NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs AMD Radeon RX 570

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Combined performance score

RX 570
17.98
+8.9%

Radeon RX 570 outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking280300
Place by popularity12not in top-100
Value for money16.0627.60
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePolaris 20 EllesmereN13E-GTX
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 April 2017 (6 years old)4 June 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data
Current price$114 (0.7x MSRP)$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 72% better value for money than RX 570.

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 cores20482688
Core clock speed1168 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate159.2no data
Floating-point performance5,095 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 570 and GeForce GTX 680M SLI 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2x 4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

Technologies

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

FreeSync+no data
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDAno 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.

RX 570 17.98
+8.9%
GTX 680M SLI 16.51

Radeon RX 570 outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 9% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 570 45560
+39.6%
GTX 680M SLI 32635

Radeon RX 570 outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 40% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 570 18967
+73.2%
GTX 680M SLI 10952

Radeon RX 570 outperforms GeForce GTX 680M SLI by 73% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p140−150
+5.3%
133
−5.3%
Full HD85
−15.3%
98
+15.3%
1440p48
+20%
40−45
−20%
4K29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+82.4%
30−35
−82.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Battlefield 5 88
+57.1%
55−60
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+112%
40−45
−112%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 77
+79.1%
40−45
−79.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+72.4%
55−60
−72.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
+10.9%
45−50
−10.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 69
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+50%
30−35
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Battlefield 5 75
+33.9%
55−60
−33.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70
+62.8%
40−45
−62.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 70
+62.8%
40−45
−62.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
+57.8%
45−50
−57.8%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+62.1%
55−60
−62.1%
Hitman 3 50−55
+10.9%
45−50
−10.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Metro Exodus 43
+65.4%
24−27
−65.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 59
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+120%
35−40
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
−3%
30−35
+3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Battlefield 5 68
+21.4%
55−60
−21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 65
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 66
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+29.3%
55−60
−29.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Hitman 3 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+4.3%
21−24
−4.3%
Metro Exodus 25
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+70.6%
16−18
−70.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Battlefield 5 52
+44.4%
35−40
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 46
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Metro Exodus 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+75%
16−18
−75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 31
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+69.6%
21−24
−69.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX 570 and GTX 680M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • RX 570 is 5.3% faster than GTX 680M SLI

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 15.3% faster than RX 570

1440p resolution:

  • RX 570 is 20% faster than GTX 680M SLI

4K resolution:

  • RX 570 is 20.8% faster than GTX 680M SLI

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 570 is 120% faster than the GTX 680M SLI.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 3% faster than the RX 570.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 570 is ahead in 65 tests (96%)
  • GTX 680M SLI is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 17.98 16.51
Recency 18 April 2017 4 June 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 570 and GeForce GTX 680M SLI. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Radeon RX 570 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 680M SLI is a notebook 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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