RTX 2060 Max-Q vs GTX 680

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Combined performance score

GTX 680
14.29

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 77% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking337194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.989.38
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK104N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$156 (0.3x MSRP)$1680
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Max-Q has 88% better value for money than GTX 680.

Technical specs

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 cores15361920
CUDA cores1536no data
Core clock speed1006 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1058 MHz1185 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate128.8 billion/sec142.2
Floating-point performance3,090.4 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.0" (25.4 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2048 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5192 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz11000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s264.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 14.29
RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.28
+76.9%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 77% in our combined 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 5538
RTX 2060 Max-Q 9800
+77%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 77% in Passmark.

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
RTX 2060 Max-Q 50957
+71.6%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 72% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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
RTX 2060 Max-Q 19779
+93.6%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 94% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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
RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910
+96.5%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 97% 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
RTX 2060 Max-Q 58890
+25%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 25% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 680 247306
RTX 2060 Max-Q 308872
+24.9%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 680 by 25% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Full HD76
−21.1%
92
+21.1%
1440p24−27
−83.3%
44
+83.3%
4K24
−75%
42
+75%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−163%
79
+163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−83.3%
40−45
+83.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−67.3%
80−85
+67.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−81.1%
65−70
+81.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−78.4%
65−70
+78.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−92.3%
75
+92.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−68%
80−85
+68%
Hitman 3 35−40
−94.9%
75−80
+94.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−80%
50−55
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−70.8%
40−45
+70.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−190%
87
+190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−81.5%
45−50
+81.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−117%
65
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−83.3%
40−45
+83.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−67.3%
80−85
+67.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−81.1%
65−70
+81.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−78.4%
65−70
+78.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−79.5%
70
+79.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−68%
80−85
+68%
Hitman 3 35−40
−94.9%
75−80
+94.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−80%
50−55
+80%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−159%
57
+159%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−70.8%
40−45
+70.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−150%
75
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
−150%
105
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−81.5%
45−50
+81.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−50%
45
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−83.3%
40−45
+83.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−67.3%
80−85
+67.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−86.4%
40−45
+86.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−78.4%
65−70
+78.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−61.5%
63
+61.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−68%
80−85
+68%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
−159%
57
+159%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−81.5%
45−50
+81.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
−90.9%
40−45
+90.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−70%
30−35
+70%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−92.3%
24−27
+92.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−127%
24−27
+127%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−86.7%
55−60
+86.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−91.3%
40−45
+91.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−88.5%
45−50
+88.5%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−85.7%
50−55
+85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%
Hitman 3 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−122%
20
+122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−119%
35
+119%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

This is how GTX 680 and RTX 2060 Max-Q compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 66.7% faster than GTX 680

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 21.1% faster than GTX 680

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 83.3% faster than GTX 680

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 75% faster than GTX 680

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2060 Max-Q is 200% faster than the GTX 680.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2060 Max-Q surpassed GTX 680 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.29 25.28
Recency 22 March 2012 6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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