CMP 40HX vs Quadro FX 350M

Place in the ranking	1515	278
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.37
Power efficiency	0.56	9.44
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G72	TU106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	13 March 2006 (20 years ago)	25 February 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699

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	7	2304
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1470 MHz
Boost clock speed	450 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	112 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	185 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.800	237.6
Floating-point processing power	no data	7.603 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	64
TMUs	4	144
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36
L1 Cache	no data	2.3 MB
L2 Cache	no data	4 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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 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	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	450 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	448.0 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	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.8
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	7.5
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.

FX 350M 0.11

CMP 40HX 22.68
+20518%

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.

FX 350M 44
Samples: 21

CMP 40HX 9343
+21134%

Samples: 21

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

0−1

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −19900%	600−650 +19900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −19900%	1400−1450 +19900%
Valorant	24−27 −20317%	4900−4950 +20317%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	10−11 −20400%	2050−2100 +20400%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	8−9 −19900%	1600−1650 +19900%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −19900%	600−650 +19900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −19900%	1400−1450 +19900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −19900%	1000−1050 +19900%
Valorant	24−27 −20317%	4900−4950 +20317%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	8−9 −19900%	1600−1650 +19900%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −19900%	600−650 +19900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −19900%	1400−1450 +19900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −19900%	1000−1050 +19900%
Valorant	24−27 −20317%	4900−4950 +20317%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −19900%	400−450 +19900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −19900%	200−210 +19900%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −19900%	200−210 +19900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −19900%	200−210 +19900%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −20257%	2850−2900 +20257%
Valorant	1−2 −19900%	200−210 +19900%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−19900%

200−210
+19900%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

−19900%

200−210
+19900%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.11	22.68
Recency	13 March 2006	25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	185 Watt

FX 350M has 1133% lower power consumption.

CMP 40HX, on the other hand, has a 20518% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The CMP 40HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 350M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 350M is a mobile workstation graphics card while CMP 40HX is a workstation one.