NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 leads on gaming, scoring 14.2 — about 69% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680. For gaming the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 comes out ahead in 4 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 costs around 10% more. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 wins outright: faster and better value.
| GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA | GeForce GTX 980NVIDIAour pick | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 8.4 | 14.2 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 8.5 | 13.1 ★ |
| AI | 5.4 | 8.4 ★ |
| VR | 8.8 | 14.3 ★ |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 6.4 | 9.8 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 6.5 | 9.1 ★ |
| AI | 4.1 | 5.8 ★ |
| VR | 6.7 | 9.9 ★ |
| Specifications | ||
| UserBenchmark Speed | 13.3 | 24.9 ★ |
| FP32 Compute | 3.09 TFLOPS | 4.98 TFLOPS ★ |
| AI Throughput | 0 TOPS | 0 TOPS |
| VRAM | 2 GB | 4 GB ★ |
| Mem Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s ★ |
| TDP | 195 W | 165 W ★ |
| RRP | €459 ★ | €505 |
★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.
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