GeForce GTX 680 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with GeForce GTX 680, including specs and performance data.
GTX 680 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 378 | 361 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.01 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.12 |
| Architecture | no data | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | no data | GK104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 22 March 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 1006 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1058 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 195 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 135.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.25 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 128 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 254 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2048 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256-bit GDDR5 |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 40−45
−12.5%
| 45
+12.5%
|
| Full HD | 27
−178%
| 75
+178%
|
| 4K | 24−27
−8.3%
| 26
+8.3%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 6.65 |
| 4K | no data | 19.19 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−8.3%
|
24−27
+8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−3.7%
|
27−30
+3.7%
|
| Elden Ring | 40−45
−7.3%
|
40−45
+7.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−4.4%
|
45−50
+4.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−8.3%
|
24−27
+8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−3.7%
|
27−30
+3.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−7.3%
|
55−60
+7.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−8.1%
|
40−45
+8.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
−5.9%
|
35−40
+5.9%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−7.4%
|
55−60
+7.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−4.4%
|
45−50
+4.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−8.3%
|
24−27
+8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−3.7%
|
27−30
+3.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+32.4%
|
37
−32.4%
|
| Elden Ring | 40−45
−7.3%
|
40−45
+7.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−3.8%
|
50−55
+3.8%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−5.2%
|
80−85
+5.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−7.3%
|
55−60
+7.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
−14.3%
|
56
+14.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−8.1%
|
40−45
+8.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−105
−5%
|
100−110
+5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
−5.9%
|
35−40
+5.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−11.9%
|
47
+11.9%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−7.4%
|
55−60
+7.4%
|
| World of Tanks | 180−190
−23.1%
|
224
+23.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−4.4%
|
45−50
+4.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−8.3%
|
24−27
+8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−3.7%
|
27−30
+3.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−6.1%
|
50−55
+6.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−3.8%
|
50−55
+3.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−7.3%
|
55−60
+7.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−105
−5%
|
100−110
+5%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−7.4%
|
55−60
+7.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Elden Ring | 21−24
−4.8%
|
21−24
+4.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−5%
|
21−24
+5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
−14.7%
|
120−130
+14.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−8.3%
|
12−14
+8.3%
|
| World of Tanks | 95−100
−5.2%
|
100−110
+5.2%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−7.4%
|
27−30
+7.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−8.3%
|
12−14
+8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−6.1%
|
35−40
+6.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
−6.9%
|
30−35
+6.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−5.9%
|
35−40
+5.9%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21
−14.3%
|
| Elden Ring | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21
−14.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−7.5%
|
40−45
+7.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21
−14.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−5.3%
|
20−22
+5.3%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GTX 680 compete in popular games:
- GTX 680 is 13% faster in 900p
- GTX 680 is 178% faster in 1080p
- GTX 680 is 8% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 32% faster.
- in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680 is 23% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
- GTX 680 is ahead in 57 tests (90%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.71 | 14.50 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 22 March 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 680, on the other hand, has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX 680.
Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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