Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs GeForce GTX 680MX

Place in the ranking	431	372
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.12	14.91
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	no data	Vega Kaby Lake-G
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	7 January 2018 (6 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	931 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1011 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	65 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	medium sized
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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
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

RX Vega M GL / 870 13.93
+29.8%

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

RX Vega M GL / 870 9862
+46.4%

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	61 +45.2%	42 −45.2%
1440p	21−24 −33.3%	28 +33.3%
4K	10−12 −40%	14 +40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−29.4%

21−24
+29.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −88%	47 +88%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −35.3%	45−50 +35.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −50%	33 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −29.4%	21−24 +29.4%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −32%	30−35 +32%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −30%	35−40 +30%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −31%	90−95 +31%
Hitman 3	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −25.9%	70−75 +25.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −51.4%	53 +51.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −60%	48 +60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −16.9%	75−80 +16.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −32%	30−35 +32%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −35.3%	45−50 +35.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −36.4%	30 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −29.4%	21−24 +29.4%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −32%	30−35 +32%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −30%	35−40 +30%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −31%	90−95 +31%
Hitman 3	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −25.9%	70−75 +25.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −17.1%	41 +17.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −23.3%	37 +23.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −21.4%	30−35 +21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −16.9%	75−80 +16.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +8.7%	23 −8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +10%	20 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −29.4%	21−24 +29.4%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −32%	30−35 +32%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −31%	90−95 +31%
Hitman 3	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −25.9%	70−75 +25.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −71.4%	24 +71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −16.9%	75−80 +16.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−6.7%

32
+6.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −49%	70−75 +49%
Hitman 3	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −31.8%	27−30 +31.8%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −68.8%	27 +68.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −66.7%	24−27 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −29.4%	85−90 +29.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−16.7%

21
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −47.9%	70−75 +47.9%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −66.7%	15 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −75%	14 +75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −83.3%	11 +83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+0%

This is how GTX 680MX and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:

GTX 680MX is 45% faster in 1080p
RX Vega M GL / 870 is 33% faster in 1440p
RX Vega M GL / 870 is 40% faster in 4K

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

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680MX is 25% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 680MX is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
RX Vega M GL / 870 is ahead in 68 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.73	13.93
Recency	23 October 2012	7 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	65 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 87.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680MX in performance tests.

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