Radeon 680M vs RX 470 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile and Radeon 680M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 470 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
15.59
+91.3%

470 Mobile outperforms 680M by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking354523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.52no data
Power efficiency14.7713.12
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameEllesmereRembrandt+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 August 2016 (9 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores2048768
Core clock speed926 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1074 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate137.5105.6
Floating-point processing power4.399 TFLOPS3.379 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12848
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cache512 KB256 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data8 MB

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RX 470 Mobile 15.59
+91.3%
Radeon 680M 8.15

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 470 Mobile 10715
+56.1%
Radeon 680M 6865

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 HD70−75
+89.2%
37
−89.2%
1440p30−35
+76.5%
17
−76.5%
4K21−24
+90.9%
11
−90.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.86no data
1440p18.33no data
4K26.19no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+107%
45−50
−107%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−8.6%
38
+8.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
−9.7%
34
+9.7%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 70−75
+86.8%
35−40
−86.8%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+107%
45−50
−107%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+25%
28
−25%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+44.7%
38
−44.7%
Fortnite 90−95
+73.6%
50−55
−73.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+81.6%
35−40
−81.6%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+1.9%
52
−1.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+40.9%
22
−40.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+103%
30−35
−103%
Valorant 130−140
+51.7%
85−90
−51.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 70−75
+86.8%
35−40
−86.8%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+107%
45−50
−107%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+58.5%
130−140
−58.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+66.7%
21
−66.7%
Dota 2 100−110
+42.3%
71
−42.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+57.1%
35
−57.1%
Fortnite 90−95
+73.6%
50−55
−73.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+81.6%
35−40
−81.6%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+15.2%
46
−15.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+75%
36
−75%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+55%
20
−55%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+52.2%
23
−52.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+103%
30−35
−103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+15%
40
−15%
Valorant 130−140
+51.7%
85−90
−51.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+86.8%
35−40
−86.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+94.4%
18
−94.4%
Dota 2 100−110
+65.6%
61
−65.6%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+66.7%
33
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+81.6%
35−40
−81.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+121%
14
−121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+103%
30−35
−103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+91.7%
24
−91.7%
Valorant 130−140
−10.6%
146
+10.6%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+73.6%
50−55
−73.6%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+83.6%
65−70
−83.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+64.7%
17
−64.7%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+266%
40−45
−266%
Valorant 160−170
+69.1%
95−100
−69.1%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+135%
20−22
−135%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10
−50%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+76.2%
21
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+47.1%
17
−47.1%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+55%
20−22
−55%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+84.6%
13
−84.6%
Valorant 90−95
+109%
45−50
−109%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4
−50%
Dota 2 55−60
+228%
18
−228%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is 89% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 Mobile is 76% faster in 1440p
  • RX 470 Mobile is 91% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 367% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 680M is 11% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile performs better in 63 tests (95%)
  • Radeon 680M performs better in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.59 8.15
Recency 4 August 2016 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 50 Watt

RX 470 Mobile has a 91.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 680M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 680M in performance tests.

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