CMP 40HX vs GeForce GTX 680MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680MX with CMP 40HX, including specs and performance data.

GTX 680MX
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
8.04

CMP 40HX outperforms GTX 680MX by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking488251
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data31.76
Power efficiency5.238.77
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameno dataTU106
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)25 February 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores15362304
Core clock speed720 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors3540 Million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate92.2 billion/sec237.6
Floating-point processing powerno data7.603 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s448.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision+-
Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA+7.5
DLSS-+

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 680MX 8.04
CMP 40HX 20.45
+154%

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 680MX 3593
CMP 40HX 9136
+154%

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 680MX 12238
CMP 40HX 95366
+679%

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
−136%
130−140
+136%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.38

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Fortnite 50−55
−145%
130−140
+145%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−142%
75−80
+142%
Valorant 85−90
−144%
210−220
+144%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−122%
300−310
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Dota 2 60−65
−150%
160−170
+150%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Fortnite 50−55
−145%
130−140
+145%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−142%
80−85
+142%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−142%
75−80
+142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
−150%
65−70
+150%
Valorant 85−90
−144%
210−220
+144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Dota 2 60−65
−150%
160−170
+150%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−142%
75−80
+142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Valorant 85−90
−144%
210−220
+144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−145%
130−140
+145%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−154%
170−180
+154%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−150%
110−120
+150%
Valorant 95−100
−145%
240−250
+145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Valorant 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Dota 2 30−35
−150%
80−85
+150%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%

This is how GTX 680MX and CMP 40HX compete in popular games:

  • CMP 40HX is 136% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.04 20.45
Recency 23 October 2012 25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 185 Watt

GTX 680MX has 51.6% lower power consumption.

CMP 40HX, on the other hand, has a 154.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The CMP 40HX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680MX is a notebook card while CMP 40HX is a workstation one.

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