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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 680
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 logo AMD Radeon R9 280 logo
General information GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R9 280
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 3072 MB 25 %
Core Clock 1006 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 15.5 %
Effective Clock 6608 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 9.2 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 195 W 2.5 % 200 W 0 %
Length 303 mm 0 % 297 mm 2 %
Cooling Fans 5 0 % 3 40 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R9 280
Overall Score 37863 0 % 36523 3.5 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 20 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 14336 0 % 13339 7 %
2D Benchmark Score 535.1 22.6 % 691.7 0 %
Average DirectX performance 45.2 FPS 0 % 43.5 FPS 3.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 88.6 FPS 0 % 86.6 FPS 2.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 22 FPS 27 % 30.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 49.3 FPS 0 % 31.3 FPS 36.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 20.8 FPS 20.3 % 26.1 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 2613.1 operations/s 0 % 2480.5 operations/s 5.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 680, Radeon R9 280.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 81.0 FPS 77.4 FPS
High settings 145.7 FPS 139.4 FPS
Medium settings 174.9 FPS 167.3 FPS
Low settings 244.8 FPS 234.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 680, Radeon R9 280.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 680 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 62.9 FPS 60.6 FPS
High settings 113.2 FPS 109.0 FPS
Medium settings 135.8 FPS 130.8 FPS
Low settings 190.2 FPS 183.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.7 %
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