GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs GTX 780M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M SLI and GeForce GTX 680M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780M SLI
2013
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
19.53
+17.4%

GTX 780M SLI outperforms GTX 680M SLI by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking284325
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.81no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN14E-GTXN13E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)4 June 2012 (12 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 cores30722688
Core clock speed823 MHz720 MHz
Number of transistors7080 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Wattno data

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 sizelargelarge
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB2x 4 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz3600 MHz
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.

DirectX1111
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 780M SLI 19.53
+17.4%
GTX 680M SLI 16.63

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 780M SLI 14140
+29.1%
GTX 680M SLI 10952

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.

GTX 780M SLI 36004
+10.3%
GTX 680M SLI 32635

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.

GTX 780M SLI 133
+23.5%
GTX 680M SLI 108

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:

900p150−160
+12.8%
133
−12.8%
Full HD99
+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 45−50
+21.6%
35−40
−21.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+22.2%
50−55
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+20.5%
35−40
−20.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+19%
100−110
−19%
Hitman 3 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+18.3%
80−85
−18.3%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+25%
55−60
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+24.1%
50−55
−24.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+12.2%
80−85
−12.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+21.6%
35−40
−21.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+22.2%
50−55
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+20.5%
35−40
−20.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+19%
100−110
−19%
Hitman 3 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+18.3%
80−85
−18.3%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+25%
55−60
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+24.1%
50−55
−24.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+12.2%
80−85
−12.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+21.6%
35−40
−21.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+20.5%
35−40
−20.5%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+19%
100−110
−19%
Hitman 3 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+18.3%
80−85
−18.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+24.1%
50−55
−24.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+12.2%
80−85
−12.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+28.4%
85−90
−28.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+19%
100−105
−19%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Hitman 3 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+23.8%
80−85
−23.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
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%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+35.3%
16−18
−35.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%

This is how GTX 780M SLI and GTX 680M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M SLI is 13% faster in 900p
  • GTX 780M SLI is 1% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 780M SLI is 38% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 780M SLI surpassed GTX 680M SLI in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.53 16.63
Recency 30 May 2013 4 June 2012

GTX 780M SLI has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The GeForce GTX 780M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680M SLI in performance tests.


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