Radeon Sky 700 vs GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 April 2013 (12 years ago) | 27 March 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
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 cores | 1536 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1058 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 135.4 | 100.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.25 TFLOPS | 3.226 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 768 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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 254 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 GB/s | 176 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 1 |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 225 Watt |
GTX 680 Mac Edition has 15.4% lower power consumption.
Sky 700, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition and Radeon Sky 700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Sky 700 is a workstation one.
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