Radeon 680M vs Quadro NVS 320M

Place in performance ranking	1228	338
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	G8x (2007−2008)	RDNA 2 (2020−2023)
GPU code name	G84M	RDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	9 June 2007 (17 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	32	768
Core clock speed	575 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.200	115.2
Floating-point performance	0.0736 gflops	3.686 gflops

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
Interface	MXM-HE	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR3, GDDR2	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	no data
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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

NVS 320M 0.54

Radeon 680M 15.98
+2859%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

NVS 320M 208

Radeon 680M 6166
+2864%

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	1−2 −3700%	38 +3700%
1440p	0−1	17
4K	-0−1	10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1200%

39
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −875%	35−40 +875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −867%	29 +867%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4600%	45−50 +4600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −540%	32 +540%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −760%	85−90 +760%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −850%	55−60 +850%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −875%	35−40 +875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4600%	45−50 +4600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −500%	30 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −760%	85−90 +760%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −683%	47 +683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −875%	35−40 +875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −467%	17 +467%
Hitman 3	5−6 −440%	27 +440%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −330%	43 +330%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −567%	40 +567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −140%	24 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +66.7%	18 −66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−2600%

27−30
+2600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1000%	11 +1000%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −10400%	100−110 +10400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−867%

27−30
+867%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	8−9

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−650%

14−16
+650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +0%	38 +0%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 +0%	31 +0%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +0%	27 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

+0%

45−50

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 +0%	27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 +0%	17 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +0%	13 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +0%	4 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +0%	14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

This is how NVS 320M and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

Radeon 680M is 3700% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the NVS 320M is 67% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 680M is 10400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

NVS 320M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
Radeon 680M is ahead in 34 tests (49%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	15.98
Recency	9 June 2007	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	80 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	45 Watt

NVS 320M has 125% lower power consumption.

Radeon 680M, on the other hand, has a 2859.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 680M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 320M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 320M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 680M is a mobile workstation one.

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