Switch 2 GPU vs Arc A370M

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking421not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.31no data
ArchitectureGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameDG2-128GA10B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 March 2022 (3 years ago)5 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10241536
Core clock speed300 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed1550 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate99.2067.20
Floating-point processing power3.174 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs6448
Tensor Coresno data48
Ray Tracing Cores812

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Lengthno data272 mm

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6LPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s102.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 March 2022 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 40 Watt

Arc A370M has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Arc A370M and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Arc A370M is a notebook graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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