GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon 680M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 680M with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 680M
2023
50 Watt
8.28

RTX 5090 outperforms 680M by a whopping 1108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5031
Place by popularitynot in top-10059
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.28
Power efficiency11.9412.54
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameRembrandt+GB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2023 (2 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

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 cores76821760
Core clock speed2000 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed2200 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors13,100 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate105.61,637
Floating-point processing power3.379 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs48680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Cores12170

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared32 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared512 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-10.1

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.

Radeon 680M 8.28
RTX 5090 100.00
+1108%

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.

Radeon 680M 3334
RTX 5090 40367
+1111%

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 HD37
−459%
207
+459%
1440p19
−868%
184
+868%
4K10
−1310%
141
+1310%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.66
1440pno data10.86
4Kno data14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 28
−589%
190−200
+589%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−1054%
450−500
+1054%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−318%
110−120
+318%
Counter-Strike 2 26
−642%
190−200
+642%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−1043%
160−170
+1043%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−1061%
650−700
+1061%
Forza Horizon 5 38
−497%
220−230
+497%
Metro Exodus 39
−315%
160−170
+315%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−550%
150−160
+550%
Valorant 161
−212%
500−550
+212%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−318%
110−120
+318%
Counter-Strike 2 21
−819%
190−200
+819%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Dota 2 48
−263%
170−180
+263%
Far Cry 5 36
−342%
159
+342%
Fortnite 50−55
−504%
300−350
+504%
Forza Horizon 4 47
−1070%
550−600
+1070%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−981%
220−230
+981%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
−1011%
400−450
+1011%
Metro Exodus 27
−500%
160−170
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−216%
210−220
+216%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−550%
150−160
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−569%
170−180
+569%
Valorant 30
−1577%
500−550
+1577%
World of Tanks 120−130
−116%
270−280
+116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−318%
110−120
+318%
Counter-Strike 2 18
−1022%
202
+1022%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
Dota 2 61
−1048%
700−750
+1048%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−319%
150−160
+319%
Forza Horizon 4 40
−1025%
450−500
+1025%
Forza Horizon 5 26
−773%
220−230
+773%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−216%
210−220
+216%
Valorant 146
−245%
500−550
+245%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 17
−824%
150−160
+824%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
−1076%
200−210
+1076%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−1096%
550−600
+1096%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
World of Tanks 60−65
−732%
500−550
+732%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−444%
85−90
+444%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−789%
160−170
+789%
Forza Horizon 4 27
−1011%
300−310
+1011%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1238%
170−180
+1238%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−853%
140−150
+853%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−1076%
200−210
+1076%
Valorant 21−24
−1782%
400−450
+1782%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1640%
174
+1640%
Dota 2 18−20
−858%
180−190
+858%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−1058%
220−230
+1058%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−3240%
167
+3240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−736%
200−210
+736%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−967%
60−65
+967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−1058%
220−230
+1058%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1200%
90−95
+1200%
Counter-Strike 2 2
−2650%
55
+2650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Dota 2 18
−1067%
210−220
+1067%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−950%
100−110
+950%
Fortnite 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−1043%
160−170
+1043%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−1767%
110−120
+1767%
Valorant 8−9
−2938%
240−250
+2938%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+0%
183
+0%

This is how Radeon 680M and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 459% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 868% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 1310% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 3240% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.28 100.00
Recency 3 January 2023 30 January 2025
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 575 Watt

Radeon 680M has 1050% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 1107.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 680M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 680M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.


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

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