GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Radeon RX Vega M GL Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce GTX 680M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.91

GTX 680M SLI outperforms RX Vega M GL by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M GL RX Vega M GL
GTX 680M SLI GTX 680M SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking450338
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.71no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePolaris 22N13E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 years ago)4 June 2012 (12 years ago)

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 cores12802688
Core clock speed931 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPno data
SLI options-+

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2x 4 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA-+

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:

900p80−85
−66.3%
133
+66.3%
Full HD60−65
−63.3%
98
+63.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−50.9%
85−90
+50.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−67.6%
55−60
+67.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−59%
229
+59%
Dota 2 65−70
−39.1%
95−100
+39.1%
Fortnite 55−60
−50.9%
85−90
+50.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−63.9%
55−60
+63.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−67.6%
55−60
+67.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−68%
40−45
+68%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 65−70
−39.1%
95−100
+39.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−67.6%
55−60
+67.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−68%
40−45
+68%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−50.9%
85−90
+50.9%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−40%
27−30
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−120%
21−24
+120%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 35−40
−57.1%
55−60
+57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

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

  • GTX 680M SLI is 66% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680M SLI is 63% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 680M SLI is ahead in 17 tests (25%)
  • there's a draw in 50 tests (75%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.91 16.16
Recency 1 February 2018 4 June 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

RX Vega M GL has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 680M SLI, on the other hand, has a 63.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 680M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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