Radeon 680M vs GeForce G 103M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G 103M and Radeon 680M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

G 103M
2009
512 MB DDR2
0.16

680M outperforms G 103M by a whopping 5319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1418499
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data11.94
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG98Rembrandt+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)

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 cores8768
Core clock speed640 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data105.6
Floating-point processing powerno data3.379 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed500 MHzSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.3

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.

G 103M 0.16
Radeon 680M 8.67
+5319%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

G 103M 62
Radeon 680M 3334
+5277%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

G 103M 366
Radeon 680M 34600
+9354%

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:

Full HD0−137
1440p-0−119
4K-0−110

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−250%
28
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−188%
23
+188%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1020%
56
+1020%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−163%
21
+163%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
11
+450%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−500%
36
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−840%
47
+840%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1960%
100−110
+1960%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%
World of Tanks 10−11
−1760%
180−190
+1760%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9
+350%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−783%
50−55
+783%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−700%
40
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1960%
100−110
+1960%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−11800%
110−120
+11800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5
+150%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Valorant 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 0−1 40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 12−14
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2
+100%
Dota 2 14−16
−20%
18
+20%
Valorant 0−1 14−16

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 34
+0%
34
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
Valorant 161
+0%
161
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Elden Ring 66
+0%
66
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+0%
36
+0%
Metro Exodus 27
+0%
27
+0%
Valorant 30
+0%
30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 61
+0%
61
+0%
Valorant 146
+0%
146
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Elden Ring 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+0%
17
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
World of Tanks 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+0%
27
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Elden Ring 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+0%
14
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 680M is 11800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 680M is ahead in 30 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 8.67
Recency 1 September 2009 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm

Radeon 680M has a 5318.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 680M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G 103M in performance tests.


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