NVIDIA Switch GPU 20nm: specs and benchmarks
Summary
NVIDIA started Switch GPU 20nm sales 17 March 2017 at a recommended price of $299 . This is a desktop graphics card based on a Maxwell 2.0 architecture and made with 20 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 4 GB of DDR4 memory clocked at 3.2 GB/s are supplied, and together with 64 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is an integrated video card. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 239 mm. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 15 Watt.
We have no data on Switch GPU 20nm benchmark results.
General info
Some basic facts about Switch GPU 20nm: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) | |
GPU code name | GM20B | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 17 March 2017 (7 years old) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 |
Technical specs
Switch GPU 20nm's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Switch GPU 20nm's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
Boost clock speed | 768 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
Number of transistors | 2,000 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
Manufacturing process technology | 20 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
Texture fill rate | 12.29 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Size and compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Switch GPU 20nm and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
Interface | IGP | |
Length | 239 mm | |
Width | IGP | |
Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on Switch GPU 20nm: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
Memory type | DDR4 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | of 19000 (GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB) |
Memory clock speed | 3.2 GB/s | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on Switch GPU 20nm. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
Display Connectors | No outputs |
API support
APIs supported by Switch GPU 20nm, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | |
Shader Model | 6.4 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
OpenCL | 1.2 | |
Vulkan | 1.1 | |
CUDA | 5.3 |
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Switch GPU 20nm is Radeon HD 7560D.
Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended processors
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