Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs GeForce GTX 680MX

Place in the ranking	430	584
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.13	28.08
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	no data	Vega Renoir
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	7 January 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	384
Core clock speed	720 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	no 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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	no 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.

DirectX	12 API	12_1
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no 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
+77.6%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04

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 680MX 6736
+60%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210

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	60 +200%	20 −200%
1440p	35−40 +59.1%	22 −59.1%
4K	30−35 +66.7%	18 −66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+54.5%

−54.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +56.3%	16 −56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +57.1%	14 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +88.9%	9 −88.9%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +73.2%	40−45 −73.2%
Hitman 3	20−22 +81.8%	11 −81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −67.2%	97 +67.2%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +52.2%	23 −52.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +36.4%	22 −36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +4.8%	62 −4.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +83.3%	12 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +183%	6 −183%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +73.2%	40−45 −73.2%
Hitman 3	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −25.9%	73 +25.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +106%	17 −106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +114%	14 −114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +66.7%	21 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +40%	20−22 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +30%	50 −30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +69.2%	12−14 −69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +73.2%	40−45 −73.2%
Hitman 3	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +241%	17 −241%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +94.4%	18 −94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +27.3%	11 −27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +27.5%	50−55 −27.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+114%

−114%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +158%	18−20 −158%
Hitman 3	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+63.6%

10−12

−63.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +336%	11 −336%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+42.9%

7−8

−42.9%

This is how GTX 680MX and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

GTX 680MX is 200% faster in 1080p
GTX 680MX is 59% faster in 1440p
GTX 680MX is 67% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680MX is 700% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 680MX is ahead in 69 tests (97%)
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.73	6.04
Recency	23 October 2012	7 January 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	15 Watt

GTX 680MX has a 77.6% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 713.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 680MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

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