GeForce GTX 285 vs 680

Aggregate performance score

GTX 680
2012
2048 MB GDDR5, 195 Watt
14.36
+266%

680 outperforms 285 by a whopping 266% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking340660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.170.64
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK104GT200B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)23 December 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $359
Current price$156 (0.3x MSRP)$98 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680 has 708% better value for money than GTX 285.

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 cores1536240
CUDA cores1536240
Core clock speed1006 MHz648 MHz
Boost clock speed1058 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt204 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate128.8 billion/sec51.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance3,090.4 gflops708.5 gflops

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.0" (25.4 cm)10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2048 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5512 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz1242 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s159.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)no data128bit

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.22.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
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 680 14.36
+266%
GTX 285 3.92

680 outperforms 285 by 266% 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 680 5552
+266%
GTX 285 1515

680 outperforms 285 by 266% in Passmark.

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:

900p45
+275%
12−14
−275%
Full HD75
+317%
18−21
−317%
4K24
+300%
6−7
−300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+290%
10−11
−290%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Hitman 3 30−35
+267%
9−10
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+283%
12−14
−283%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+290%
10−11
−290%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Hitman 3 30−35
+267%
9−10
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+283%
12−14
−283%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
+320%
10−11
−320%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+290%
10−11
−290%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+283%
12−14
−283%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+267%
6−7
−267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%
Hitman 3 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Hitman 3 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+300%
4−5
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%

This is how GTX 680 and GTX 285 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 680 is 275% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680 is 317% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 680 is 300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.36 3.92
Recency 22 March 2012 23 December 2008
Cost $499 $359
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 204 Watt

The GeForce GTX 680 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285 in performance tests.


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