NVIDIA CMP 30HX vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data splits these two NVIDIA products cleanly along workload lines. The NVIDIA CMP 30HX, built for the mining segment, delivers modest compute results that place it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 63,842 comes from two Geekbench tests: OpenCL at 65,199 and Vulkan at 62,484. Those scores put it in direct competition with professional and mobile workstation parts from AMD, such as the Radeon Pro WX 9100 and Radeon RX 7600M, with deltas of 0.6% or less in either direction.

The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation, by contrast, is a workstation-class accelerator with a much wider test footprint. It records an OpenCL score of 326,898, which is roughly five times the CMP 30HX result, and it also has Passmark scores across DirectX 9 through 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute. Its strongest single result is the Passmark G3D score of 25,096, while its GPU compute score of 14,208 shows a different strength profile than its OpenCL number. Notably, its average benchmark score of 45,972 is actually lower than the CMP 30HX average, because the Passmark suite includes several low-magnitude tests that pull the mean down. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation sits in the 85th percentile of all GPUs, four points below the CMP 30HX, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A2000 and AMD Radeon RX 5600M, with deltas of 0.2% and 1.4% respectively.

The win breakdown is one for the RTX 5880 Ada Generation in the head-to-head OpenCL test and zero for the CMP 30HX. That single delta of 80.1% in favor of the Ada part is the largest recorded gap between the two. In practical terms, the CMP 30HX wins on consistency across its two tests, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation wins decisively on raw compute throughput where the workload is OpenCL-based.

Architecture Differences

The CMP 30HX uses the TU116 chip on a 12 nm TSMC process, with 6,600 million transistors on a 284 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 23.2 million per square millimeter. It belongs to the Turing architecture family and the Mining GPUs generation. Its memory subsystem pairs 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus with 336.0 GB/s bandwidth, using 1750 MHz memory clock speed and 14 Gbps effective. The chip has 1,408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs, and it does not list dedicated ray tracing or tensor cores. Compute rates are 5.027 TFLOPS FP32 and 10.05 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio. It draws 125 W and connects through PCIe 1.0 x4, a low-bandwidth interface relative to its class. It has no display outputs at all, which is consistent with its mining-oriented design.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, with 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die, for a transistor density of 125.3 million per square millimeter. That is more than five times the density of the CMP 30HX per area, and over eleven times the raw transistor count. It belongs to the Ada Lovelace architecture and the Workstation Ada generation, and the database lists its predecessor as Workstation Ampere and its successor as Blackwell PRO W. The memory subsystem is far larger: 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384 bit bus with 864.0 GB/s bandwidth, running at 2250 MHz or 18 Gbps effective. The chip has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 110 ray tracing cores, and 440 tensor cores. FP32 throughput is 69.27 TFLOPS, and FP16 is also 69.27 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning no rate penalty for half-precision work. Power draw is 285 W, and the board uses a 16-pin connector with a 600 W suggested PSU. It has four DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and connects via PCIe 4.0 x16.

The architecture gap is generational. Turing lacks the ray tracing and tensor core hardware that Ada Lovelace includes, and the process node difference from 12 nm to 5 nm accounts for the massive density shift. The CMP 30HX also uses a legacy PCIe 1.0 x4 interface, which limits data transfer to the host, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The API support also differs: the CMP 30HX supports DirectX 12 (12_1) while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). OpenGL and Vulkan versions are identical at 4.6 and 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct head-to-head benchmark in the database is Geekbench OpenCL. The CMP 30HX scores 65,199, and the RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 326,898. The delta is 80.1% in favor of the Ada part, meaning the RTX 5880 Ada Generation delivers roughly five times the OpenCL throughput of the CMP 30HX. That is a decisive margin, and it reflects the underlying resource differences: the Ada part has 10 times the shading units, 5 times the TMUs, over 3.5 times the ROPs, and nearly 2.6 times the memory bandwidth. The FP32 rate is about 13.8 times higher, and the FP16 rate is about 6.9 times higher, although the CMP 30HX's FP16 figure is achieved via a 2:1 ratio rather than native 1:1 support.

The CMP 30HX's Vulkan score of 62,484 is close to its OpenCL score, differing by only about 4.2%. That suggests consistent compute behavior across the two API paths. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation does not have a Vulkan score in the database, so no direct comparison is possible for that API. However, the Passmark suite for the Ada part provides a different view: DirectX 9 at 335, DirectX 10 at 167, DirectX 11 at 228, DirectX 12 at 70, G2D at 777, G3D at 25,096, and GPU compute at 14,208. The low DirectX 12 score of 70 relative to the G3D score of 25,096 indicates that the Ada part is far stronger in 3D rendering workloads than in legacy DirectX 12 rasterization tests, at least as measured by this particular benchmark.

When placed against their respective nearest rivals, the two cards occupy very different competitive tiers. The CMP 30HX's average score of 63,842 is within 0.6% of the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 and 0.2% of the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation's average of 45,972 is within 1.4% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600M and 0.8% of the Intel Arc A730M. Neither card leads its immediate rival group by a wide margin, which indicates that the average benchmark score is not the best differentiator for these parts; the specific test selection matters more.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher OpenCL score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 326,898 in Geekbench OpenCL, compared to 65,199 for the NVIDIA CMP 30HX, a delta of 80.1% in favor of the Ada part.

Q: Does the CMP 30HX support ray tracing or tensor cores?

A: No. The CMP 30HX does not list any ray tracing cores or tensor cores in the database, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation includes 110 ray tracing cores and 440 tensor cores.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The CMP 30HX has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384 bit bus. Memory bandwidth is 336.0 GB/s versus 864.0 GB/s.

Q: Which card has display outputs?

A: The CMP 30HX has no display outputs, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The CMP 30HX has a transistor density of 23.2 million per square millimeter on a 12 nm TSMC process, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 125.3 million per square millimeter on a 5 nm TSMC process.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The CMP 30HX has an average benchmark score of 63,842, placing it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation has an average of 45,972, placing it in the 85th percentile.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward choice for compute-heavy workloads. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation wins the only direct head-to-head test by a margin of 80.1% in OpenCL, and it offers roughly five times the FP32 throughput (69.27 TFLOPS versus 5.027 TFLOPS) with a 1:1 FP16 rate instead of the CMP 30HX's 2:1 ratio. It also has 48 GB of memory, 864.0 GB/s of bandwidth, PCIe 4.0 x16, and display outputs, making it a general-purpose workstation accelerator. The 5 nm process, 110 ray tracing cores, and 440 tensor cores further separate it from the Turing-based mining part.

The CMP 30HX, by contrast, is a mining-specific product with no display outputs and a PCIe 1.0 x4 interface. Its only advantage in the recorded data is its higher percentile ranking (89th versus 85th) and its higher average benchmark score (63,842 versus 45,972), both of which stem from the fact that its two recorded tests are both Geekbench compute tests, while the Ada part's average is dragged down by low-scoring Passmark legacy DirectX tests. For any workload that uses OpenCL, the RTX 5880 Ada Generation is the clear choice. For a narrow set of compute tests where the CMP 30HX's consistent Geekbench results matter more than peak throughput, the mining card wins on average score, but that advantage does not carry over to the head-to-head comparison.

The recommendation is therefore workload-dependent. Users who need maximum OpenCL throughput, large memory capacity, or modern workstation features should select the RTX 5880 Ada Generation. Users who only care about the specific Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores, and who do not need display output or PCIe 4.0, may consider the CMP 30HX, but they should be aware that it loses the head-to-head OpenCL test by a very wide margin.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA CMP 30HX | NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Turing | Ada Lovelace |

| Process node | 12 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 6,600 million | 76,300 million |

| Die size | 284 mm² | 609 mm² |

| Transistor density | 23.2M / mm² | 125.3M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1530 MHz | 975 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1785 MHz | 2460 MHz |

| Memory speed | 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective | 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 6 GB | 48 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |

| Memory bus | 192 bit | 384 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1408 | 14080 |

| TMUs | 88 | 440 |

| ROPs | 48 | 176 |

| RT cores | Not listed | 110 |

| Tensor cores | Not listed | 440 |

| Pixel rate | 85.68 GPixel/s | 433.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 157.1 GTexel/s | 1,082.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 5.027 TFLOPS | 69.27 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1) | 69.27 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 125 W | 285 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 600 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 1.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX support | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Length | 229 mm (9 inches) | 267 mm (10.5 inches) |

| Height | 111 mm (4.4 inches) | 112 mm (4.4 inches) |

| Width | 35 mm (1.4 inches) | Not listed |

| Production status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release date | 2021-02-24 | 2024-01-04 |

| Launch MSRP | 799 USD | Not listed |