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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M is a graphics card released on June 4, 2012, built on the Kepler architecture. It has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 115.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 719 MHz and a 100 W board power rating. It scores 3,288 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and Vulkan 1.2.

KeplerGK104 (N13E-GTX)

8/10 key specs recorded · 28 facts

Depth: 33 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

4 GB

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

719 MHz base

Board power

100 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M scores 3,288 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 74.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #721), measured across 482 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 356.

PassMark G3D Mark

3,288

Rank #721
Faster than 74.1% of 2,658 GPUs
482 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 58 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 61.6% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 13 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 54.4% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 27 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 57% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 12 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 41.4% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 1,402 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 56.9% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M averages DirectX 9 58 fps, DirectX 10 13 fps, DirectX 11 27 fps, DirectX 12 12 fps and GPU Compute 1,402 ops/s, across 482 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 4 GB

Core clock 719 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 100 W

First benchmarked 2012-07-23

Samples 482

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 4 GB of memory, a core clock of 719 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2012-07-23. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M KY_Bullet Edition, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Kepler

Codename GK104 (N13E-GTX)

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M is based on the Kepler architecture and uses the GK104 (N13E-GTX) graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 719 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M runs at a base clock of 719 MHz.

Memory

Size 4 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 115.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M has a board power rating of 100 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 100 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched June 4, 2012

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M was released on June 4, 2012.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 3,288

PassMark G2D 356

Rank #721

Samples 482

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and Vulkan 1.2.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

Vulkan 1.2

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 115.2 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M has a board power rating of 100 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M scores 3,288 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 74.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #721. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 12 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M was released on June 4, 2012.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Kepler (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GK104 -> Kepler. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.