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    GeForce GTX 680MX vs Radeon R9 280

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon R9 280. 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 680MX and Radeon R9 280. 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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    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:

    GeForce GTX 680MX Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680MX Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 63% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
    • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
    • GeForce GTX 680MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 680MX is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 1250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 16−18
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 40−45 60−65
    medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680MX Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 23 October 2012 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 1536 1792
    Core clock speed 720 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz
    Transistor count 3540 Million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    3D Vision +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 57 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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