GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 vs CMP 40HX
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 266 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.17 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.04 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | TU106 | GB205 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 February 2021 (5 years ago) | 1 June 2026 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1470 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1650 MHz | 2497 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 31,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 145 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 237.6 | 299.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.603 TFLOPS | 19.18 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 144 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | 288 | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 30 |
| L1 Cache | 2.3 MB | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 229 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 February 2021 | 1 June 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 145 Watt |
RTX 5060 GB205 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 58% more advanced lithography process, and 22% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between CMP 40HX and GeForce RTX 5060 GB205. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that CMP 40HX is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 GB205 is a desktop one.
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