Switch GPU vs GeForce GTX 760

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking399not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.51no data
Power efficiency5.01no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGK104GM20B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 June 2013 (11 years ago)17 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1152256
Core clock speed980 MHz384 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz768 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million2,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm20 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate99.0712.29
Floating-point processing power2.378 TFLOPS0.3932 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs9616

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Minimum recommended system power500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+5.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 June 2013 17 March 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 20 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 15 Watt

Switch GPU has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 760 and Switch GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 760 is a desktop card while Switch GPU is a notebook one.


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