RTX A5500 Mobile vs CMP 40HX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared CMP 40HX with RTX A5500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

CMP 40HX
2021, $699
8 GB GDDR6, 185 Watt
22.68

RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms CMP 40HX by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking278111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.38no data
Power efficiency9.4319.10
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameTU106GA103
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date25 February 2021 (4 years ago)22 March 2022 (3 years 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

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 cores23047424
Core clock speed1470 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million22,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt165 Watt
Texture fill rate237.6348.0
Floating-point processing power7.603 TFLOPS22.27 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs144232
Tensor Cores288232
Ray Tracing Cores3658
L1 Cache2.3 MB7.3 MB
L2 Cache4 MB4 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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 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
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA7.58.6
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 22.68
RTX A5500 Mobile 40.96
+80.6%

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 9485
Samples: 18
RTX A5500 Mobile 17130
+80.6%
Samples: 240

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 HD65−70
−92.3%
125
+92.3%
1440p40−45
−87.5%
75
+87.5%
4K27−30
−85.2%
50
+85.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.75no data
1440p17.48no data
4K25.89no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 129
+0%
129
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%
Dota 2 164
+0%
164
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 99
+0%
99
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 205
+0%
205
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
+0%
76
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 102
+0%
102
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 99
+0%
99
+0%
Metro Exodus 59
+0%
59
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
+0%
97
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how CMP 40HX and RTX A5500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5500 Mobile is 92% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5500 Mobile is 88% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5500 Mobile is 85% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 22.68 40.96
Recency 25 February 2021 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 165 Watt

RTX A5500 Mobile has a 80.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the CMP 40HX in performance tests.

Be aware that CMP 40HX is a workstation graphics card while RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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