Radeon 680M vs Quadro T1000 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	292	299
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N19P-Q1	RDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 May 2019 (4 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	768	768
Core clock speed	795 / 1230 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1455 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 - 40 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro T1000 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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 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	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	80 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	7.5	no data

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.

T1000 Max-Q 17.38
+2.7%

Radeon 680M 16.93

Quadro T1000 Max-Q outperforms Radeon 680M by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

T1000 Max-Q 6726
+9.1%

Radeon 680M 6166

Quadro T1000 Max-Q outperforms Radeon 680M by 9% in Passmark.

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	35−40 −5.7%	37 +5.7%
1440p	16−18 −6.3%	17 +6.3%
4K	10−12 −10%	11 +10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−44.4%

39
+44.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −26.7%	38 +26.7%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +3.5%	55−60 −3.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +2.3%	40−45 −2.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −7.4%	29 +7.4%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +18.4%	38 −18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +23.7%	38 −23.7%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 −14.3%	56 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	37 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.6%	27−30 −3.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +19.4%	31 −19.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −18.2%	39 +18.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −3.3%	31 +3.3%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +3.5%	55−60 −3.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +2.3%	40−45 −2.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +28.6%	21 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +28.6%	35 −28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +30.6%	36 −30.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 +4.3%	47 −4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +23.3%	30 −23.3%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +22.7%	22 −22.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.6%	27−30 −3.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +42.3%	26 −42.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −8.1%	40 +8.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +0%	33 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +3.5%	55−60 −3.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +58.8%	17 −58.8%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +32.4%	34 −32.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +42.4%	33 −42.4%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +54.2%	24 −54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +83.3%	18 −83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +4%	24−27 −4%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	28 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +2.7%	35−40 −2.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +38.1%	21 −38.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +3%	30−35 −3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +30.8%	13 −30.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

This is how T1000 Max-Q and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

Radeon 680M is 6% faster in 1080p
Radeon 680M is 6% faster in 1440p
Radeon 680M is 10% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T1000 Max-Q is 83% faster than the Radeon 680M.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 680M is 44% faster than the T1000 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

T1000 Max-Q is ahead in 42 tests (62%)
Radeon 680M is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.38	16.93
Recency	27 May 2019	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt