Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Place in performance ranking	305	76
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.48	27.04
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2012 (11 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	$149	$409 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 5% better value for money than RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.

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	2560
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1680 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1980 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	316.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 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
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

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 −126%	300−350 +126%
Full HD	104 −160%	270−280 +160%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−150%

65−70
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −159%	140−150 +159%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −150%	90−95 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −150%	65−70 +150%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −150%	110−120 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Hitman 3	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −145%	130−140 +145%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −159%	140−150 +159%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −150%	90−95 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −150%	65−70 +150%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −150%	110−120 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Hitman 3	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −145%	130−140 +145%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −157%	90−95 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −150%	90−95 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −150%	65−70 +150%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −150%	110−120 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −145%	130−140 +145%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −157%	90−95 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−139%

110−120

+139%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −150%	80−85 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%
Hitman 3	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Hitman 3	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%