GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
VS
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
VS
GeForce GTX 960 OEM

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition  vs  GeForce GTX 960 OEM.

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Place in performance rating
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Kepler
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0
3 April 2013 (8 years ago)
Release date
26 November 2015 (6 years ago)
$599
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$226 (0.4x MSRP)
Price now
$95
GK104
GPU code name
GM206
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition  vs  GeForce GTX 960 OEM in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1006 MHz
Core clock speed
924 MHz
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
135.4
Texture fill rate
76.86
3,250 gflops
Floating-point performance
2,460 gflops
1536
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1024
1058 MHz
Boost clock speed
1201 MHz
3,540 million
Number of transistors
2,940 million
195 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 960 OEM come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
254 mm
Length
no data
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 960 OEM.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
6008 MHz
Memory clock speed
7012 MHz
192.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
112.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 960 OEM.

2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
No outputs
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HDMI
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

3.0
CUDA
5.2

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 960 OEM is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.126
Vulkan
1.1.126
5.1
Shader Model
6.4
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 960 OEM graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition or GeForce GTX 960 OEM good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition

More memory bandwidth (192.3 GB/s vs 112.2 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce GTX 960 OEM

Cheaper ($95 vs $226 (0.4x MSRP))

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

So, GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition or GeForce GTX 960 OEM?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition .

GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition versus GeForce GTX 960 OEM performance benchmarks comparison

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