GeForce GTX 680MX vs Radeon E8860

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon E8860, 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 680MX stacks up against Radeon E8860, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 680MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 680MX 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 680MX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680MX Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 37 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 680MX has 229% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 145 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon E8860 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 7−8
ultra / 1080p 12−14 4−5
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 18−20
medium / 1080p 27−30 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680MX Radeon E8860
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 23 October 2012 25 January 2014
Pipelines 1536 640
Core clock speed 720 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 3540 Million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 57 Mh/s 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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