GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs GTX 680MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680MX and GeForce GTX 285M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 680MX
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
10.73
+159%

GTX 680MX outperforms GTX 285M SLI by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking430686
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.131.92
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameno dataN10E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)2 March 2009 (15 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 cores1536256
Core clock speed720 MHz576 MHz
Number of transistors3540 Million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate92.2 billion/secno data

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1020 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API10
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
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.

GTX 680MX 10.73
+159%
GTX 285M SLI 4.14

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 680MX 25501
+127%
GTX 285M SLI 11233

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 HD60
+0%
60
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+184%
24−27
−184%
Hitman 3 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+184%
24−27
−184%
Hitman 3 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+184%
24−27
−184%
Hitman 3 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%
Hitman 3 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+162%
24−27
−162%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

This is how GTX 680MX and GTX 285M SLI compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680MX is 4700% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 285M SLI is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 680MX is ahead in 64 tests (98%)
  • GTX 285M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.73 4.14
Recency 23 October 2012 2 March 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 680MX has a 159.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 23% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 680MX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.


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