NVIDIA CMP 30HX vs AMD FireStream 9170

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA CMP 30HX and AMD FireStream 9170 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

NVIDIA CMP 30HX

AMD FireStream 9170

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA CMP 30HX

Videocard is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 91% higher core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 800 MHz
12273.4x more texture fill rate: 157.1 GTexel/s vs 12.8 GTexel / s
4.4x more pipelines: 1408 vs 320
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 55 nm
3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1600 MHz

Launch date	25 Feb 2021 vs 8 November 2007
Core clock speed	1530 MHz vs 800 MHz
Texture fill rate	157.1 GTexel/s vs 12.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1408 vs 320
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1600 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9170

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA CMP 30HX
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9170

Name	NVIDIA CMP 30HX	AMD FireStream 9170
Geekbench - OpenCL	68128
PassMark - G2D Mark		493
PassMark - G3D Mark		647

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA CMP 30HX	AMD FireStream 9170
Essentials
Architecture	Turing	TeraScale
Code name	TU116	RV670
Launch date	25 Feb 2021	8 November 2007
Place in performance rating	295	294
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1785 MHz
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	1408	320
Pixel fill rate	85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	157.1 GTexel/s	12.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	105 Watt
Transistor count	6600 million	666 million
Floating-point performance		512.0 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Height	35 mm, 1.4 inches
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	229 mm, 9 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Width	111 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.0
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR3