CMP 170HX 8 GB vs Quadro M620
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 606 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 16.86 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,299 |
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 | 512 | 4480 |
| Core clock speed | 756 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 977 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 31.26 | 394.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1 TFLOPS | 12.63 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 280 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 13.1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 8 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x4 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 | GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1458 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 1.49 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs |
| Display Port | 1.2 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 1 September 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 250 Watt |
Quadro M620 has 733.3% lower power consumption.
CMP 170HX 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M620 and CMP 170HX 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M620 is a mobile workstation graphics card while CMP 170HX 8 GB is a workstation one.
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