NVIDIA CMP 30HX vs ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA CMP 30HX and ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

NVIDIA CMP 30HX

ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA CMP 30HX

Videocard is newer: launch date 15 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2.4x more core clock speed: 1530 MHz vs 625 MHz
15710x more texture fill rate: 157.1 GTexel/s vs 10 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 90 nm
12x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 512 MB
Around 21% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1450 MHz

Launch date	25 Feb 2021 vs 24 January 2006
Core clock speed	1530 MHz vs 625 MHz
Texture fill rate	157.1 GTexel/s vs 10 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1450 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA CMP 30HX
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition

Name	NVIDIA CMP 30HX	ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition
Geekbench - OpenCL	68128
PassMark - G3D Mark		137
PassMark - G2D Mark		507

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA CMP 30HX	ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition
Essentials
Architecture	Turing	R500
Code name	TU116	R580
Launch date	25 Feb 2021	24 January 2006
Place in performance rating	298	297
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1785 MHz
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	625 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	1408
Pixel fill rate	85.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	157.1 GTexel/s	10 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	6600 million	384 million
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 1.0 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)	9.0c
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	46.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	1450 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR3