Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GTX 680

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 680
2012
2048 MB GDDR5, 195 Watt
14.38

RX 7600 XT outperforms GTX 680 by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking34066
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.2129.83
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3.0 (2022)
GPU code nameGK104Navi 33
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $329
Current price$156 (0.3x MSRP)$477 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 473% better value for money than GTX 680.

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 cores15362048
CUDA cores1536no data
Core clock speed1006 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1058 MHz2755 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate128.8 billion/sec352.6
Floating-point performance3,090.4 gflopsno data

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 4.0 x8
Length10.0" (25.4 cm)204 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2048 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s288.0 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 DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+no data

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
RX 7600 XT 45.13
+214%

Radeon RX 7600 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 680 by 214% 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
RX 7600 XT 17430
+214%

Radeon RX 7600 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 680 by 214% 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
−211%
140−150
+211%
Full HD77
−212%
240−250
+212%
4K23
−204%
70−75
+204%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−224%
65−70
+224%
Hitman 3 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−222%
55−60
+222%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−243%
45−50
+243%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−224%
65−70
+224%
Hitman 3 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−222%
55−60
+222%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−243%
45−50
+243%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−250%
42
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−224%
65−70
+224%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−222%
55−60
+222%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−214%
22
+214%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−225%
24−27
+225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Hitman 3 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Hitman 3 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−220%
16
+220%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%

This is how GTX 680 and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600 XT is 211% faster in 900p
  • RX 7600 XT is 212% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600 XT is 204% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.38 45.13
Recency 22 March 2012 8 January 2024
Cost $499 $329
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 190 Watt

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680 in performance tests.


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