Radeon 890M vs CMP 40HX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared CMP 40HX with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.

CMP 40HX
2021, $699
8 GB GDDR6, 185 Watt
25.36
+31.6%

CMP 40HX outperforms 890M by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking260329
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.18no data
Power efficiency10.67100.00
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 3.5 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameTU106Gorgon Point
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 February 2021 (5 years ago)5 January 2026 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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 cores23041024
Core clock speed1470 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz3100 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate237.6198.4
Floating-point processing power7.603 TFLOPSno data
ROPs6432
TMUs14464
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores3616
L0 Cacheno data256 KB
L1 Cache2.3 MB256 KB
L2 Cache4 MB2 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA7.5-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

CMP 40HX 25.36
+31.6%
Radeon 890M 19.27

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

CMP 40HX 10611
+31.6%
Samples: 32
Radeon 890M 8061
Samples: 2341

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50−55
+22%
41
1440p21−24
+23.5%
17

Cost per frame, $

1080p13.98no data
1440p33.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 117 117
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45 40−45
Resident Evil 4 Remake 40−45 40−45

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 80−85 80−85
Counter-Strike 2 91 91
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45 40−45
Far Cry 5 57 57
Fortnite 100−110 100−110
Forza Horizon 4 80−85 80−85
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80 75−80
Valorant 140−150 140−150

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 80−85 80−85
Counter-Strike 2 44 44
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240 230−240
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45 40−45
Far Cry 5 53 53
Far Cry 6 55−60 55−60
Fortnite 100−110 100−110
Forza Horizon 4 80−85 80−85
Grand Theft Auto V 53 53
Metro Exodus 40−45 40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80 75−80
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53 53
Valorant 140−150 140−150

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85 80−85
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45 40−45
Far Cry 5 50 50
Forza Horizon 4 80−85 80−85
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80 75−80
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34 34
Valorant 140−150 140−150

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100−110 100−110

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45 40−45
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150 140−150
Far Cry 6 30−35 30−35
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35 30−35
Metro Exodus 24−27 24−27
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 160−170 160−170

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60 55−60
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20 18−20
Far Cry 5 40−45 40−45
Forza Horizon 4 45−50 45−50
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33 30−33

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 45−50 45−50

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20 18−20
Far Cry 6 10−11 10−11
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40 35−40
Metro Exodus 16−18 16−18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30 27−30
Valorant 100−110 100−110

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−33 30−33
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 18−20
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 8−9
Far Cry 5 21−24 21−24
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 30−35
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22 20−22

4K
Epic

Fortnite 20−22 20−22

This is how CMP 40HX and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • CMP 40HX is 22% faster in 1080p
  • CMP 40HX is 24% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.36 19.27
Recency 25 February 2021 5 January 2026
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 15 Watt

CMP 40HX has a 32% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 890M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 67% more advanced lithography process, and 92% lower power consumption.

The CMP 40HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 890M in performance tests.

Be aware that CMP 40HX is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 890M is a notebook one.

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