GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q vs CMP 30HX
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 255 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 75 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.72 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.38 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU116 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 February 2021 (3 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1408 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1530 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1785 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 157.1 | 73.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.027 TFLOPS | 4.731 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 88 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 3.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 February 2021 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 30 Watt |
CMP 30HX has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 2050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between CMP 30HX and GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that CMP 30HX is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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