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    GeForce GTX 680M vs Radeon Sky 500

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon Sky 500. 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 Sky 500. 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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    Radeon Sky 500

    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 Sky 500
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon Sky 500 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 680M.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 680M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 230 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M.
    • GeForce GTX 680M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M.

    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 Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GeForce GTX 680M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680M Radeon Sky 500
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name N13E-GTX Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 4 June 2012 27 March 2013
    Pipelines 1344 1280
    Core clock speed 720 MHz 950 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 76.00
    Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops 2,432 gflops
    Length 242 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 154 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 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 100 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Form factor full height / full length
    DisplayPort count 1
    Dual-link DVI support +
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