 → official docked
  • 691
  • 614
  • 537
  • 460 → max handheld
  • 384 → official handheld
  • 307 → official handheld
  • 230
  • 153
  • 76 → boost mode

Notes:

  1. GPU overclock is capped at 460MHz in handheld and capped at 768MHz if charging, unless you're using the official charger.
  2. Clocks higher than 768MHz need the official charger is plugged in.

Credits

  • Lightos's Cat - Cat

  • Souldbminer hoc-clk and loader development

  • Lightos loader patches development

  • SciresM - Atmosphere CFW

  • CTCaer - L4T, Hekate, perfect ram timings

  • KazushiMe Switch OC Suite

  • hanai3bi (meha) Switch OC Suite, EOS, sys-clk-eos

  • NaGaa95 L4T-OC-kernel

  • B3711 (halop) EOS

  • sys-clk team (m4xw, p-sam, natinusala) sys-clk

  • b0rd2death Ultrahand sys-clk & Status Monitor fork

  • MasaGratoR and ZachyCatGames - General help

  • MasaGratoR - Status Monitor & Display Refresh Rate Driver

  • Dom, Samybigio, Arcdelta, Miki, Happy, Flopsider, Winnerboi77, Blaise, Alvise, TDRR, agjeococh and Xenshen - Testing

  • Samybigio2011 - Italian translations

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