GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs GTX 680M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680M SLI and GeForce 8800M GTX SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 680M SLI
2012
2x 4 GB GDDR5
16.50
+705%

GTX 680M SLI outperforms 8800M GTX SLI by a whopping 705% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking329881
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.08
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXNB8E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2012 (12 years ago)19 November 2007 (17 years ago)

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 cores2688192
Core clock speed720 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
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 amount2x 4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz800 MHz
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1110
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 680M SLI 16.50
+705%
8800M GTX SLI 2.05

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.

GTX 680M SLI 32635
+416%
8800M GTX SLI 6326

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:

900p133
+731%
16−18
−731%
Full HD95
+850%
10−12
−850%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1213%
8−9
−1213%
Hitman 3 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+356%
18−20
−356%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+833%
6−7
−833%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+440%
10−11
−440%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+134%
35−40
−134%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1213%
8−9
−1213%
Hitman 3 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+356%
18−20
−356%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+833%
6−7
−833%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+440%
10−11
−440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+134%
35−40
−134%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1213%
8−9
−1213%
Hitman 3 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+356%
18−20
−356%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+440%
10−11
−440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+134%
35−40
−134%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+780%
10−11
−780%
Hitman 3 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−105
+809%
10−12
−809%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+740%
10−11
−740%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and 8800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 731% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680M SLI is 850% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 5300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 680M SLI surpassed 8800M GTX SLI in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.50 2.05
Recency 4 June 2012 19 November 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

GTX 680M SLI has a 704.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 680M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI in performance tests.


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