GeForce GTX 680 vs GTX 1070 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile with GeForce GTX 680, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
24.88
+96.2%

GTX 1070 Mobile outperforms GTX 680 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking239401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.682.57
Power efficiency16.685.23
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP104BGK104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (9 years ago)22 March 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$389.99 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

GTX 1070 Mobile has 393% better value for money than GTX 680.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores19201536
Core clock speed1506 MHz1006 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1058 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt195 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate210.6135.4
Floating-point processing power6.738 TFLOPS3.25 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs128128
L1 Cache768 KB128 KB
L2 Cache2 MB512 KB

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 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data254 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2048 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed8 GB/s1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

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

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.2
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 24.88
+96.2%
GTX 680 12.68

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1070 Mobile 11000
+96.2%
GTX 680 Samples: 7356 5606

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 22576
+121%
GTX 680 10217

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 34389
+15.8%
GTX 680 29702

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1070 Mobile 17237
+127%
GTX 680 7587

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1070 Mobile 101041
+114%
GTX 680 47130

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1070 Mobile 338057
+36.7%
GTX 680 247306

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:

900p85−90
+88.9%
45
−88.9%
Full HD100
+33.3%
75
−33.3%
1440p60
+100%
30−35
−100%
4K44
+76%
25
−76%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.90
+70.6%
6.65
−70.6%
1440p6.50
+156%
16.63
−156%
4K8.86
+125%
19.96
−125%
  • GTX 1070 Mobile has 71% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile has 156% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile has 125% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+98.7%
75−80
−98.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+124%
24−27
−124%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 122
+107%
55−60
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+98.7%
75−80
−98.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Far Cry 5 92
+109%
40−45
−109%
Fortnite 151
+93.6%
75−80
−93.6%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+107%
55−60
−107%
Forza Horizon 5 80−85
+95.3%
40−45
−95.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+124%
24−27
−124%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 114
+128%
50−55
−128%
Valorant 166
+43.1%
110−120
−43.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 113
+91.5%
55−60
−91.5%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+98.7%
75−80
−98.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+19.2%
224
−19.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Dota 2 120−130
+45.5%
85−90
−45.5%
Far Cry 5 92
+109%
40−45
−109%
Fortnite 148
+89.7%
75−80
−89.7%
Forza Horizon 4 115
+102%
55−60
−102%
Forza Horizon 5 80−85
+95.3%
40−45
−95.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 92
+64.3%
56
−64.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+124%
24−27
−124%
Metro Exodus 59
+111%
27−30
−111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 107
+114%
50−55
−114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 108
+157%
42
−157%
Valorant 156
+34.5%
110−120
−34.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+74.6%
55−60
−74.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Dota 2 120−130
+45.5%
85−90
−45.5%
Far Cry 5 87
+97.7%
40−45
−97.7%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+70.2%
55−60
−70.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+124%
24−27
−124%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+58%
50−55
−58%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+173%
22
−173%
Valorant 112
−3.6%
110−120
+3.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 111
+42.3%
75−80
−42.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+127%
24−27
−127%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+84.3%
100−110
−84.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Metro Exodus 35
+119%
16−18
−119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+37.8%
120−130
−37.8%
Valorant 154
+9.2%
140−150
−9.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+97.4%
35−40
−97.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Far Cry 5 61
+103%
30−33
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 76
+130%
30−35
−130%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+100%
14−16
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+125%
20−22
−125%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 73
+143%
30−33
−143%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 53
+152%
21
−152%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Metro Exodus 21
+110%
10−11
−110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+144%
16
−144%
Valorant 148
+100%
70−75
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+116%
18−20
−116%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Dota 2 85−90
+75.5%
45−50
−75.5%
Far Cry 5 31
+121%
14−16
−121%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+126%
21−24
−126%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35
+169%
12−14
−169%

This is how GTX 1070 Mobile and GTX 680 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 89% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 33% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 100% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 76% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1070 Mobile is 200% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680 is 4% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Mobile performs better in 65 tests (98%)
  • GTX 680 performs better in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.88 12.68
Recency 15 August 2016 22 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2048 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 195 Watt

GTX 1070 Mobile has a 96.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop one.

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