Switch GPU 16nm: specs and benchmarks
Summary
NVIDIA started Switch GPU 16nm sales 16 August 2019 at a recommended price of $299 . This is a desktop graphics card based on a Maxwell 2.0 architecture and made with 16 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.
Primary details
Some basic facts about Switch GPU 16nm: 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 | 16 August 2019 (4 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 |
Detailed specifications
Switch GPU 16nm's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Switch GPU 16nm'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 | 16 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 12.29 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Switch GPU 16nm 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 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on Switch GPU 16nm: 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 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 3.2 GB/s | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on Switch GPU 16nm. 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 compatibility
APIs supported by Switch GPU 16nm, 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 16nm 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
These processors are most commonly used with Switch GPU 16nm according to our statistics.
