Switch 2 GPU vs PG506-242

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Primary details

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

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGA100GA10B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 April 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 cores35841536
Core clock speed930 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed1440 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors54,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate322.667.20
Floating-point processing power10.32 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs9616
TMUs22448
Tensor Cores22448
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 x16no data
Length267 mm272 mm
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSno 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 typeHBM2LPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount24 GB12 GB
Memory bus width3072 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1215 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth933.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXN/A12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader ModelN/A6.8
OpenGLN/A4.6
OpenCL3.03.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA8.08.6
DLSS++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 April 2021 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 40 Watt

PG506-242 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 312.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between PG506-242 and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that PG506-242 is a workstation graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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