GeForce GTX 765M vs 680

Place in performance ranking	340	586
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.21	0.53
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GK104	N14-GE
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$156 (0.3x MSRP)	$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680 has 883% better value for money than GTX 765M.

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	768
CUDA cores	1536	768
Core clock speed	1006 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1058 MHz	863 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	128.8 billion/sec	55.23
Floating-point performance	3,090.4 gflops	1,326 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce GTX 765M 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	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	10.0" (25.4 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2048 MB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	256-bit GDDR5	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	64.0 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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
HDCP content protection	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	no data	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	no data	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	no data	+

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	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
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 14.38
+179%

GTX 765M 5.16

680 outperforms 765M by 179% 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 5554
+179%

GTX 765M 1993

680 outperforms 765M by 179% 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 680 10217
+154%

GTX 765M 4019

680 outperforms 765M by 154% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 680 29702
+99.7%

GTX 765M 14870

680 outperforms 765M by 100% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 680 7587
+206%

GTX 765M 2479

680 outperforms 765M by 206% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 680 47130
+168%

GTX 765M 17616

680 outperforms 765M by 168% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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 680 18427
+156%

GTX 765M 7209

680 outperforms 765M by 156% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 680 17476
+160%

GTX 765M 6714

680 outperforms 765M by 160% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 680 13248
+140%

GTX 765M 5514

680 outperforms 765M by 140% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 680 54
+184%

GTX 765M 19

680 outperforms 765M by 184% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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:

900p	45 −13.3%	51 +13.3%
Full HD	77 +79.1%	43 −79.1%
4K	23 +188%	8−9 −188%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +213%	8−9 −213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	no data
Hitman 3	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	no data
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Metro Exodus	14−16	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	no data