GeForce 405M vs GTX 680

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	359	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.96	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	GK104	GT218
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	11 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1536	16
CUDA cores	1536	16
Core clock speed	1006 MHz	606 MHz
Boost clock speed	1058 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	14 Watt
Texture fill rate	135.4	4.848
Floating-point performance	3.25 gflops	0.03878 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	73

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	PCI Express 3.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	254 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2048 MB	Up to 512 MB
Memory bus width	256-bit GDDR5	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	25.6 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA, Dual Link DVI, Single Link DVI
Multi monitor support	4 displays	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management

no data

8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 March 2012	11 May 2012
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	14 Watt

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