GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs GTX 680M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680M SLI and GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 680M SLI
2012
2x 4 GB GDDR5
16.54

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms GTX 680M SLI by a whopping 208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking33156
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data30.49
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXAD106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 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 cores26884608
Core clock speed720 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data115 Watt
Texture fill rateno data244.1
Floating-point processing powerno data15.62 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

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.

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+8.9

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 16.54
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.94
+208%

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.

GTX 680M SLI 10952
RTX 4070 Mobile 41090
+275%

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
RTX 4070 Mobile 94245
+189%

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
−201%
400−450
+201%
Full HD96
−33.3%
128
+33.3%
1440p24−27
−208%
74
+208%
4K14−16
−236%
47
+236%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−338%
127
+338%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−303%
133
+303%
Elden Ring 50−55
−188%
147
+188%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−119%
110−120
+119%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−283%
111
+283%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−75.8%
58
+75.8%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−319%
285
+319%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−211%
140
+211%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−138%
95−100
+138%
Valorant 65−70
−224%
210−220
+224%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−119%
110−120
+119%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−224%
94
+224%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−48.5%
49
+48.5%
Dota 2 55−60
−164%
156
+164%
Elden Ring 50−55
−345%
227
+345%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−74.6%
103
+74.6%
Fortnite 90−95
−126%
200−210
+126%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−243%
233
+243%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
−146%
145
+146%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−147%
111
+147%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
−84.5%
210−220
+84.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−138%
95−100
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−241%
170−180
+241%
Valorant 65−70
−224%
210−220
+224%
World of Tanks 229
−21.8%
270−280
+21.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−119%
110−120
+119%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−186%
83
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−33.3%
44
+33.3%
Dota 2 55−60
−183%
167
+183%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−84.7%
100−110
+84.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−199%
203
+199%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
−84.5%
210−220
+84.5%
Valorant 65−70
−224%
210−220
+224%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 24−27
−260%
90
+260%
Elden Ring 24−27
−381%
125
+381%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−256%
89
+256%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−14.4%
170−180
+14.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−267%
55−60
+267%
World of Tanks 110−120
−185%
300−350
+185%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−147%
80−85
+147%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−264%
51
+264%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−125%
27
+125%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−276%
150−160
+276%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−227%
134
+227%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−184%
105
+184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−319%
88
+319%
Valorant 40−45
−333%
180−190
+333%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30
+150%
Dota 2 27−30
−221%
90
+221%
Elden Ring 10−12
−482%
64
+482%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−218%
89
+218%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−267%
44
+267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−255%
170−180
+255%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−227%
35−40
+227%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−218%
89
+218%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−294%
60−65
+294%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−375%
55−60
+375%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Dota 2 27−30
−421%
146
+421%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−305%
85−90
+305%
Fortnite 18−20
−332%
80−85
+332%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−200%
72
+200%
Valorant 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 201% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 33% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 208% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 236% faster in 4K

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

  • in Elden Ring, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 Mobile is 482% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4070 Mobile surpassed GTX 680M SLI in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.54 50.94
Recency 4 June 2012 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

RTX 4070 Mobile has a 208% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680M SLI in performance tests.


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