Switch 2 GPU vs Radeon Instinct MI300A

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Primary details

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

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ArchitectureCDNA 3.0 (2023−2024)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameAqua VanjaramGA10B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores194561536
Core clock speed1000 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors153,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate2,55467.20
Floating-point processing power81.72 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUs121648
Tensor Cores121648
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 5.0 x16no data
Lengthno data272 mm
WidthOAM Moduleno 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 typeHBM3LPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount192 GB12 GB
Memory bus width8192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2525 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.3 TB/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
CUDA-8.6
DLSS++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 December 2023 5 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 192 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 40 Watt

Instinct MI300A has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1775% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI300A and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI300A is a workstation graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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