Radeon 680M vs GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 294 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | RDNA 2 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GN20-E3 GA106 | RDNA 2 Rembrandt |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
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 cores | 3840 | 768 |
| Boost clock speed | 1283 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,250 million | 13,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 153.8 | 115.2 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and Radeon 680M 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 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 12 GB/s | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 264.0 GB/s | no data |
| 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 outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2021 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 45 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and Radeon 680M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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