Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Place in performance ranking	303	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.31	21.24
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2012 (11 years ago)	8 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	$149	$957 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 33% better value for money than RX 6900 XT.

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	5120
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	720.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon RX 6900 XT 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	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 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	16 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 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	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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	2.1
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 16.56

RX 6900 XT 69.39
+319%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 319% 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 6900 XT 59119
+440%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 440% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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	98 −96.9%	193 +96.9%
1440p	30−35 −347%	134 +347%
4K	18−20 −361%	83 +361%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−423%

130−140
+423%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −244%	117 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −504%	169 +504%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −248%	195 +248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −302%	170−180 +302%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −423%	130−140 +423%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −265%	150−160 +265%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −180%	126 +180%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −388%	283 +388%
Hitman 3	45−50 −515%	283 +515%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −486%	205 +486%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −626%	196 +626%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −534%	222 +534%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −513%	190 +513%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −212%	106 +212%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −407%	142 +407%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −250%	196 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −302%	170−180 +302%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −423%	130−140 +423%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −265%	150−160 +265%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −173%	123 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −381%	279 +381%
Hitman 3	45−50 −500%	276 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −397%	174 +397%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −531%	164 +531%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −359%	124 +359%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −491%	207 +491%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −823%	323 +823%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −448%	170 +448%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −188%	98 +188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −389%	137 +389%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −252%	197 +252%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −423%	130−140 +423%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −265%	150−160 +265%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −162%	118 +162%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −328%	248 +328%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −369%	164 +369%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −290%	121 +290%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −425%	120−130 +425%
Hitman 3	24−27 −719%	213 +719%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −518%	136 +518%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −580%	102 +580%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −583%	82 +583%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −657%	159 +657%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −482%	99 +482%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −679%	109 +679%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −444%	196 +444%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −722%	70−75 +722%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −396%	130−140 +396%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −277%	117 +277%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −600%	231 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −653%	120−130 +653%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −727%	91 +727%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −550%	75−80 +550%
Hitman 3	14−16 −753%	128 +753%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −245%	38 +245%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −644%	67 +644%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −750%	85 +750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −663%	122 +663%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −580%	68 +580%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −725%	66 +725%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −644%	134 +644%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −531%	80−85 +531%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −531%	101 +531%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −604%	162 +604%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −671%	54 +671%