GTX 680 with Core i7-2700K benchmarks at Ultra Quality quality settings

At 1440p, GTX 680 can hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 680 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 680 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 680 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 680 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. View Current Price List

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
Price $ 499 3/5 Good
Year 2012 1/5 Weak
Series GTX 680
Maximum Recorded Temperature 84C 2/5 Acceptable
Max Fan Noise 57dB 1/5 Weak
Recommended Power Supply 545W 3/5 Good
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz ($199.99)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0 FPS 5/5 Excellent
CPU Impact on FPS % 0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 63 FPS 5/5 Excellent
Average 1440p Performance 46 FPS 3/5 Good
Average 4K Performance 23 FPS 1/5 Weak
Memory 2 GB 3/5 Good
Overall Combination Score 58/100 Good
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Game Performance at Ultra Quality settings

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Game Frames Per Second
2018 Fallout 76
42 FPS
2018 Forza Horizon 4
37 FPS
2018 Hitman 2
33 FPS
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
37 FPS
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
32 FPS
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
14 FPS
2016 Hitman
26 FPS
2016 Overwatch
57 FPS
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
31 FPS
2016 The Division
34 FPS
2015 DiRT Rally
62 FPS
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
38 FPS
2015 The Witcher 3
31 FPS
2015 Total War: Attila
28 FPS
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
70 FPS
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
48 FPS
2014 Far Cry 4
46 FPS
2014 GRID Autosport
76 FPS
2014 Shadow of Mordor
35 FPS
2014 The Talos Principle
66 FPS
2014 Thief
48 FPS
2013 Battlefield 4
55 FPS
2013 Bioshock Infinite
81 FPS
2013 Company of Heroes 2
37 FPS
2013 Crysis 3
45 FPS
2013 GRID 2
83 FPS
2013 Metro: Last Light
53 FPS
2013 Total War: Rome 2
48 FPS
2012 DiRT: Showdown
72 FPS
2012 Far Cry 3
45 FPS
2012 Hitman: Absolution
45 FPS
2012 Sleeping Dogs
83 FPS
2011 Batman: Arkham City
103 FPS
2011 Battlefield 3
65 FPS
2011 DiRT 3
135 FPS
2011 Portal 2
238 FPS
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
98 FPS
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
136 FPS
2010 Civilization V
82 FPS
2010 Metro: 2033
59 FPS
2010 Starcraft II
126 FPS
2008 Crysis: Warhead
50 FPS

Resolution 2560x1440

Year Game Frames Per Second
2018 Forza Horizon 4
31 FPS
2018 Hitman 2
21 FPS
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
24 FPS
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
25 FPS
2016 Overwatch
40 FPS
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
24 FPS
2015 Total War: Attila
18 FPS
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
52 FPS
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
33 FPS
2014 Far Cry 4
31 FPS
2014 GRID Autosport
56 FPS
2014 Shadow of Mordor
23 FPS
2014 The Talos Principle
46 FPS
2014 Thief
31 FPS
2013 Battlefield 4
35 FPS
2013 Bioshock Infinite
52 FPS
2013 Company of Heroes 2
24 FPS
2013 Crysis 3
42 FPS
2013 GRID 2
59 FPS
2013 Metro: Last Light
36 FPS
2013 Total War: Rome 2
29 FPS
2012 DiRT: Showdown
52 FPS
2012 Far Cry 3
46 FPS
2012 Hitman: Absolution
51 FPS
2012 Sleeping Dogs
26 FPS
2011 Batman: Arkham City
63 FPS
2011 Battlefield 3
66 FPS
2011 DiRT 3
91 FPS
2011 Portal 2
160 FPS
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
88 FPS
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
34 FPS
2010 Civilization V
62 FPS
2010 Metro: 2033
37 FPS
2010 Starcraft II
82 FPS
2008 Crysis: Warhead
31 FPS

Resolution 3840x2160

Year Game Frames Per Second
2018 Forza Horizon 4
21 FPS
2018 Hitman 2
13 FPS
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
13 FPS
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
14 FPS
2016 Overwatch
20 FPS
2014 Thief
26 FPS
2013 Bioshock Infinite
34 FPS
2013 GRID 2
32 FPS
2013 Total War: Rome 2
28 FPS
2008 Crysis: Warhead
30 FPS

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GTX 680 Specifications

Board Design

Board NumberP2002
Length10 inches 254 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP195 W

Clock Speeds

Boost Clock1058 MHz
GPU Clock1006 MHz
Memory Clock1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective

Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 600
Launch Price499 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateMar 22nd, 2012

Graphics Features

CUDA3
DirectX12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.6
Shader Model5.1
Vulkan1.1.82

Graphics Processor

ArchitectureKepler
Die Size294 mm²
GPU NameGK104
GPU VariantGK104-400-A2
Process Size28 nm
Transistors3,540 million

Memory

Bandwidth192.3 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit
Memory Size2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

Render Config

ROPs32
SMX Count8
Shading Units1536
TMUs128

Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance3,250 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance135.4 GFLOPS (1:24)
Pixel Rate33.86 GPixel/s
Texture Rate135.4 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

In GeForce GTX 680, each GPC has a dedicated raster engine and two SMX units. With a total of eight SMX units, the GeForce GTX 680 implementation has 1536 CUDA Cores. GeForce GTX 680’s memory subsystem was also completely revamped, resulting in dramatically higher memory clock speeds.
by www.nvidia.com
Nvidia finally unveils the first graphics card based on its the 28nm Kepler GPU, the GeForce GTX 680.
by www.bit-tech.net
NVIDIA has also introduced new software features like adaptive V-Sync which will help reduce stutter and tearing in games, and the new anti-aliasing modes will make them look even prettier. Pricing of the GeForce GTX 680 is reasonable, with 9. When compared to AMD's 9 HD 7970, the GTX 680 is the clear winner.
by www.techpowerup.com
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 vs. AMD Radeon HD 7970 Technologies, Performance, Multimonitor Support Of the major rivalries in the technology industry, few get as heated as often as that of Nvidia and AMD.
by www.pcmag.com
Verdict So, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 is a pretty quick card then? Yes, and it also bodes well for the cards that are yet to come.
by www.techradar.com
Nvidia finally unveils the first graphics card based on its the 28nm Kepler GPU, the GeForce GTX 680.
by www.bit-tech.net
The GeForce GTX 680’s main features and specifications are listed in the table above. Before we get into the specifics of the card and it’s GPU, however, we want to direct your attention to a ...
by hothardware.com
NVIDIA claims that its new GTX 680 is the fastest and most power-efficient GPU ever made, offering significant performance improvements over its competition - and indeed its own range of current ...
by www.eurogamer.net
Based on Nvidia's new Kepler architecture, the top-of-the-line GTX 680 delivers excellent frame rates and even better power usage.
by www.pcmag.com
Taken altogether, on paper GTX 680 has roughly 195% the shader performance, 260% the texture performance, 87% of the ROP performance, and 100% of the memory bandwidth of GTX 580.
by www.anandtech.com
NVIDIA has effectively extended their lead here, with a 4.8dB gap between the GTX 680 and the 7970, and an even larger 6.8dB gap between the GTX 680 and the GTX 580.
by www.anandtech.com
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