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NVIDIA Switch GPU 20nm

Graphics Processor
GM20B
Cores
256
TMUs
16
ROPs
16
Memory Size
4 GB
Memory Type
DDR4
Bus Width
64 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
Controller
Controller
Motherboard
Motherboard
The Switch GPU 20nm was a performance-segment gaming console graphics solution by NVIDIA, launched on March 17th, 2017. Built on the 20 nm process, and based on the GM20B graphics processor, in its ODNX02-A2 variant, the device supports DirectX 12. The GM20B graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 118 mm² and 2,000 million transistors. It features 256 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. NVIDIA includes 4 GB DDR4 memory, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 384 MHz, which can be boosted up to 768 MHz, memory is running at 1600 MHz.
Its power draw is rated at 15 W maximum. The console's dimensions are 239 mm x 101 mm x 28 mm, and it features a igp cooling solution. Its price at launch was 299 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
GM20B
GPU Variant
ODNX02-A2
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
20 nm
Transistors
2,000 million
Density
16.9M / mm²
Die Size
118 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Mar 17th, 2017
Generation
Console GPU
(Nintendo)
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
299 USD

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
384 MHz
Boost Clock
768 MHz
Memory Clock
1600 MHz
3.2 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
4 GB
Memory Type
DDR4
Memory Bus
64 bit
Bandwidth
25.60 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
256
TMUs
16
ROPs
16
SMM Count
2

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
12.29 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
12.29 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
786.4 GFLOPS (2:1)
FP32 (float)
393.2 GFLOPS
FP64 (double)
12.29 GFLOPS (1:32)

Board Design

Length
239 mm
9.4 inches
Width
101 mm
4 inches
Height
28 mm
1.1 inches
Weight
0.4 kg (0.88 lbs)
Storage
32 GB eMMC
TDP
15 W
Outputs
1x USB Type-C
Board Number
HAC-001

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (12_1)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1
CUDA
5.3
Shader Model
6.0

Console Notes

Nintendo Switch GPU
384Mhz Undocked
768Mhz Docked

GM20B GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP9
VDPAU: Feature Set I
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