CMP 40HX vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	160	181
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.71
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GN20-E3 GA106	TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)	25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699
Current price	no data	$152 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3840	2304
Core clock speed	817 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1702 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)	185 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.0	237.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and CMP 40HX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	8.6	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.43
+13.4%

CMP 40HX 28.61

GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms CMP 40HX by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+13.4%

CMP 40HX 11071

GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms CMP 40HX by 13% in Passmark.

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	102 +20%	85−90 −20%
1440p	69 +15%	60−65 −15%
4K	41 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

103

+14.4%

90−95
−14.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +20%	50−55 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +16.9%	65−70 −16.9%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +16.5%	85−90 −16.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +16%	75−80 −16%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +14.7%	75−80 −14.7%
Far Cry 5	112 +17.9%	95−100 −17.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	94 +17.5%	80−85 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +14.4%	90−95 −14.4%
Hitman 3	120 +20%	100−105 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 +20%	80−85 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 +17.8%	90−95 −17.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	81 +15.7%	70−75 −15.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +20%	50−55 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Battlefield 5	141 +17.5%	120−130 −17.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +16%	75−80 −16%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +15%	60−65 −15%
Far Cry 5	106 +17.8%	90−95 −17.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	94 +17.5%	80−85 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +14.4%	90−95 −14.4%
Hitman 3	114 +14%	100−105 −14%
Horizon Zero Dawn	77 +18.5%	65−70 −18.5%
Metro Exodus	81 +15.7%	70−75 −15.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	92 +15%	80−85 −15%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142 +18.3%	120−130 −18.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +18.3%	60−65 −18.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +20%	50−55 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
Battlefield 5	131 +19.1%	110−120 −19.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +24%	50−55 −24%
Far Cry 5	101 +18.8%	85−90 −18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 +14.7%	75−80 −14.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +14.4%	90−95 −14.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 +20%	65−70 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 +15%	40−45 −15%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Hitman 3	79 +21.5%	65−70 −21.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	61 +22%	50−55 −22%
Metro Exodus	50 +25%	40−45 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	68 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +20%	40−45 −20%
Battlefield 5	104 +15.6%	90−95 −15.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +30%	30−33 −30%
Far Cry 5	84 +20%	70−75 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	85 +21.4%	70−75 −21.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	34 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Hitman 3	49 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 +25%	16−18 −25%
Metro Exodus	31 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +20%	35−40 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Battlefield 5	63 +14.5%	55−60 −14.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Far Cry 5	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 +25%	40−45 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and CMP 40HX compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 20% faster than CMP 40HX in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 15% faster than CMP 40HX in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 17.1% faster than CMP 40HX in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.43	28.61
Recency	4 January 2021	25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	185 Watt