Radeon HD 6680G2 vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 6680G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9800M GTX SLI
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
2.85
+126%

9800M GTX SLI outperforms HD 6680G2 by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8101061
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.45no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTXno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 July 2008 (17 years ago)14 June 2011 (14 years ago)

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 cores224800
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Number of transistors3016 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Shared memory--

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1011
CUDA+-

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.

9800M GTX SLI 2.85
+126%
HD 6680G2 1.26

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9800M GTX SLI 8193
+154%
HD 6680G2 3224

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
God of War 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Fortnite 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
God of War 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Valorant 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
+89.7%
27−30
−89.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 27−30
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Fortnite 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
God of War 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Valorant 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 27−30
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
God of War 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Valorant 45−50
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Valorant 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
God of War 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
God of War 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the 9800M GTX SLI is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, 9800M GTX SLI surpassed HD 6680G2 in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 1.26
Recency 15 July 2008 14 June 2011
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm

9800M GTX SLI has a 126.2% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 6680G2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6680G2 in performance tests.

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NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
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