Switch 2 GPU vs GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGA106GA10B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 January 2021 (4 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 cores38401536
Core clock speed817 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed1282 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate153.867.20
Floating-point processing power9.846 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs12048
Tensor Cores12048
Ray Tracing Cores3012

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Lengthno data272 mm
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 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 Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.6
DLSS++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 January 2021 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 40 Watt

Switch 2 GPU has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 50% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
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