CMP 30HX vs Quadro RTX A6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX A6000 and CMP 30HX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX A6000
2020
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
58.59
+178%

RTX A6000 outperforms CMP 30HX by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking38260
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.4721.55
Power efficiency13.3911.58
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGA102TU116
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 October 2020 (4 years ago)25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

CMP 30HX has 106% better value for money than RTX A6000.

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 cores107521408
Core clock speed1410 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1800 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate604.8157.1
Floating-point processing power38.71 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs11248
TMUs33688
Tensor Cores336no data
Ray Tracing Cores84no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.2
CUDA8.67.5

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. 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 A6000 58.59
+178%
CMP 30HX 21.11

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.

RTX A6000 22576
+178%
CMP 30HX 8135

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 HD176
+193%
60−65
−193%
1440p131
+191%
45−50
−191%
4K122
+205%
40−45
−205%

Cost per frame, $

1080p26.4113.32
1440p35.4917.76
4K38.1119.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+208%
24−27
−208%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+196%
45−50
−196%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+180%
30−33
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+208%
24−27
−208%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+191%
35−40
−191%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+181%
70−75
−181%
Hitman 3 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+185%
60−65
−185%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+191%
45−50
−191%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+217%
30−33
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+180%
55−60
−180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+193%
45−50
−193%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+196%
45−50
−196%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+180%
30−33
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+208%
24−27
−208%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+191%
35−40
−191%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+181%
70−75
−181%
Hitman 3 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+185%
60−65
−185%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+191%
45−50
−191%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+217%
30−33
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 293
+193%
100−105
−193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+187%
30−33
−187%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+193%
45−50
−193%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+180%
30−33
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+208%
24−27
−208%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+181%
70−75
−181%
Hitman 3 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Horizon Zero Dawn 224
+180%
80−85
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 288
+188%
100−105
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
+200%
60−65
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+193%
45−50
−193%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+217%
30−33
−217%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+200%
27−30
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+205%
21−24
−205%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+181%
16−18
−181%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+206%
16−18
−206%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+200%
16−18
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+188%
80−85
−188%
Hitman 3 55−60
+206%
18−20
−206%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210
+180%
75−80
−180%
Metro Exodus 63
+200%
21−24
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 247
+191%
85−90
−191%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+195%
21−24
−195%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+183%
70−75
−183%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Hitman 3 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+189%
65−70
−189%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+192%
50−55
−192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+222%
18−20
−222%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+198%
50−55
−198%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%

This is how RTX A6000 and CMP 30HX compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 193% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 191% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 205% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 58.59 21.11
Recency 5 October 2020 25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 125 Watt

RTX A6000 has a 177.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

CMP 30HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 140% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the CMP 30HX in performance tests.


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