CMP 30HX vs GeForce GTX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 590 with CMP 30HX, including specs and performance data.

GTX 590
2011
3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) GDDR5, 365 Watt
8.67

CMP 30HX outperforms GTX 590 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking504268
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.7823.64
Power efficiency1.6311.60
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF110TU116
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date24 March 2011 (13 years ago)25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

CMP 30HX has 2931% better value for money than GTX 590.

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 cores1024 ×21408
Core clock speed607 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)365 Watt125 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate38.91 ×2157.1
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS ×25.027 TFLOPS
ROPs48 ×248
TMUs64 ×288

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length279 mm229 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) ×26 GB
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU) ×2192 Bit
Memory clock speed1707 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth327.7 GB/s ×2336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsThree Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+7.5

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.

GTX 590 8.67
CMP 30HX 21.11
+143%

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.

GTX 590 3341
CMP 30HX 8135
+143%

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.

GTX 590 12811
CMP 30HX 67947
+430%

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:

900p47
−134%
110−120
+134%
Full HD111
−143%
270−280
+143%
1200p112
−141%
270−280
+141%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.30
−113%
2.96
+113%
  • CMP 30HX has 113% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−131%
60−65
+131%
Fortnite 45−50
−124%
110−120
+124%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Valorant 80−85
−132%
190−200
+132%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−134%
300−310
+134%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Dota 2 60−65
−130%
140−150
+130%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−131%
60−65
+131%
Fortnite 45−50
−124%
110−120
+124%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Valorant 80−85
−132%
190−200
+132%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Dota 2 60−65
−130%
140−150
+130%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−131%
60−65
+131%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Valorant 80−85
−132%
190−200
+132%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
−124%
110−120
+124%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−138%
150−160
+138%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Valorant 90−95
−139%
220−230
+139%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Valorant 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Dota 2 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%

This is how GTX 590 and CMP 30HX compete in popular games:

  • CMP 30HX is 134% faster in 900p
  • CMP 30HX is 143% faster in 1080p
  • CMP 30HX is 141% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 21.11
Recency 24 March 2011 25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 125 Watt

CMP 30HX has a 143.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 192% lower power consumption.

The CMP 30HX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 590 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 590 is a desktop card while CMP 30HX is a workstation one.

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