AMD Radeon Pro 560X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 560X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Pro 560X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 560X

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 195 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 711 vs 532
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 48.494 vs 46.086
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 62.405 vs 36.463
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 247.728 vs 99.577
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 3306
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 3306

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 July 2018 vs 22 March 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 195 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	711 vs 532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	48.494 vs 46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	62.405 vs 36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	247.728 vs 99.577
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351 vs 3306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351 vs 3306

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Around 50% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1024
Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5587 vs 3678
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18388 vs 17548
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 989.685 vs 679.583
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.645 vs 3.96
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7222 vs 5367
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3666 vs 2495
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7222 vs 5367
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3666 vs 2495

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1006 MHz vs 1004 MHz
Pipelines	1536 vs 1024
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5587 vs 3678
Geekbench - OpenCL	18388 vs 17548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	989.685 vs 679.583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.645 vs 3.96
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7222 vs 5367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666 vs 2495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7222 vs 5367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666 vs 2495

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 560X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3678

5587

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

711

532

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

17548

18388

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

48.494

46.086

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

679.583

989.685

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.96

4.645

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

62.405

36.463

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

247.728

99.577

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5367

7222

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2495

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3306

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5367

7222

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2495

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3306

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 560X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
PassMark - G3D Mark	3678	5587
PassMark - G2D Mark	711	532
Geekbench - OpenCL	17548	18388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	48.494	46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	679.583	989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.96	4.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	62.405	36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	247.728	99.577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5367	7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2495	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5367	7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2495	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	3306
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2004

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 560X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Kepler
Code name	Polaris 21	GK104
Launch date	16 July 2018	22 March 2012
Place in performance rating	550	552
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Price now		$579.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.83
Technical info
Core clock speed	1004 MHz	1006 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	1536
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	195 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	3,540 million
Boost clock speed		1058 MHz
CUDA cores		1536
Floating-point performance		3,090.4 gflops
Texture fill rate		128.8 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 6-pin
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.0" (25.4 cm)
SLI options		3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2048 MB
Memory bandwidth		192.2 GB / s
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA