Radeon RX 5600M vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Place in performance ranking	305	230
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.49	35.00
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2012 (11 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$149	$525

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5600M has 23% better value for money than GTX 680M SLI.

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	2304
Core clock speed	720 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1265 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	182.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon RX 5600M 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	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	288.0 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

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 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

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 16.46

RX 5600M 22.50
+36.7%

Radeon RX 5600M outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 37% based on our aggregated 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

RX 5600M 24213
+121%

Radeon RX 5600M outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 121% 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
+75.6%

RX 5600M 18582

GeForce GTX 680M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5600M by 76% 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 −35.3%	180−190 +35.3%
Full HD	104 +26.8%	82 −26.8%
1440p	40−45 −47.5%	59 +47.5%
4K	24−27 −45.8%	35 +45.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−38.5%

35−40
+38.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −97.1%	67 +97.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −150%	70 +150%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −37%	70−75 +37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −111%	76 +111%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −38.5%	35−40 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −25%	55−60 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −34.8%	60−65 +34.8%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −30.9%	70−75 +30.9%
Hitman 3	35−40 −42.1%	50−55 +42.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −183%	150 +183%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −174%	137 +174%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −65.2%	76 +65.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −45.7%	65−70 +45.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −160%	78 +160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −76.5%	60 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −107%	58 +107%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −37%	70−75 +37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −36.1%	45−50 +36.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −38.5%	35−40 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +29.4%	34 −29.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +24.3%	37 −24.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −30.9%	70−75 +30.9%
Hitman 3	35−40 −44.7%	55 +44.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −149%	132 +149%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −48%	74 +48%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −47.8%	68 +47.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +31.4%	35 −31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −197%	104 +197%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −133%	70 +133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −44.1%	49 +44.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −60.7%	45 +60.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −38.9%	50 +38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −38.5%	35−40 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −25%	55−60 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −30.9%	70−75 +30.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −90.6%	101 +90.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −34%	67 +34%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −82.9%	64 +82.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −6.7%	32 +6.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−45.7%

67
+45.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −34.4%	40−45 +34.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −48.4%	45−50 +48.4%
Hitman 3	24−27 −54.2%	37 +54.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −108%	25 +108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −71.4%	24 +71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −40.7%	35−40 +40.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −41.9%	40−45 +41.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −121%	73 +121%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −40%	40−45 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −54.8%	45−50 +54.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −44.4%	24−27 +44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −136%	26 +136%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 −26.5%	40−45 +26.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −47.1%	24−27 +47.1%
Hitman 3	12−14 −66.7%	20 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −75%	14 +75%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −128%	41 +128%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −40.9%	30−35 +40.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −117%	39 +117%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −117%	13 +117%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−33.3%

20−22
+33.3%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and RX 5600M compete in popular games:

RX 5600M is 35% faster in 900p
GTX 680M SLI is 27% faster in 1080p
RX 5600M is 48% faster in 1440p
RX 5600M is 46% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 31% faster than the RX 5600M.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5600M is 197% faster than the GTX 680M SLI.

All in all, in popular games: