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    GeForce GTX 680M vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

    GeForce GTX 680M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680M Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 8970M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 130 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M.
    • GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
    4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
    low / 720p 30−35 35−40
    medium / 1080p 20−22 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 680M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680M Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N13E-GTX Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 4 June 2012 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 1344 1280
    Core clock speed 720 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 758 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 80.6 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops 2,304 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 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
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