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    GeForce GTX 680 vs Radeon HD 6970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 Radeon HD 6970M, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M here:

    Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 6970M
    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 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 680 has 160% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 680 has 2046 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 326 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 5100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 24−27
    medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 6970M
    Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
    Code name GK104 Blackcomb XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 March 2012 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 1536 960
    Core clock speed 1006 MHz 680 MHz
    Boost Clock 1058 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec 32.64
    Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops 1,305.6 gflops
    Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)
    Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.2 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support 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 118 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 15 Mh/s
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