CMP 30HX vs NVS 3100M

Place in the ranking	1294	446
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.10
Power efficiency	2.69	7.18
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GT218	TU116
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	7 January 2010 (15 years ago)	25 February 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

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 cores	16	1408
Core clock speed	606 MHz	1530 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.848	157.1
Floating-point processing power	0.04698 TFLOPS	5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	8	88
L1 Cache	no data	1.4 MB
L2 Cache	32 KB	1536 KB

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x4
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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors

No outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.8
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.2	7.5

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.

NVS 3100M 0.49

CMP 30HX 11.69
+2286%

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.

NVS 3100M 204
Samples: 1509

CMP 30HX 4891
+2298%

Samples: 22

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077

1−2

−2000%

21−24
+2000%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2275%	95−100 +2275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2275%	190−200 +2275%
Valorant	27−30 −2122%	600−650 +2122%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	16−18 −2253%	400−450 +2253%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Dota 2	10−12 −2264%	260−270 +2264%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2275%	95−100 +2275%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2275%	190−200 +2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%
Valorant	27−30 −2122%	600−650 +2122%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Dota 2	10−12 −2264%	260−270 +2264%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2275%	95−100 +2275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2275%	190−200 +2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%
Valorant	27−30 −2122%	600−650 +2122%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −2233%	70−75 +2233%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −2043%	300−310 +2043%
Valorant	3−4 −2233%	70−75 +2233%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−2150%

45−50
+2150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−2150%

45−50
+2150%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.49	11.69
Recency	7 January 2010	25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	125 Watt

NVS 3100M has 792.9% lower power consumption.

CMP 30HX, on the other hand, has a 2285.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The CMP 30HX is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation graphics card while CMP 30HX is a workstation one.