GeForce GTX 680MX vs 1080 Ti

Place in performance ranking	60	396
Place by popularity	48	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.26	9.02
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP102	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 February 2017 (7 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$321 (0.5x MSRP)	$200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Ti has 202% better value for money than GTX 680MX.

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	3584	1536
CUDA cores	no data	1536
Core clock speed	1481 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1600 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	122 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	91 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	354.4	92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	11,340 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and GeForce GTX 680MX 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
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5X	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	484.4 GB/s	160 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
Multi monitor support	+	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.

3D Vision	no data	+
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Optimus	no data	+
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 API
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	no data
CUDA	+	+

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 1080 Ti 48.07
+348%

GTX 680MX 10.73

1080 Ti outperforms 680MX by 348% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1080 Ti 18563
+348%

GTX 680MX 4142

1080 Ti outperforms 680MX by 348% in Passmark.

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 1080 Ti 37672
+459%

GTX 680MX 6736

1080 Ti outperforms 680MX by 459% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 1080 Ti 63160
+418%

GTX 680MX 12197

1080 Ti outperforms 680MX by 418% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 1080 Ti 55161
+388%

GTX 680MX 11307

1080 Ti outperforms 680MX by 388% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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:

Full HD	130 +150%	52 −150%
1440p	86 +378%	18−20 −378%
4K	69 +393%	14−16 −393%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

85−90

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85	no data
Battlefield 5	162	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90	no data
Far Cry 5	122	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120	no data
Forza Horizon 4	147	no data
Hitman 3	95−100	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	213	no data
Metro Exodus	144	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	247	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85	no data
Battlefield 5	147	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90	no data
Far Cry 5	96	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	59	no data
Forza Horizon 4	284	no data
Hitman 3	95−100	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200	no data
Metro Exodus	123	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	196	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	71	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	81	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90	no data
Far Cry 5	73	no data
Forza Horizon 4	120	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	153	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

121

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	108	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	112	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	78	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	no data
Far Cry 5	97	no data
Forza Horizon 4	102	no data
Hitman 3	65−70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	118	no data
Metro Exodus	88	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	56	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	69	no data
Hitman 3	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	41	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	no data
Far Cry 5	31	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	72	no data
Metro Exodus	57	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and GTX 680MX compete in popular games:

GTX 1080 Ti is 150% faster in 1080p
GTX 1080 Ti is 378% faster in 1440p
GTX 1080 Ti is 393% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.07	10.73
Recency	28 February 2017	23 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	122 Watt