Radeon Pro 5300 vs GeForce GTX 680MX

Place in the ranking	431	298
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.03	14.95
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	no data	Navi 14
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 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 cores	1536	1280
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	132.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.224 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	80

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	224.0 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

No outputs

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.

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
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 10.74

Pro 5300 18.54
+72.6%

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.

GTX 680MX 4138

Pro 5300 7143
+72.6%

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 HD

−63.9%

100−110
+63.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−58.8%

27−30
+58.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −61.8%	55−60 +61.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −69%	120−130 +69%
Hitman 3	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −69.2%	110−120 +69.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −61.8%	55−60 +61.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −69%	120−130 +69%
Hitman 3	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −69.2%	110−120 +69.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −69%	120−130 +69%
Hitman 3	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −69.2%	110−120 +69.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−66.7%

50−55
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −63.3%	80−85 +63.3%
Hitman 3	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −61.8%	110−120 +61.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−66.7%

30−33
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −66.7%	80−85 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−60%

16−18
+60%

This is how GTX 680MX and Pro 5300 compete in popular games:

Pro 5300 is 64% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.74	18.54
Recency	23 October 2012	4 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	85 Watt

Pro 5300 has a 72.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 43.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680MX is a notebook card while Radeon Pro 5300 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.