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    GeForce GTX 680 vs GeForce GTX 860M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce GTX 860M, 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 GTX 680 stacks up against GeForce GTX 860M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 680 Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 GTX 860M here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 860M
    Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 680 has 160% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 680 has 2044 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 860M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 209 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce GTX 860M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 860M
    Architecture Kepler Maxwell
    Code name GK104 N15P-GX
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 March 2012 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 1536 640
    Core clock speed 1006 MHz 797 MHz
    Boost Clock 1058 MHz 915 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec 43.40
    Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops 1,389 gflops
    Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)
    Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1536 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI + +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 121 Mh/s 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 15 Mh/s
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