GeForce RTX 5070 vs CMP 40HX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared CMP 40HX with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5070 outperforms CMP 40HX by a whopping 230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 301 | 23 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 18 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.55 | 74.03 |
| Power efficiency | 8.67 | 21.20 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | TU106 | GB205 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 February 2021 (4 years ago) | 4 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 5070 has 602% better value for money than CMP 40HX.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2304 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 1470 MHz | 2325 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1650 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 31,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 237.6 | 482.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.603 TFLOPS | 30.87 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| TMUs | 144 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | 288 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 2.3 MB | 6 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 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 1.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 245 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 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 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 12.0 |
| 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.
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.
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 HD | 65−70
−235%
| 218
+235%
|
| 1440p | 35−40
−254%
| 124
+254%
|
| 4K | 21−24
−267%
| 77
+267%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 10.75
−327%
| 2.52
+327%
|
| 1440p | 19.97
−351%
| 4.43
+351%
|
| 4K | 33.29
−367%
| 7.13
+367%
|
- RTX 5070 has 327% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 5070 has 351% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX 5070 has 367% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 227
+0%
|
227
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 322
+0%
|
322
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 329
+0%
|
329
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 198
+0%
|
198
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 306
+0%
|
306
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 299
+0%
|
299
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 158
+0%
|
158
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 436
+0%
|
436
+0%
|
| Valorant | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 290
+0%
|
290
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 121
+0%
|
121
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 210
+0%
|
210
+0%
|
| Valorant | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 222
+0%
|
222
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 166
+0%
|
166
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how CMP 40HX and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5070 is 235% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5070 is 254% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5070 is 267% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.91 | 69.07 |
| Recency | 25 February 2021 | 4 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 250 Watt |
CMP 40HX has 35.1% lower power consumption.
RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 230.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the CMP 40HX in performance tests.
Be aware that CMP 40HX is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.
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