Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) vs Nintendo Switch
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| Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Nintendo Switch | |
CPU comparisonRaspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) or Nintendo Switch - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) was released in 06/2019. The Nintendo Switch has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.75 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Nintendo Switch was released in Q1/2017. |
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| Broadcom BCM (3) | Family | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
| Broadcom BCM2711 (1) | CPU group | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
| 4 | Generation | 2 |
| Cortex-A72 | Architecture | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) | Predecessor | -- |
| Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is 1.50 GHz while the Nintendo Switch has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Nintendo Switch is at 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz). |
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| Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A57 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 |
Internal GraphicsThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) or Nintendo Switch has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| Broadcom VideoCore VI | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| 0.50 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.77 GHz |
| 6 | GPU Generation | 1 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 4 | Compute units | 2 |
| 64 | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Broadcom VideoCore VI | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Nintendo Switch supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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| Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| LPDDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is 7.5 W, while the Nintendo Switch has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 7.5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| 3 W | TDP down | 5 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Nintendo Switch is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache. |
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| Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 28 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 11 (ARM), Linux | Operating systems | |
| 06/2019 | Release date | Q1/2017 |
| 35 $ | Release price | -- |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Broadcom VideoCore VI @ 0.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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| Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Nintendo Switch |
| Raspberry Pi 4 B | Nintendo Switch |
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