GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs Radeon E8860

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon E8860, 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 Radeon E8860, 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 Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680M SLI is 145 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon E8860 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 900 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 Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M SLI Radeon E8860
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N13E-GTX Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 4 June 2012 25 January 2014
Pipelines 2688 640
Core clock speed 720 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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