GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER vs CMP 170HX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | GB205 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) | 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,299 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4480 | 6400 |
| Core clock speed | 1140 MHz | 2325 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1410 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 31,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 275 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 394.8 | 502.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.63 TFLOPS | 32.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 80 |
| TMUs | 280 | 200 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | 200 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 50 |
| L1 Cache | 13.1 MB | 6.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 48 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 245 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-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 | HBM2e | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 18 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1458 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,493 GB/s | 672.0 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 | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.0 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 18 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 275 Watt |
CMP 170HX has 10% lower power consumption.
RTX 5070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 12.5% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between CMP 170HX and GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that CMP 170HX is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER is a desktop one.
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