Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 680 vs GeForce GTX 770
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 680
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Mar 2012
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 770
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 30 May 2013
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 680100%
- GeForce GTX 770104%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 680100%
- GeForce GTX 770106%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 680
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 770
- 6% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 770
The GeForce GTX 770 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 680 | GeForce GTX 770 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-400-A2) | GK104 (GK104-425-A2) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 294 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | 3,540 million |
| Shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| Compute Units | 8 | 8 |
| Core clock | 1006 MHz | 1046 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 680 | GeForce GTX 770 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 680 | GeForce GTX 770 |
|---|
| TDP | 195 watts | 230 watts |
| Release Date | 22 Mar 2012 | 30 May 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 68032.20 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 77033.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 680129.00 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 770134.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 680192.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 770224.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 6803090.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 7703213.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 68010700
- GeForce GTX 77011180
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield 4
DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO
- GeForce GTX 68063
- GeForce GTX 77067
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- GeForce GTX 68074
- GeForce GTX 77081
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 68047
- GeForce GTX 77049
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 68060
- GeForce GTX 77061
FPS (higher is better)
Medal Of Honor Warfighter
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 68057
- GeForce GTX 77064
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Last Light
DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal
- GeForce GTX 68047
- GeForce GTX 77050
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 68036
- GeForce GTX 77040
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 68061
- GeForce GTX 77058
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 68027
- GeForce GTX 77030
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 68046
- GeForce GTX 77052
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 68042
- GeForce GTX 77041
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 68041
- GeForce GTX 77045
FPS (higher is better)