NVIDIA · Kepler
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 2 GB GDDR5
- 195 W
- Launch price
- $499
- MSRP, US
- Release
- March 22, 2012
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)
227.19 s
lower is better
Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (5)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 225.9 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.83 | 227.29 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 229.55 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81 | 231.7 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 204.98 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, classroom (CUDA)
804.8 s
lower is better
Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (2)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 761.82 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.82 | 748.72 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 2.82
GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)
454.8 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, koro (CUDA)
830.78 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1
GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)
1,319.59 s
lower is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (2)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 2.90 | 1,254.91 s · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 2.81a | 1,162.95 s · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)
189 samples/min
higher is better
Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (5)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 239 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 194 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 187 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 194 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.0.1 | 220 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.
Chip
- GPU chip
- GK104-400-A2
- Architecture
- Kepler
- Shader units
- 1,536 (CUDA cores)
Clocks
- Base clock
- 1,006 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,058 MHz
Memory
- Video memory
- 2 GB
- Memory type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 256 bit
- Memory bandwidth
- 192.3 GB/s
Power and dimensions
- Board power
- 195 W (TDP)
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Will it fit your system
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