Switch 2 GPU vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking210not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.15no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGP104GA10B
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date21 February 2018 (7 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 cores25601536
Core clock speed1316 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed1569 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate251.067.20
Floating-point processing power8.033 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16048
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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no 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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth230.9 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2018 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 40 Watt

P5200 Max-Q has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro P5200 Max-Q and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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