Switch GPU and GameCube GPU - video card comparison
Switch GPU
GameCube GPU
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
Rage 5 (2000)
GPU code name
GM20B
Flipper
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
March 2017
August 2000
Interface
IGP
IGP
Supplementary power connectors
None
-
Boost clock speed
768 MHz
-
Core clock speed
-
162 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
20 nm
180 nm
Number of transistors
2,000 million
51 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
256
-
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
45 Watt
Texture fill rate
12.29
0.65
Memory type
DDR4
SDR
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
16 MB
Memory bus width
64 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
3200 MHz
162 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
1.296 GB/s
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
DirectX
12 (12_1)
6.0+
CUDA
5.3
-
OpenCL
1.2
N/A
OpenGL
4.6
N/A
Shader Model
6.4
-
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A