Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 680M SLI
2012
2x 4096 MB GDDR5
16.57

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by a whopping 383% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking3047
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Cost-effectiveness evaluation28.5027.70
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3
GPU code nameN13E-GTXNavi 31 XTX
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2012 (11 years ago)3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999
Current price$149 $859 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 3% better value for money than RX 7900 XTX.

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 cores26886144
Core clock speed720 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2270 MHz
Number of transistorsno data57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data355 Watt
Texture fill rateno data959.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data287 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz20000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data960.0 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 data1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno 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.

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.3
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 16.57
RX 7900 XTX 80.01
+383%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 383% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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
RX 7900 XTX 148746
+356%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 356% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 7900 XTX 83322
+661%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 661% 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:

900p133
−351%
600−650
+351%
Full HD98
−157%
252
+157%
1440p35−40
−406%
177
+406%
4K21−24
−448%
115
+448%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−831%
242
+831%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−388%
166
+388%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−911%
283
+911%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−204%
170−180
+204%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−314%
170−180
+314%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−788%
231
+788%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−393%
212
+393%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−276%
169
+276%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−483%
338
+483%
Hitman 3 45−50
−374%
210−220
+374%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−551%
228
+551%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−407%
130−140
+407%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−820%
322
+820%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−319%
130−140
+319%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−344%
151
+344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−761%
241
+761%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−204%
170−180
+204%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−314%
170−180
+314%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−700%
208
+700%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−377%
205
+377%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−260%
162
+260%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−469%
330
+469%
Hitman 3 45−50
−374%
210−220
+374%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−503%
211
+503%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−819%
239
+819%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−407%
130−140
+407%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−774%
306
+774%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−1457%
545
+1457%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−319%
130−140
+319%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−294%
134
+294%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−650%
210
+650%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−204%
170−180
+204%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−665%
199
+665%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−340%
189
+340%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−224%
146
+224%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−409%
295
+409%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−751%
298
+751%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−319%
130−140
+319%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−513%
140−150
+513%
Hitman 3 24−27
−612%
180−190
+612%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−814%
201
+814%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−973%
161
+973%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−592%
80−85
+592%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−1038%
239
+1038%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−676%
132
+676%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−1121%
171
+1121%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−325%
150−160
+325%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1467%
141
+1467%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−593%
187
+593%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−371%
146
+371%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−779%
290
+779%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1300%
238
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−675%
90−95
+675%
Hitman 3 14−16
−647%
110−120
+647%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−491%
65
+491%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1100%
108
+1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−522%
55−60
+522%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1240%
134
+1240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1038%
182
+1038%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1000%
110
+1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−1238%
107
+1238%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−517%
110−120
+517%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2267%
71
+2267%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1123%
159
+1123%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−775%
140
+775%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−887%
227
+887%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−671%
50−55
+671%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 351% faster in 900p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 157% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 406% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 448% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 2267% faster than the GTX 680M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7900 XTX surpassed GTX 680M SLI in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.57 80.01
Recency 4 June 2012 3 November 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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