CMP 170HX vs GeForce 940MX

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking691not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.33no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date28 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 September 2021 (3 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 cores5124480
Core clock speed795 MHz1140 MHz
Boost clock speed861 MHz1410 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate27.55394.8
Floating-point processing power0.8817 TFLOPS12.63 TFLOPS
ROPs8128
TMUs32280
Tensor Coresno data280

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeDDR3, GDDR5HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1458 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s1,493 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 outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)N/A
Shader Model5.1N/A
OpenGL4.5N/A
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+8.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 June 2016 1 September 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 250 Watt

GeForce 940MX has 987% lower power consumption.

CMP 170HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 940MX and CMP 170HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook card while CMP 170HX is a workstation one.


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