NVIDIA CMP 40HX vs AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

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Combined performance score

RX 580 2048SP
19.90

CMP 40HX outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 44% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking261179
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Value for money28.1949.57
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 20TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 October 2018 (5 years old)25 February 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current price$110 $152 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

CMP 40HX has 76% better value for money than RX 580 2048SP.

Technical specs

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 cores20482304
Core clock speed1168 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1284 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate164.4237.6

Size and 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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDAno data7.5

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.

RX 580 2048SP 19.90
CMP 40HX 28.57
+43.6%

CMP 40HX outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 44% in our combined 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%

RX 580 2048SP 7712
CMP 40HX 11071
+43.6%

CMP 40HX outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 44% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.90 28.57
Recency 15 October 2018 25 February 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt

The CMP 40HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 2048SP in performance tests.


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