NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2.8x more texture fill rate: 80.6 billion / sec vs 28.8 billion / sec
  • 7x more pipelines: 1344 vs 192
  • 2.9x better floating-point performance: 2,038 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 116 Watt
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1026 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3239 vs 1553
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9345 vs 5767
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.081 vs 18.461
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 879.575 vs 354.392
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.823 vs 1.125
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 40.155 vs 18.511
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 99.75 vs 41.941
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 June 2012 vs 15 March 2011
Texture fill rate 80.6 billion / sec vs 28.8 billion / sec
Pipelines 1344 vs 192
Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 116 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1026 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3239 vs 1553
Geekbench - OpenCL 9345 vs 5767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.081 vs 18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 879.575 vs 354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.823 vs 1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.155 vs 18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 99.75 vs 41.941

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 720 MHz
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 376 vs 343
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2488 vs 1263
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3351 vs 2409
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3322 vs 3111
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2488 vs 1263
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3351 vs 2409
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3322 vs 3111
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1800 MHz vs 720 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 376 vs 343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2488 vs 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3351 vs 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3322 vs 3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2488 vs 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3351 vs 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3322 vs 3111

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3239
1553
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
343
376
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9345
5767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.081
18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
879.575
354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.823
1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40.155
18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
99.75
41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1263
2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2409
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3111
3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1263
2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2409
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3111
3322
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 3239 1553
PassMark - G2D Mark 343 376
Geekbench - OpenCL 9345 5767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.081 18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 879.575 354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.823 1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.155 18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 99.75 41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1263 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2409 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3111 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1263 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2409 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3111 3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 322

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Fermi 2.0
Code name GK104 GF116
Launch date 4 June 2012 15 March 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $310.50 $149
Place in performance rating 1060 1061
Price now $499.99 $287.59
Type Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 8.46 7.49

Technical info

Boost clock speed 758 MHz
Core clock speed 720 MHz 1800 MHz
CUDA cores 1344 192
Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops 691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1344 192
Texture fill rate 80.6 billion / sec 28.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 116 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,170 million
Maximum GPU temperature 100 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way 2-way
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 8.25" (21 cm)

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB / s 98.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1026 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
SLI
TXAA
DSR