Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 680M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 491 days newer than GeForce GTX 680M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 100 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 21% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 680M - 86 vs 71 FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mobile • Jun 4th, 2012
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Mobile • Jun 4th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
21.22 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
84.9 GTexel/s
66%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
---|---|---|
Jun 4th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
GeForce 600M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
115.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
719 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
758 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |