RTX A2000 vs CMP 40HX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared CMP 40HX and RTX A2000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

CMP 40HX
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 185 Watt
21.58

RTX A2000 outperforms CMP 40HX by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking257142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.1388.55
Power efficiency8.0735.07
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU106GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date25 February 2021 (3 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 239% better value for money than CMP 40HX.

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 cores23043328
Core clock speed1470 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate237.6124.8
Floating-point processing power7.603 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs144104
Tensor Cores288104
Ray Tracing Cores3626

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s288.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

CMP 40HX 21.58
RTX A2000 35.50
+64.5%

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 8301
RTX A2000 13656
+64.5%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

CMP 40HX 95766
+30.7%
RTX A2000 73292

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

CMP 40HX 79811
+16.2%
RTX A2000 68667

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 HD55−60
−70.9%
94
+70.9%
1440p27−30
−66.7%
45
+66.7%
4K18−20
−66.7%
30
+66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.71
+166%
4.78
−166%
1440p25.89
+159%
9.98
−159%
4K38.83
+159%
14.97
−159%
  • RTX A2000 has 166% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 has 159% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 has 159% lower cost per frame in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.58 35.50
Recency 25 February 2021 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 70 Watt

CMP 40HX has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has a 64.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 164.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the CMP 40HX in performance tests.


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