GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs Quadro P400

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Quadro P400, 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 680M SLI stacks up against Quadro P400, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 680M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 680M SLI 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 680M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M SLI Quadro P400
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Quadro P400 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro P400 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro P400 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P400 is 508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P400 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P400 is 408 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 7−8
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro P400.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M SLI Quadro P400
Architecture Kepler Pascal
Code name N13E-GTX GP107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 4 June 2012 7 February 2017
Pipelines 2688 256
Core clock speed 720 MHz 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 1252 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 20.03
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.06 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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