GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs CMP 40HX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared CMP 40HX with GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, including specs and performance data.

CMP 40HX
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 185 Watt
17.57

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms CMP 40HX by a whopping 293% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

CMP 40HX CMP 40HX
RTX 3080 12 GB RTX 3080 12 GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking30625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.1040.87
Power efficiency6.6213.76
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU106GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 February 2021 (3 years ago)11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 12 GB has 114% better value for money than CMP 40HX.

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 cores23048960
Core clock speed1470 MHz1260 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate237.6478.8
Floating-point processing power7.603 TFLOPS30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs144280
Tensor Cores288280
Ray Tracing Cores3670

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s912.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.6

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.

CMP 40HX 17.57
RTX 3080 12 GB 69.09
+293%

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.

CMP 40HX 6778
RTX 3080 12 GB 26651
+293%

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 HD45−50
−320%
189
+320%
1440p30−35
−307%
122
+307%
4K21−24
−314%
87
+314%

Cost per frame, $

1080p15.534.23
1440p23.306.55
4K33.299.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 356
+0%
356
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 314
+0%
314
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 165
+0%
165
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+0%
95
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 206
+0%
206
+0%
Metro Exodus 116
+0%
116
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 236
+0%
236
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 78
+0%
78
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+0%
132
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 142
+0%
142
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how CMP 40HX and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 320% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 307% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 314% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 17.57 69.09
Recency 25 February 2021 11 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 350 Watt

CMP 40HX has 89.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 293.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the CMP 40HX in performance tests.

Be aware that CMP 40HX is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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