GeForce RTX 3090 vs GTX 680M SLI

Place in performance ranking	306	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.12	16.79
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	24 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,499
Current price	$149	$1198 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 73% better value for money than RTX 3090.

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	10496
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1700 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	556.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M SLI and GeForce RTX 3090 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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	313 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	936.2 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
CUDA	+	8.5

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 3090 69.36
+321%

RTX 3090 outperforms GTX 680M SLI by 321% 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 3090 61518
+462%

RTX 3090 outperforms GTX 680M SLI by 462% 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 3090 124350
+281%

RTX 3090 outperforms GTX 680M SLI by 281% 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 −314%	550−600 +314%
Full HD	111 −75.7%	195 +75.7%
1440p	30−35 −343%	133 +343%
4K	21−24 −324%	89 +324%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50
−360%

207

+360%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −354%	159 +354%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −371%	113 +371%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −344%	220−230 +344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −341%	110−120 +341%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −340%	176 +340%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −333%	110−120 +333%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −323%	160−170 +323%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −323%	254 +323%
Hitman 3	27−30 −333%	117 +333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −324%	403 +324%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −380%	144 +380%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −333%	130 +333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −321%	505 +321%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −337%	131 +337%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −377%	143 +377%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −321%	101 +321%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −344%	220−230 +344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −341%	110−120 +341%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −331%	151 +331%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −333%	110−120 +333%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −323%	160−170 +323%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −334%	210−220 +334%
Hitman 3	27−30 −356%	123 +356%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −351%	290−300 +351%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −337%	153 +337%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −333%	130 +333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 −323%	402 +323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −334%	369 +334%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −342%	199 +342%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −350%	108 +350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −329%	90 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −341%	110−120 +341%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −347%	134 +347%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −333%	110−120 +333%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −334%	217 +334%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −321%	295 +321%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −339%	351 +339%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −353%	181 +353%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −346%	107 +346%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
−330%

129

+330%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −371%	160−170 +371%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −380%	144 +380%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −343%	93 +343%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −333%	78 +333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −342%	106 +342%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −343%	93 +343%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −328%	171 +328%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −338%	197 +338%
Hitman 3	27−30 −326%	115 +326%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −324%	233 +324%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −363%	139 +363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −343%	266 +343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −334%	152 +334%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −329%	90 +329%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
−323%

127

+323%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −383%	85−90 +383%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −331%	65−70 +331%
Hitman 3	18−20 −361%	83 +361%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −342%	100−110 +342%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −362%	97 +362%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −337%	153 +337%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −338%	70 +338%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −367%	56 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −325%	50−55 +325%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −360%	46 +360%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −337%	153 +337%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −380%	144 +380%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −350%	108 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −329%	60 +329%