CMP 30HX vs HD Graphics (Haswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) with CMP 30HX, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Haswell)
2012
0.84

CMP 30HX outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by a whopping 2410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1130255
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.44
Power efficiencyno data11.68
ArchitectureGen. 7.5 Haswell (2012)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameHaswell GT1TU116
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores101408
Core clock speed200 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistorsno data6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data125 Watt
Texture fill rateno data157.1
Floating-point processing powerno data5.027 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data88

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x4
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-7.5

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 HD6
−2400%
150−160
+2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−2400%
300−310
+2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2319%
750−800
+2319%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−2400%
300−310
+2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2400%
250−260
+2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2319%
750−800
+2319%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−2400%
300−310
+2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2400%
250−260
+2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2319%
750−800
+2319%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and CMP 30HX compete in popular games:

  • CMP 30HX is 2400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 21.08
Recency 1 October 2012 25 February 2021
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm

CMP 30HX has a 2409.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

The CMP 30HX is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook card while CMP 30HX 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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