Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Place in the ranking	330	374
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	14.74
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	Vega Kaby Lake-G
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	7 January 2018 (7 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 cores	2688	1280
Core clock speed	720 MHz	931 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1011 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt

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 size	large	medium sized
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 type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	-

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.

DirectX	11	12_1
CUDA	+	-

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 16.53
+19%

RX Vega M GL / 870 13.89

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
+11.1%

RX Vega M GL / 870 9862

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 +20.9%	110−120 −20.9%
Full HD	96 +118%	44 −118%
1440p	30−35 +7.1%	28 −7.1%
4K	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Elden Ring	50−55 +21.4%	40−45 −21.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +21.4%	55−60 −21.4%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +2.3%	44 −2.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −20%	48 +20%
Valorant	65−70 +40.4%	47 −40.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Dota 2	55−60 +119%	27 −119%
Elden Ring	50−55 +21.4%	40−45 −21.4%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +59.5%	37 −59.5%
Fortnite	90−95 +16.7%	75−80 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +21.4%	55−60 −21.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +43.9%	41 −43.9%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +50%	30 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −11.2%	129 +11.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +150%	16 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +21.4%	40−45 −21.4%
Valorant	65−70 +120%	30 −120%
World of Tanks	229 +24.5%	180−190 −24.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Dota 2	55−60 +18%	50−55 −18%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +15.7%	51 −15.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +21.4%	55−60 −21.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +14.9%	100−110 −14.9%
Valorant	65−70 +20%	55−60 −20%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	24−27 +25%	20−22 −25%
Elden Ring	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 +25%	20−22 −25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +147%	62 −147%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
World of Tanks	110−120 +17.3%	95−100 −17.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +31.3%	32 −31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +24.2%	30−35 −24.2%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +37%	27 −37%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Valorant	40−45 +23.5%	30−35 −23.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Dota 2	27−30 −3.6%	29 +3.6%
Elden Ring	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −3.6%	29 +3.6%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +63.3%	30 −63.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −3.6%	29 +3.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Dota 2	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +40%	15 −40%
Fortnite	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +26.3%	18−20 −26.3%
Valorant	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:

GTX 680M SLI is 21% faster in 900p
GTX 680M SLI is 118% faster in 1080p
GTX 680M SLI is 7% faster in 1440p
GTX 680M SLI is 7% faster in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 150% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 20% faster.

All in all, in popular games: