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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 speed at 915 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM is set to run at a frequency of 1500 MHz on this specific model. It features 1344 SPUs as well as 112 Texture Address Units and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare those specs to the Geforce GTX 680, which has GPU core speed of 1006 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1502 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 1536 Stream Processors, 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 just a bit faster than the Geforce GTX 670 overall. (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 should be quite a bit (about 26%) better at 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
If using a high resolution is important to you, then the Geforce GTX 680 is a better choice, but only just. (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: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, 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 maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum 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.