Radeon 8040S vs Switch 2 GPU
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 257 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 32.28 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | GA10B | Strix Halo |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 June 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | no data |
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 cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 561 MHz | 1295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 67.20 | 179.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.301 TFLOPS | 5.734 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 48 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 12 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 1.5 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 MB |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 272 mm | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | LPDDR5X | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 June 2025 | 6 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 55 Watt |
Switch 2 GPU has an age advantage of 4 months, and 37.5% lower power consumption.
Radeon 8040S, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Switch 2 GPU and Radeon 8040S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Switch 2 GPU is a desktop graphics card while Radeon 8040S is a notebook one.
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