Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon Sky 500. 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 Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon Sky 500. 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 680 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Qualcomm Adreno 680 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 Qualcomm Adreno 680 here:

Main Specs

  Qualcomm Adreno 680 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • Qualcomm Adreno 680 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Qualcomm Adreno 680 is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.

Full Specs

  Qualcomm Adreno 680 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 December 2018 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1280
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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