Switch 2 GPU vs Playstation 5 GPU

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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
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameOberon PlusGA10B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 September 2022 (2 years ago)5 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $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 cores23041536
Core clock speed2233 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed2233 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors10,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate321.667.20
Floating-point processing power10.29 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs14448
Tensor Coresno data48
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).

InterfaceIGPno data
Length390 mm272 mm
WidthIGPno data
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 amount16 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 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
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 September 2022 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 40 Watt

Playstation 5 GPU has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 350% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Playstation 5 GPU and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

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