NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690.

370
Place in performance rating
235
25.04
Value for money (0-100)
25.47
Kepler
Architecture
Kepler
GK104
Code name
GK104
Laptop
Type
Desktop
4 June 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
3 May 2012 (9 years ago)
$310.50
Launch price (MSRP)
$999
$293 (0.9x MSRP)
Price now
$534 (0.5x MSRP)
2.56
Value for money
5.32
N13E-GTX
GPU code name
GK104
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 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.

1344
Pipelines
1536
720 MHz
Core clock speed
915 MHz
758 MHz
Boost Clock
1019 MHz
3,540 million
Transistor count
3,540 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
100 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
80.6 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
234 billion/sec
2,038 gflops
Floating-point performance
2x 3,130 gflops
1344
CUDA cores
3072
1344
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1536
758 MHz
Boost clock speed
1019 MHz
3,540 million
Number of transistors
3,540 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
300 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

MXM-B (3.0)
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
no data
Length
11.0" (27.9 cm)
None
Supplementary power connectors
Two 8-pin
large
Laptop size
no data
+
SLI options
+
PCI Express 3.0
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
no data
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
256 Bit
Memory bus width
512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
1800 MHz
Memory clock speed
6008 MHz
115.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690.

No outputs
Display Connectors
Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2
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G-SYNC support
+
no data
Multi monitor support
4 displays
no data
HDCP
+
no data
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
no data
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
no data
HDMI
Yes (via dongle)

Technologies

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

+
3D Vision
+
no data
GPU Boost
+
+
CUDA
+
+
Optimus
no data
no data
3D Gaming
+
no data
3D Vision Live
+
no data
FXAA
+
+
TXAA
+
+
Adaptive VSync
+
+
Verde Drivers
no data
no data
3D Blu-Ray
+
DirectX 11
DirectX 11
DirectX 11

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 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 API
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.5
OpenGL
4.2
1.1.126
Vulkan
1.1.126
5.1
Shader Model
5.1
1.1
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

Cheaper ($293 (0.9x MSRP) vs $534 (0.5x MSRP))

Less power consumption (100 Watt vs 300 Watt)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

13.44% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1536 vs 1344)

More memory bandwidth (384 GB/s vs 115.2 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

4.6 Out of 7 Hitesti Score
4.1 Out of 35 Hitesti Score