Switch 2 GPU vs UHD Graphics 605

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1109not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.31no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGemini Lake GT1.5GA10B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 December 2017 (7 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 cores1441536
Core clock speed200 MHz561 MHz
Boost clock speed750 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate13.5067.20
Floating-point processing power0.216 TFLOPS4.301 TFLOPS
ROPs316
TMUs1848
Tensor Coresno data48
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).

InterfaceRing Busno data
Lengthno data272 mm

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 typeSystem SharedLPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data102.4 GB/s
Shared memory+no data
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2017 5 June 2025
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 40 Watt

UHD Graphics 605 has 700% lower power consumption.

Switch 2 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 605 and Switch 2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 605 is a notebook graphics card while Switch 2 GPU is a desktop one.

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