GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs GTX 680M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680M SLI with GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, including specs and performance data.

GTX 680M SLI
2012
2x 4 GB GDDR5
16.49

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms GTX 680M SLI by a whopping 326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32919
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.70
Power efficiencyno data13.77
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXGA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2012 (12 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores268810240
Core clock speed720 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistorsno data28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data350 Watt
Texture fill rateno data532.8
Floating-point processing powerno data34.1 TFLOPS
ROPsno data112
TMUsno data320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data912.4 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA+8.6

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.

GTX 680M SLI 16.49
RTX 3080 Ti 70.31
+326%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 680M SLI 10952
RTX 3080 Ti 60980
+457%

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.

GTX 680M SLI 32635
RTX 3080 Ti 120236
+268%

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:

900p133
−314%
550−600
+314%
Full HD95
−128%
217
+128%
1440p30−35
−373%
142
+373%
4K21−24
−367%
98
+367%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.53
1440pno data8.44
4Kno data12.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−742%
219
+742%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−292%
140−150
+292%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−367%
120−130
+367%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−317%
220−230
+317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−261%
110−120
+261%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−608%
184
+608%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−200%
110−120
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−282%
170−180
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−128%
230−240
+128%
Hitman 3 30−35
−303%
120−130
+303%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−212%
250−260
+212%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−177%
150−160
+177%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−171%
120−130
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−450%
290−300
+450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−86.6%
150−160
+86.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−292%
140−150
+292%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−367%
120−130
+367%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−317%
220−230
+317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−261%
110−120
+261%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−515%
160
+515%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−200%
110−120
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−282%
170−180
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−128%
230−240
+128%
Hitman 3 30−35
−303%
120−130
+303%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−212%
250−260
+212%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−177%
150−160
+177%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−171%
120−130
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−654%
407
+654%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−297%
150−160
+297%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−86.6%
150−160
+86.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−292%
140−150
+292%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−270%
100
+270%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−261%
110−120
+261%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−462%
146
+462%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−200%
110−120
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−128%
230−240
+128%
Hitman 3 30−35
−303%
120−130
+303%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−278%
310
+278%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−565%
359
+565%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−376%
181
+376%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−18.3%
97
+18.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−171%
120−130
+171%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−419%
160−170
+419%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−348%
110−120
+348%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−388%
80−85
+388%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−514%
86
+514%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−356%
80−85
+356%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1000%
99
+1000%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−337%
80−85
+337%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−208%
270−280
+208%
Hitman 3 20−22
−415%
100−110
+415%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−627%
240
+627%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−370%
141
+370%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−768%
269
+768%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−611%
120−130
+611%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−105
−139%
230−240
+139%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−326%
110−120
+326%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−450%
85−90
+450%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−475%
65−70
+475%
Hitman 3 12−14
−417%
60−65
+417%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−169%
220−230
+169%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−559%
110−120
+559%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−850%
152
+850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−480%
55−60
+480%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−663%
61
+663%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−550%
50−55
+550%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50
+1567%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−455%
120−130
+455%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−847%
161
+847%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−743%
59
+743%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−407%
75−80
+407%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti is 314% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 128% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 373% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 367% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti is 1567% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3080 Ti surpassed GTX 680M SLI in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.49 70.31
Recency 4 June 2012 31 May 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3080 Ti has a 326.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop one.


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