GeForce GTX 680 vs Radeon R7 250X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon R7 250X, 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 680 stacks up against Radeon R7 250X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 680 has 143% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 680 has 2046 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 250X is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 680.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 4375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon R7 250X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK104 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 22 March 2012 13 February 2014
Pipelines 1536 640
Core clock speed 1006 MHz
Boost Clock 1058 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec 38.00
Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 10.0" (25.4 cm) 210 mm
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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