Which graphics card equals the Nintendo Switch 2
Switch 2 graphics docked deliver about 3.09 TFLOPS (Ampere, 1536 CUDA cores, Digital Foundry data): that is the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB level. Handheld — 1.72 TFLOPS, the GeForce GTX 770 level. The Arm CPU has no direct PC equivalent.
Which graphics card equals the Nintendo Switch 2
Per Digital Foundry, Switch 2 graphics docked deliver about 3.09 TFLOPS (Ampere); on the FPSHQ scale that is the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB level. The level is extrapolated and less accurate.
Graphics specs of the Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo does not publish clocks or TFLOPS. Digital Foundry data (May 14, 2025) — www.notebookcheck.net
- Graphics
- Ampere, 1536 CUDA, docked 1,007 MHz; handheld 561 MHz
- TFLOPS FP32
- 3.09 (docked) / 1.72 (handheld) — computed: 2 × shaders × clock
- Memory
- 12 GB LPDDR5X, 102 / 68 GB/s
- CPU
- 8× Arm Cortex-A78C, 998 / 1101 MHz
PC graphics cards on the same level as the Nintendo Switch 2
The closest desktop GPUs from the FPSHQ catalog on the performance scale. The percentage difference is relative to the estimated level of the Switch 2.
| GPU | FPSHQ level | Difference vs Switch 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Arc A380 | 1,300 | +7% |
| GeForce GTX 980 | 1,300 | +7% |
| Radeon RX 5500 | 1,300 | +7% |
| Radeon RX 580 | 1,300 | +7% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | 1,250 | +3% |
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 1,100 | -9% |
| GeForce GTX 970 | 1,100 | -9% |
| Radeon RX 570 | 1,100 | -9% |
In handheld mode the Switch 2 GPU runs at 561 MHz (1.72 TFLOPS): that is the GeForce GTX 770 level.
Which PC CPU matches the Switch 2
The Switch 2 has 8 Arm Cortex-A78C cores (6 available to games) at about 1 GHz. This is Arm, not x86, so there is no direct PC CPU equivalent — and we do not list an equivalent build.
Your graphics card vs consoles
Pick a graphics card to see its level on the console scale and its percentage of each console (100% — on par).
Switch 2 vs PC graphics cards: real measurements
We have not yet found open sources comparing the Switch 2 with PC graphics cards in identical scenes with numbers — so this page shows only the spec-based estimate.
How many FPS a GPU on the Switch 2 level delivers
The single FPSHQ model for a GPU on the Switch 2 level: 12 popular games, high settings at 1080p and 1440p, medium at 4K.
| Game | 1080p · High | 1440p · High | 4K · Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21–35 | 13–20 | 7–13 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120–195 | 75–115 | 46–74 |
| Minecraft | 89–145 | 54–81 | 32–53 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 52–83 | 32–48 | 19–32 |
| Elden Ring | 26–42 | 15–24 | 9–15 |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 25–41 | 15–24 | 9–15 |
| Max Payne 3 | 39–63 | 24–36 | 14–24 |
| Genshin Impact | 35–56 | 21–32 | 13–22 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 25–41 | 15–24 | 9–15 |
| God of War | 40–63 | 24–37 | 14–24 |
| Assetto Corsa | 41–66 | 24–38 | 15–25 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 28–45 | 17–26 | 10–17 |
These are FPS on a PC with a GPU of this level and a strong CPU, without console optimizations or dynamic resolution.
Why games can look better on the Switch 2 than on a PC of the same level
- Console games are optimized for a single hardware and driver configuration.
- Console versions often use dynamic resolution and upscaling, and target 30 or 60 FPS rather than the maximum.
- Console memory is shared by the CPU and graphics: on PC the amount of VRAM and RAM matters too.
- On PC the CPU can limit FPS more than the GPU: check bottlenecks in the “Bottleneck” section.
See also
How we calculate
Specs are official, quoted and linked to the maker. If the maker does not publish clocks and TFLOPS (Nintendo Switch 2), we use Digital Foundry data and say so.
A console’s FPSHQ level is a power-law regression “FPSHQ rating ~ TFLOPS” over desktop GPUs of the same architecture in our catalog; TFLOPS are computed as 2 × shaders × clock (single issue) so that RDNA 3 and consoles share one system. Steam Deck and Steam Machine levels are calibrated against in-game FPS measurements — the same as in the handhelds section.
The CPU equivalent is a catalog model of the same architecture with the same core and thread count and the closest clock. FPS come from the single FPSHQ model for a GPU of that level; real console-vs-PC comparisons are shown separately, only with a source and date.
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Source: www.notebookcheck.net · checked Oct 8, 2026