Horizon-OC/README.md

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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.

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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.

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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

Higher (potentially dangerous) frequencies are unlockable via configuration. Erista and Mariko units can usually push a bit further fully safely with a bit of undervolting, however this may not work on all units. The exact maximum overclock possible varies per console, although most consoles should be able to do this safely. You may refer to the Clock Table to see clocks in more detail

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Installation

1. Ensure you have the latest versions of

   • Atmosphere
   • Ultrahand Overlay

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.)

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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.

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Building from Source

Refer to COMPILATION.md

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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
• 2295 → mariko safe max with UV (low speedo)
• 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.

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Credits

• Lightos's Cat - Cat

• Souldbminer – hoc-clk and loader development

• Lightos – loader patches development

• SciresM - Atmosphere CFW

• 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