GeForce GTX 680M vs GTX 880M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 880M and GeForce GTX 680M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 880M
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.91
+17.8%

GTX 880M outperforms GTX 680M by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking454503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.71
Power efficiency5.575.76
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK104GK104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)4 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$310.50

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 cores15361344
Core clock speed954 MHz719 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz758 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate127.184.90
Floating-point processing power3.05 TFLOPS2.038 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs128112

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 2.0, PCI Express 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s115.2 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 outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
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 880M 9.91
+17.8%
GTX 680M 8.41

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 880M 3817
+17.8%
GTX 680M 3239

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 880M 8578
+45.5%
GTX 680M 5898

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 880M 28022
+30.1%
GTX 680M 21534

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 880M 6101
+50.7%
GTX 680M 4049

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 880M 39891
+44.1%
GTX 680M 27684

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 880M 14876
+58.2%
GTX 680M 9406

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 880M 81
+41.1%
GTX 680M 58

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 880M 44
+33.3%
GTX 680M 33

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:

900p135
+101%
67
−101%
Full HD56
−12.5%
63
+12.5%
4K23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.93
4Kno data17.25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+14.9%
45−50
−14.9%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+14.3%
27−30
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+8.6%
55−60
−8.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+14.9%
45−50
−14.9%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+14.3%
27−30
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 102
+325%
24−27
−325%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+8.6%
55−60
−8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+14.9%
45−50
−14.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+14.3%
27−30
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+8.6%
55−60
−8.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+17%
50−55
−17%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+35.5%
30−35
−35.5%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

This is how GTX 880M and GTX 680M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 880M is 101% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680M is 13% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 880M is 28% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 880M is 325% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680M is 26% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 880M is ahead in 68 tests (94%)
  • GTX 680M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.91 8.41
Recency 12 March 2014 4 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 880M has a 17.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 680M, on the other hand, has 22% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 680M in performance tests.


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