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Geforce GTX 670 vs Geforce GTX 680
Intro
The Geforce GTX 670 makes use of a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 915 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a speed of 1500 MHz on this particular card. It features 1344 SPUs as well as 112 TAUs and 32 ROPs.Compare all of that to the Geforce GTX 680, which makes use of a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1006 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a frequency of 1502 MHz on this card. It features 1536 SPUs as well as 128 TAUs and 32 ROPs.
Benchmarks
These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score
| Geforce GTX 680 |
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7650 points |
| Geforce GTX 670 |
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7351 points |
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Ethereum Mining Hash Rate
| Geforce GTX 680 |
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16 Mh/s |
| Geforce GTX 670 |
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13 Mh/s |
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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| Geforce GTX 670 |
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170 Watts |
| Geforce GTX 680 |
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195 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
In theory, the Geforce GTX 680 should be 0% faster than the Geforce GTX 670 in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)
| Geforce GTX 680 |
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192256 MB/sec |
| Geforce GTX 670 |
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192000 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The Geforce GTX 680 will be much (more or less 26%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the Geforce GTX 670. (explain)| Geforce GTX 680 |
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128768 Mtexels/sec |
| Geforce GTX 670 |
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102480 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The Geforce GTX 680 is just a bit (more or less 10%) faster with regards to AA than the Geforce GTX 670, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)| Geforce GTX 680 |
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32192 Mpixels/sec |
| Geforce GTX 670 |
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29280 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | Geforce GTX 670 | Geforce GTX 680 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | May 2012 | March 2012 |
| Code Name | GK104 | GK104 |
| Memory | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 915 MHz | 1006 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 6000 MHz | 6008 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 170 watts | 195 watts |
| Bandwidth | 192000 MB/sec | 192256 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 102480 Mtexels/sec | 128768 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 29280 Mpixels/sec | 32192 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 1344 | 1536 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 112 | 128 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 3540 million | 3540 million |
| Bus | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11.0 | DirectX 11.0 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.2 | OpenGL 4.2 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.
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Comments
4 Responses to “Geforce GTX 670 vs Geforce GTX 680”I was thinking about getting a gtx 680. But given the specifications and price performance ratio, 670 should be a better choice is money is a factor to you. 670 is more than 100 dollar cheaper than 680 and you get a performance drop only 5-6%. Search in the google for their benchmark and you will be amazed at how gtx 680 and gtx 670 go neck to neck. If overclocked, gtx 670 can easily surpass a stock gtx 680. The memory bandwitdh and vedeo ram are the same!
thanks for info in going with gtx 670
I'm getting a gtx680 for about the same price as a 670 you OC your 670 to my 680 but then i OC my 680 200mhz
I Am defiantly going to go with a GTX 680, even though more expensive, i will buy the super over clock version which is much faster with better cooling.