Tesla M6 vs Radeon HD 6680G2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6680G2 with Tesla M6, including specs and performance data.

HD 6680G2
2011
1.38

Tesla M6 outperforms HD 6680G2 by a whopping 1079% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking966310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.89
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code nameno dataGM204
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)30 August 2015 (8 years ago)
Current priceno data$350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores8001536
Core clock speedno data930 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1180 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data113.3
Floating-point performanceno data3,625 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6680G2 and Tesla M6 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Widthno dataMXM Module
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data5012 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDAno data5.2

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1043%
160−170
+1043%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−1067%
140−150
+1067%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1043%
160−170
+1043%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−1067%
140−150
+1067%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1043%
160−170
+1043%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−1067%
140−150
+1067%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1043%
80−85
+1043%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 16.27
Recency 14 June 2011 30 August 2015
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The Tesla M6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6680G2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6680G2 is a notebook card while Tesla M6 is a workstation one.


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