NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs AMD Radeon RX 470 Mobile

Price now 148$

Games supported 80%

Price now 149$

Games supported 80%

Questions and comments

General info

Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.

Place in performance rating	245	246
Value for money	35.32	19.95
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Pro	N13E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 August 2016 (6 years old)	4 June 2012 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549.99	no data
Current price	$148 (0.3x MSRP)	$149

Value for money

To calculate the index we compare the characteristics of graphics cards against their prices.

Technical specs

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	2048	2688
Core clock speed	926 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	137.5	no data
Floating-point performance	4,399 gflops	no data

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on Radeon RX 470 Mobile and GeForce GTX 680M SLI 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	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
SLI options	no data	+

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2x 4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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 data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	+	no data
Optimus	no data	+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	no data	+

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	no data	133
Full HD	no data	98

Popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +2.3%	40−45 −2.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +2.3%	40−45 −2.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11	no data

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance rating	16.39	16.32
Recency	4 August 2016	4 June 2012
Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	2688
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

Technical City couldn't decide between

Radeon RX 470 Mobile

and

GeForce GTX 680M SLI

The differences in performance seem too small.

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Radeon RX 470 Mobile

GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Competitors of Radeon RX 470 Mobile by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon RX 470 Mobile from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 680M SLI, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.

GeForce GTX 680M SLI

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Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon RX 470 Mobile:

GeForce GTX 980M 113.67

GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 110.31

GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 107.69

Radeon RX 470 Mobile 100

GeForce GTX 680M SLI 99.57

GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 98.72

RTX A500 Laptop GPU 97.19

Competitors of GeForce GTX 680M SLI by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 680M SLI from AMD is Radeon RX 470 Mobile, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

Radeon RX 470 Mobile

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 680M SLI:

Radeon RX Vega M GH 102.45

Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 101.96

Radeon RX 470 Mobile 100.43

GeForce GTX 680M SLI 100

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 97.37

Radeon R9 M295X 80.15

Radeon R9 M395 80.02