GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition vs GTX 1060 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking281not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.14no data
Power efficiency16.88no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP106GK104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)3 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12801536
Core clock speed1506 MHz1006 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1058 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt195 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.6135.4
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS3.25 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs80128

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data254 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s192.3 GB/s
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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA+3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2016 3 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 195 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 143.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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