GeForce 930MX vs GeForce GTX 680MX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 680MX, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 930MX stacks up against GeForce GTX 680MX, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 680MX are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 680MX are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930MX or GeForce GTX 680MX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930MX GeForce GTX 680MX
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 680MX has 617% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
  • GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 680MX have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 680MX - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 232 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
  • GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 680MX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 21−24
ultra / 1080p 2−3 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 40−45
medium / 1080p 7−8 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce 930MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930MX GeForce GTX 680MX
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name N16S-GMR
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 10 March 2016 23 October 2012
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 952 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1020 MHz
Transistor count 3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.48 92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 57 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus + +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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