GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs 780M SLI

Place in performance ranking	259	302
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	41.36	27.97
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N14E-GTX	N13E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2013 (10 years ago)	4 June 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$149	$149

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780M SLI has 48% better value for money than GTX 680M SLI.

Technical specs

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	3072	2688
Core clock speed	823 MHz	720 MHz
Number of transistors	7080 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780M SLI and GeForce GTX 680M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large
SLI options	+	+

Memory

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	2x 4 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	3600 MHz
Shared memory	-	-

Technologies

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

Optimus

API support

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

DirectX	11	11
CUDA	+	+

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 780M SLI 20.01
+21.3%

GTX 680M SLI 16.50

780M SLI outperforms 680M SLI by 21% 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 780M SLI 36004
+10.3%

GTX 680M SLI 32635

780M SLI outperforms 680M SLI by 10% 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 780M SLI 14140
+29.1%

GTX 680M SLI 10952

780M SLI outperforms 680M SLI by 29% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 780M SLI 133
+23.5%

GTX 680M SLI 108

780M SLI outperforms 680M SLI by 24% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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	160−170 +20.3%	133 −20.3%
Full HD	99 +1%	98 −1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
+23.1%

24−27

−23.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +20.6%	30−35 −20.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +25%	27−30 −25%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +19.6%	55−60 −19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +23.8%	40−45 −23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +23.3%	40−45 −23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +20%	45−50 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +19%	55−60 −19%
Hitman 3	55−60 +26.1%	45−50 −26.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +22.6%	30−35 −22.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +20.6%	30−35 −20.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +25%	27−30 −25%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +19.6%	55−60 −19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +23.8%	40−45 −23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +23.3%	40−45 −23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +20%	45−50 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +19%	55−60 −19%
Hitman 3	55−60 +26.1%	45−50 −26.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +22.6%	30−35 −22.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +20.6%	30−35 −20.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +25%	27−30 −25%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +19.6%	55−60 −19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +23.3%	40−45 −23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +20%	45−50 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +19%	55−60 −19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +22.6%	30−35 −22.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Hitman 3	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +22.6%	30−35 −22.6%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +24.2%	30−35 −24.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +29.4%	16−18 −29.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Hitman 3	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%