GeForce GTX 680M vs Quadro T1000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680M and Quadro T1000, 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 Quadro T1000, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M Quadro T1000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 680M has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro T1000.
  • GeForce GTX 680M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro T1000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 680M is used in Laptops, and Quadro T1000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro T1000 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 675 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680M.
  • GeForce GTX 680M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro T1000 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 6200 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 Quadro T1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GeForce GTX 680M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M Quadro T1000
Architecture Kepler Turing
Code name N13E-GTX TU117
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 4 June 2012 27 May 2019
Pipelines 1344
Core clock speed 720 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 758 MHz 1455 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 80.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 100 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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