GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs 1060 6 GB

Place in performance ranking	187	306
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.14	29.03
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP106	N13E-GTX
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 July 2016 (7 years ago)	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$911 (3x MSRP)	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 825% better value for money than GTX 1060 6 GB.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	2688
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	136.7	no data
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and GeForce GTX 680M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	no data	+

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2x 4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	no data	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	6.1	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.55
+61%

GTX 680M SLI 16.49

1060 6 GB outperforms 680M SLI by 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1060 6 GB 17401
+58.9%

GTX 680M SLI 10952

1060 6 GB outperforms 680M SLI by 59% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1060 6 GB 55893
+71.3%

GTX 680M SLI 32635

1060 6 GB outperforms 680M SLI by 71% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 1060 6 GB 9091
+8357%

GTX 680M SLI 108

1060 6 GB outperforms 680M SLI by 8357% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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:

900p	210−220 +57.9%	133 −57.9%
Full HD	94 −18.1%	111 +18.1%
1440p	47 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%
4K	34 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50	no data
Battlefield 5	89	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	no data
Far Cry 5	83	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	82	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110	no data
Metro Exodus	92	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	100	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50	no data
Battlefield 5	78	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	no data
Far Cry 5	64	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	64	no data
Forza Horizon 4	260	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110	no data
Metro Exodus	76	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	82	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	43	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	no data
Far Cry 5	50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	73	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	48	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	50	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	39	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	47	no data
Forza Horizon 4	57	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	22	no data
Hitman 3	21−24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	no data
Far Cry 5	15	no data
Forza Horizon 4	38	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Metro Exodus	26	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	no data