Tegra 2 vs GeForce GTX 680
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 410 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.71 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.29 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | VLIW Vec4 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Tegra 2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (13 years ago) | 3 June 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1058 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 135.4 | 1.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.25 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no 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 support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 256 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2048 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip 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 |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | ES 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.175 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 3 June 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 20 Watt |
GTX 680 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Tegra 2, on the other hand, has 875% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680 and Tegra 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop graphics card while Tegra 2 is a notebook one.
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