NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER vs NVIDIA Switch 2 GPU Comparison

The Verdict

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER and the NVIDIA Switch 2 GPU occupy entirely different corners of the GPU landscape, and the data makes that separation explicit. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is a desktop-class Blackwell 2.0 part built for high-resolution gaming and demanding workloads, while the Switch 2 GPU is a mobile Ampere chip designed for a handheld console with strict power limits.

For anyone building a desktop PC or upgrading an existing system, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the only viable choice. It delivers 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 compute versus 4.301 TFLOPS for the Switch 2 GPU, a roughly tenfold gap in raw shading throughput. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER also carries 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, compared to 12 GB of LPDDR5X on a 128-bit bus at 102.4 GB/s. Those figures translate directly into playable frame rates at high resolutions, which the Switch 2 GPU cannot approach.

The Switch 2 GPU, however, is not a competitor in that space. It is a console GPU, and its specifications reflect that purpose. Its 40 W TDP and 1400 MHz boost clock are optimized for battery life and thermal constraints inside a handheld. The benchmark database shows no recorded scores for the Switch 2 GPU, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER posts a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6269.5. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER sits at the 36th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 6270, placing it slightly behind the NVIDIA Quadro K620 by 0.2% and ahead of the AMD FirePro W600 by 0.8%.

The verdict is straightforward: the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is for desktop gamers, content creators, and anyone needing high-end rendering performance. The Switch 2 GPU is for Nintendo's handheld console, where its modest specs are balanced against power efficiency and physical size. These are not alternatives; they are answers to different questions.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins every measurable performance category in the database. Its pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s dwarfs the Switch 2 GPU's 22.40 GPixel/s, and its texture rate of 686.6 GTexel/s is more than ten times the Switch 2 GPU's 67.20 GTexel/s. In FP32 compute, the desktop card delivers 43.94 TFLOPS against 4.301 TFLOPS. Even in FP16, where the Switch 2 GPU uses a 2:1 ratio to reach 8.602 TFLOPS, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER matches its FP32 figure at 43.94 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio.

Memory bandwidth tells the same story. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 896.0 GB/s is nearly nine times the Switch 2 GPU's 102.4 GB/s. That bandwidth advantage matters for texture streaming, high-resolution assets, and ray tracing workloads. The desktop card also has 70 RT cores versus 12, and 280 tensor cores versus 48.

The Switch 2 GPU's wins are not in performance but in efficiency and integration. Its 40 W TDP is a fraction of the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 350 W. It draws no external power connectors, whereas the desktop card requires a single 16-pin connector. The Switch 2 GPU measures 272 mm by 116 mm by 14 mm, thin enough for a handheld chassis, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is a dual-slot card at 304 mm by 137 mm by 48 mm.

The Switch 2 GPU also launched earlier, with a release date of 2025-06-04 versus 2025-12-31 for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER. Its launch MSRP of 449 USD reflects its console role, though pricing is not the focus of this analysis.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and different foundries. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip built on NVIDIA's Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The Switch 2 GPU uses the GA10B chip based on the older Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The process node difference alone explains much of the performance and efficiency gap: 5 nm allows denser transistor packing and lower power per transistor.

Transistor counts reflect this. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER packs 45,600 million transistors into a 378 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 120.6 million per square millimeter. The Switch 2 GPU's transistor count is listed as unknown, but its die size is 200 mm², less than the desktop card's 378 mm². The smaller node gives the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER a density advantage that directly contributes to its higher shading unit count.

The shading unit counts diverge sharply. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 8960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. The Switch 2 GPU has 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. For ray tracing, the desktop card has 70 RT cores versus 12, and for AI acceleration it has 280 tensor cores versus 48. These are structural differences, not just clock speed differences.

Memory architecture also differs fundamentally. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses GDDR7 memory with a 256-bit bus and a memory clock of 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The Switch 2 GPU uses LPDDR5X memory with a 128-bit bus and a memory clock of 800 MHz (6.4 Gbps effective). GDDR7 is a dedicated graphics memory type designed for bandwidth, while LPDDR5X is a low-power memory intended for mobile devices. The bus width difference, 256 bits versus 128 bits, compounds the bandwidth gap.

The APIs supported are identical: both list DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Switch 2 GPU offers no display outputs, which is consistent with an integrated console chip, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Clock speeds tell a nuanced story. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2452 MHz. The Switch 2 GPU has a much lower base clock of 561 MHz but boosts to 1400 MHz, a significant relative jump. The high base clock on the desktop card indicates sustained performance under load, while the Switch 2 GPU's low base clock suggests aggressive power management at idle or light loads.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more raw compute power?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Switch 2 GPU delivers 4.301 TFLOPS. The desktop card also reaches 43.94 TFLOPS in FP16 with a 1:1 ratio, whereas the Switch 2 GPU reaches 8.602 TFLOPS in FP16 with a 2:1 ratio.

Q: How do their memory systems compare?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Switch 2 GPU has 12 GB of LPDDR5X on a 128-bit bus with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth. The desktop card has roughly 8.75 times the memory bandwidth.

Q: Can the Switch 2 GPU be used in a desktop PC?

A: No. The Switch 2 GPU has no display outputs, no bus interface listed, and no power connectors. It is designed solely for integration into the Nintendo Switch 2 console. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, by contrast, uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and provides HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b outputs.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a TDP of 350 W and requires a single 16-pin power connector. The Switch 2 GPU has a TDP of 40 W and requires no external power connectors, making it suitable for battery-powered handheld use.

Q: Which GPU has better ray tracing hardware?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 70 RT cores, compared to 12 RT cores on the Switch 2 GPU. The desktop card also has 280 tensor cores against 48 on the console chip. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What benchmark data exists for each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6269.5, placing it at the 36th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 6270. The Switch 2 GPU has no recorded benchmark scores in the database.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries comparing the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER to the Switch 2 GPU, and the Switch 2 GPU has no benchmark scores at all. However, the recorded specifications allow for direct arithmetic comparisons that illustrate the performance gap.

In FP32 compute, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 43.94 TFLOPS is 10.2 times the Switch 2 GPU's 4.301 TFLOPS. That means the desktop card can process over ten times as many floating-point operations per second, which translates directly to shader-heavy workloads like modern game rendering.

Pixel throughput shows a similar ratio. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER renders 235.4 GPixel/s against 22.40 GPixel/s for the Switch 2 GPU, a 10.5 times advantage. This matters for fill-rate-limited scenarios such as high-resolution shadow maps, post-processing effects, and anti-aliasing.

Texture rate is 686.6 GTexel/s versus 67.20 GTexel/s, a 10.2 times gap. Texture-heavy scenes with detailed surfaces and anisotropic filtering will run far smoother on the desktop card.

Memory bandwidth is where the gap narrows slightly, but remains enormous. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 896.0 GB/s is 8.75 times the Switch 2 GPU's 102.4 GB/s. For 4K textures and large open-world assets, the desktop card avoids the bandwidth bottlenecks that would stall the console chip.

The RT cores follow the same pattern: 70 versus 12, a 5.8 times difference. Tensor cores are 280 versus 48, a 5.8 times difference. These ratios are lower than the shading unit ratios because the Switch 2 GPU dedicates a similar proportion of its die to these accelerators, but the absolute counts still favor the desktop card heavily.

Clock speeds complicate direct comparison. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER boosts to 2452 MHz, while the Switch 2 GPU boosts to 1400 MHz. The desktop card runs at a 75% higher boost clock, but its shading unit count is 5.8 times higher, so the combined throughput advantage is multiplicative.

The nearest rivals for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, as recorded in the database, are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 with an identical average score of 6270 and a 0% delta, and the NVIDIA Quadro K620 at 6282 with a -0.2% delta. The AMD FirePro W600 scores 6223 with a 0.8% delta, and the AMD Radeon R7 M350 scores 6327 with a -0.9% delta. These comparisons show the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER sits in a tightly packed performance cluster around its average score of 6270.

Specification Differences

The following specifications differ between the two GPUs, based solely on the recorded data:

| Specification | RTX 5070 Ti SUPER | Switch 2 GPU |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | GB203 | GA10B |

| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ampere |

| Generation | GeForce 50 | Console GPU (Nintendo) |

| Process node | 5 nm (TSMC) | 8 nm (Samsung) |

| Transistors | 45,600 million | unknown |

| Die size | 378 mm² | 200 mm² |

| Transistor density | 120.6M / mm² | null |

| Base clock | 2295 MHz | 561 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2452 MHz | 1400 MHz |

| Memory clock | 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) | 800 MHz (6.4 Gbps effective) |

| Memory size | 16 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |

| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 896.0 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |

| Shading units | 8960 | 1536 |

| TMUs | 280 | 48 |

| ROPs | 96 | 16 |

| RT cores | 70 | 12 |

| Tensor cores | 280 | 48 |

| Pixel rate | 235.4 GPixel/s | 22.40 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 686.6 GTexel/s | 67.20 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 43.94 TFLOPS | 4.301 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 43.94 TFLOPS (1:1) | 8.602 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 350 W | 40 W |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | null |

| Power connectors | 1x 16-pin | null |

| Bus interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | null |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | No outputs |

| Dimensions | 304 mm x 137 mm x 48 mm | 272 mm x 116 mm x 14 mm |

| Release date | 2025-12-31 | 2025-06-04 |

| Launch MSRP | 749 USD | 449 USD |

The two GPUs share the same API support: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Both are manufactured by NVIDIA and both have an Active production status. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6269.5 and an average benchmark score of 6270, while the Switch 2 GPU has no benchmark entries and an average score of 0. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER sits at the 36th percentile among all GPUs, while the Switch 2 GPU sits at the 50th percentile, a placement based on its specification profile rather than measured performance.