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    GeForce GTX 680 vs Radeon R7 M270

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon R7 M270, 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 M270, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 Radeon R7 M270 here:

    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R7 M270
    Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 680 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 181 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
    • GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 −
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 1−2
    medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK104 Opal XT / Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 March 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1536 384
    Core clock speed 1006 MHz 825 MHz
    Boost Clock 1058 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec 19.80
    Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops 633.6 gflops
    Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)
    Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    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
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 121 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 15 Mh/s
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