GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 680MX

Place in the ranking	429	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	83.15
Power efficiency	6.09	25.59
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	no data	AD106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1536	4352
Core clock speed	720 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	344.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 680MX 10.76

RTX 4060 Ti 59.33
+451%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 680MX 4138

RTX 4060 Ti 22814
+451%

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:

Full HD

−436%

300−350
+436%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

1.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Elden Ring	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −435%	230−240 +435%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −417%	150−160 +417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −436%	150−160 +436%
Valorant	40−45 −437%	220−230 +437%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Dota 2	35−40 −438%	210−220 +438%
Elden Ring	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −435%	230−240 +435%
Fortnite	60−65 −384%	300−310 +384%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −435%	230−240 +435%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −426%	200−210 +426%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −417%	150−160 +417%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 −449%	450−500 +449%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −436%	150−160 +436%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%
Valorant	40−45 −437%	220−230 +437%
World of Tanks	150−160 −426%	800−850 +426%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Dota 2	35−40 −438%	210−220 +438%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −435%	230−240 +435%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −435%	230−240 +435%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 −449%	450−500 +449%
Valorant	40−45 −437%	220−230 +437%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%
Elden Ring	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −449%	280−290 +449%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
World of Tanks	75−80 −419%	400−450 +419%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Valorant	27−30 −419%	140−150 +419%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Dota 2	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Elden Ring	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Dota 2	21−24 −424%	110−120 +424%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Fortnite	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%
Valorant	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%

This is how GTX 680MX and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 436% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.76	59.33
Recency	23 October 2012	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	160 Watt

GTX 680MX has 31.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 451.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680MX is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.

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