Switch 2 GPU vs GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking261not rated
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.39no data
Power efficiency18.97no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGA107GA10B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date27 January 2022 (3 years ago)5 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores20481536
Core clock speed1545 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed1740 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors8,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate111.467.20
Floating-point processing power7.127 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs6448
Tensor Cores6448
Ray Tracing Cores1612

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
Length242 mm272 mm
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s102.4 GB/s
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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
HDMI+-

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 Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6
DLSS++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 January 2022 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 40 Watt

Switch 2 GPU has an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 125% lower power consumption.

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