GeForce 6800 vs Radeon HD 6680G2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6680G2 with GeForce 6800, including specs and performance data.

HD 6680G2
2011
1.41
+386%

HD 6680G2 outperforms 6800 by a whopping 386% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10041335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameno dataNV41
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

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 cores800no data
Core clock speedno data325 MHz
Number of transistorsno data190 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Texture fill rateno data3.900
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data12

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataDDR
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data300 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data19.2 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX119.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 0.29
Recency 14 June 2011 8 November 2004
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm

HD 6680G2 has a 386.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6680G2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6680G2 is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 is a desktop one.


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