GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs GTX 680M SLI

Place in performance ranking	306	177
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.09	18.85
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	N18E-G1 TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$149	$1250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 54% better value for money than RTX 2060 Mobile.

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	2688	1920
Core clock speed	720 MHz	960 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	80-90 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	144.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M SLI and GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	336.0 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	no data	No outputs
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
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 680M SLI 16.49

RTX 2060 Mobile 29.40
+78.3%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTX 680M SLI by 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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 680M SLI 10952

RTX 2060 Mobile 21262
+94.1%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTX 680M SLI by 94% 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 680M SLI 32635

RTX 2060 Mobile 57644
+76.6%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTX 680M SLI by 77% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	133 −72.9%	230−240 +72.9%
Full HD	111 +5.7%	105 −5.7%
1440p	30−35 −107%	62 +107%
4K	21−24 −95.2%	41 +95.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−88.5%

45−50
+88.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −176%	91 +176%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −154%	71 +154%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −120%	119 +120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −167%	88 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −88.5%	45−50 +88.5%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −169%	105 +169%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −144%	110 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −40.3%	108 +40.3%
Hitman 3	30−35 −159%	83 +159%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −126%	149 +126%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −136%	130 +136%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −117%	100 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −187%	149 +187%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −65.4%	86 +65.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −118%	72 +118%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −100%	56 +100%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −94.4%	105 +94.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −139%	79 +139%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −88.5%	45−50 +88.5%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −118%	85 +118%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −82.2%	82 +82.2%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −264%	280 +264%
Hitman 3	30−35 −103%	65 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −197%	196 +197%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −76.4%	97 +76.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −91.3%	88 +91.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −137%	123 +137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −217%	111 +217%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −265%	190 +265%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −51.5%	50 +51.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −71.4%	48 +71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −75.8%	58 +75.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −88.5%	45−50 +88.5%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −59%	62 +59%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −14.3%	88 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −42.4%	94 +42.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −106%	107 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −71.4%	60 +71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +36.8%	38 −36.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−71.7%

79
+71.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −103%	65 +103%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −158%	80 +158%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −135%	40 +135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −171%	38 +171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −195%	59 +195%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −122%	20−22 +122%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −133%	63 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −84.4%	55−60 +84.4%
Hitman 3	20−22 −130%	46 +130%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −106%	70 +106%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −86.7%	55−60 +86.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −116%	65−70 +116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −111%	35−40 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −155%	28 +155%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−130%

62
+130%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −100%	32 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −150%	30 +150%
Hitman 3	12−14 −133%	28 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −150%	25 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −144%	39 +144%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −178%	25 +178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −175%	22 +175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −133%	21 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −128%	41 +128%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −150%	15 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−100%

30
+100%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Mobile is 73% faster in 900p
GTX 680M SLI is 6% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Mobile is 107% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Mobile is 95% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 37% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 265% faster.

All in all, in popular games: