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    GeForce GTX 680M vs Radeon HD 7970

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 7970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 7970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 680M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 680M 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 here:

    GeForce GTX 680M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680M Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 680M.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 680M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680M is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
    low / 720p 30−35 60−65
    medium / 1080p 20−22 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GeForce GTX 680M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680M Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N13E-GTX Tahiti XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 4 June 2012 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 1344 2048
    Core clock speed 720 MHz
    Boost Clock 758 MHz 925 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 80.6 billion/sec 118.4
    Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 274 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 264 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1344
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 100 Mh/s 485 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
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