GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
90%
90%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
112%
112%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 is approximately 22% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK104 | GF110 x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 | 512 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 64 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 48 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1536 MB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK104 | GF110 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK104-400-A2 | GF110-351-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,540 million | 3,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.0M / mm² | 5.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 294 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1745 | BGA-1981 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 22nd, 2012 | Mar 24th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 600 | GeForce 500 |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | GeForce 400 |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | GeForce 600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 499 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 151 in our database | 36 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1006 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1058 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective | 854 MHz3.4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 608 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1215 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 192.3 GB/s | 164.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 512 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 48 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 8 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 768 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 33.86 GPixel/s | 19.46 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 135.4 GTexel/s | 38.91 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.250 TFLOPS | 1,244.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 135.4 GFLOPS (1:24) | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 256 mm10.1 inches | 279 mm11 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | 40 mm1.6 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 195 W | 365 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2002 SKU 0 | P1020 SKU 5 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.1 |
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