CMP 40HX vs GeForce GTX 1070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 with CMP 40HX, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.06
+81.3%

GTX 1070 outperforms CMP 40HX by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking145289
Place by popularity28not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.5221.82
Power efficiency16.027.16
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP104TU106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 June 2016 (8 years ago)25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 has 8% 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 cores19202304
Core clock speed1506 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt185 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate202.0237.6
Floating-point processing power6.463 TFLOPS7.603 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs120144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA+7.5

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.

GTX 1070 35.06
+81.3%
CMP 40HX 19.34

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.

GTX 1070 13505
+81.2%
CMP 40HX 7452

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 1070 47364
CMP 40HX 95902
+102%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 1070 48101
CMP 40HX 80142
+66.6%

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 HD116
+93.3%
60−65
−93.3%
1440p68
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
4K47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.2711.65
1440p5.5719.97
4K8.0629.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+97.8%
45−50
−97.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Battlefield 5 164
+82.2%
90−95
−82.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+82%
50−55
−82%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Far Cry 5 109
+81.7%
60−65
−81.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+83.3%
60−65
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 284
+89.3%
150−160
−89.3%
Hitman 3 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+87.5%
80−85
−87.5%
Metro Exodus 127
+81.4%
70−75
−81.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+91.7%
60−65
−91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 176
+85.3%
95−100
−85.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 121
+86.2%
65−70
−86.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Battlefield 5 152
+90%
80−85
−90%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+82.2%
45−50
−82.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Far Cry 5 88
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+91.1%
45−50
−91.1%
Forza Horizon 4 261
+86.4%
140−150
−86.4%
Hitman 3 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+87.5%
80−85
−87.5%
Metro Exodus 112
+86.7%
60−65
−86.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 94
+88%
50−55
−88%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+92.3%
65−70
−92.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+82.5%
40−45
−82.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+103%
30−33
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Far Cry 5 66
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+88%
50−55
−88%
Hitman 3 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+87.5%
80−85
−87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+92.3%
65−70
−92.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+110%
30−33
−110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+86%
50−55
−86%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+103%
35−40
−103%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+93.3%
30−33
−93.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+105%
21−24
−105%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Forza Horizon 4 248
+90.8%
130−140
−90.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Metro Exodus 71
+103%
35−40
−103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+88.4%
95−100
−88.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Hitman 3 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+86.7%
90−95
−86.7%
Metro Exodus 38
+111%
18−20
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+105%
21−24
−105%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%

This is how GTX 1070 and CMP 40HX compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 is 93% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 is 94% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 is 96% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.06 19.34
Recency 10 June 2016 25 February 2021
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt

GTX 1070 has a 81.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 23.3% lower power consumption.

CMP 40HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1070 is our recommended choice as it beats the CMP 40HX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 is a desktop card while CMP 40HX is a workstation 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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