Switch 2 GPU vs Quadro RTX 8000

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking75not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.90no data
Power efficiency13.74no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameTU102GA10B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)5 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999 $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 cores46081536
Core clock speed1395 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate509.867.20
Floating-point processing power16.31 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs9616
TMUs28848
Tensor Cores57648
Ray Tracing Cores7212

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 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mm272 mm
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 amount48 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth672.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6
DLSS++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 August 2018 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 40 Watt

RTX 8000 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro RTX 8000 and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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