Switch 2 GPU vs RTX A40

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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 nameGA102GA10B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 October 2020 (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 cores107521536
Core clock speed1305 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate589.767.20
Floating-point processing power37.74 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs11216
TMUs33648
Tensor Cores33648
Ray Tracing Cores8412

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 typeGDDR6LPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount48 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1812 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth695.8 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 Connectors3x DisplayPortNo 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 5 October 2020 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 40 Watt

RTX A40 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 650% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between RTX A40 and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that RTX A40 is a workstation graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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