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    GeForce GTX 680M vs Radeon HD 7970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 7970M. 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 and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 7970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 7970M here:

    GeForce GTX 680M Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680M Radeon HD 7970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 680M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 130 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M.
    • GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
    4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 35−40
    medium / 1080p 20−22 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 680M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680M Radeon HD 7970M
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N13E-GTX Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 4 June 2012 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 1344 1280
    Core clock speed 720 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 758 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 80.6 billion/sec 68.00
    Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops 2,176 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1344
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 100 Mh/s 254 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
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