Jetson TK1 vs Switch GPU 16nm

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGM20BGK20A
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2019 (5 years ago)15 October 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 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 cores256192
Core clock speed384 MHz756 MHz
Boost clock speed768 MHz951 MHz
Number of transistors2,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt8 Watt
Texture fill rate12.297.608
Floating-point processing power0.3932 TFLOPS0.3652 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs168

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x1
Length239 mmno data
WidthIGPno 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 typeDDR4DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz467 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s7.472 GB/s

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.46.5 (5.1)
OpenGL4.6ES 3.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.11.3
CUDA5.33.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 August 2019 15 October 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 8 Watt

Switch GPU 16nm has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Jetson TK1, on the other hand, has 87.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Switch GPU 16nm and Jetson TK1. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Switch GPU 16nm is a desktop card while Jetson TK1 is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Switch GPU 16nm
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