GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
VS
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
VS
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060

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 680MX Mac Edition  vs  NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060.

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Place in performance rating
31
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Value for money (0-100)
1.25
Kepler
Architecture
Ampere
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Code name
GA106
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Type
Desktop
23 October 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
12 January 2021
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Launch price (MSRP)
$329
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Price now
$420
GK104
GPU code name
Desktop
Market segment

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition  vs  NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 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.

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Pipelines
3584
719 MHz
Core clock speed
1320 MHz
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Boost Clock
1778 MHz
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Transistor count
13,250 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
170 Watt
92.03
Texture fill rate
198.0
2,209 gflops
Floating-point performance
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CUDA cores
8.6
1536
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3,540 million
Number of transistors
122 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Length
242 mm 9.5 inches
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Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin (8+4)
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Bus support
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Width
112 mm 4.4 inches

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 680MX Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR6
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
192 bit
5000 MHz
Memory clock speed
160.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
360.0 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 680MX Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060.

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Display Connectors
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HDMI
1x
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DisplayPort support
3x

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

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 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 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.126
Vulkan
1.2
5.1
Shader Model
1.2
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 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 680MX Mac Edition or NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
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 680MX Mac Edition

There is no accountable advantage

Advantages of NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060

1.8% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 28 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (12 GB vs 2 GB)

More memory bandwidth (360.0 GB/s vs 160.0 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

So, GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition or NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 .

GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition versus NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

1.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score
4.3 Out of 28 Hitesti Score