GeForce GTX 680MX vs Radeon R9 380X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon R9 380X, 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 R9 380X, 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 R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 55% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
  • Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 1530 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

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 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680MX Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3.0
Code name Antigua
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 23 October 2012 19 November 2015
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 720 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz
Transistor count 3540 Million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 124.2
Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 57 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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