Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 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 280 is 638 days newer than GeForce GTX 680M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 100 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 680M - 91 vs 87 FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mobile • Jun 4th, 2012
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Mobile • Jun 4th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
21.22 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
84.9 GTexel/s
81%
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
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Jun 4th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
GeForce 600M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x 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 | 240 GB/s |
719 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
758 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |