GeForce GTX 680

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
GPU Codename	GK104
Architecture	Kepler
Launch Date	2012-03-22
Market Segment Notes	Desktop in GeForce 600 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GK104
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-1745
Process Node	TSMC 28 nm
Transistor Count	3.54 billion
Die Size	294 mm²
CUDA Cores	1536
SM Count	0
TMUs	128
ROPs	32
Base Clock	1,006 MHz
Boost Clock	1,058 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	33.86 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	135.4 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	3.25 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.14 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	2 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	256-bit
Memory Clock	1,502 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	192.3 GB/s
L2 Cache	MB
L1 Cache	16 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	195 W
Recommended PSU	550 W
Power Connectors	2x PCIe 6-pin
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Display Outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2
Slot Width	Dual-slot, 256 mm length, 38 mm width
Card Length	256 mm
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	NVIDIA reference design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	3.0
Shader Model	5.1
DirectX Support	DirectX 11.0
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.2
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 3.0

Partial entry. Core specifications may be present, but history, variant notes, known issues, and source review may be incomplete.

Reviews1 review

Board-partner, reference-card, article, and video reviews that cover this GPU.

Launch review of the Kepler GTX 680.

Sources

Sources reviewed: 2026-08-13

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Data confidence and source status

Partial entry. Core specifications may be present, but history, variant notes, known issues, and source review may be incomplete.

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NVIDIA Newsroom, NVIDIA Launches First GeForce GPUs Based on Next-Generation Kepler ArchitecturePrimary launch source for GTX 680 and Kepler positioning.Open source
NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 680 Kepler WhitepaperPrimary architecture source for GK104 and GTX 680 design context.Open source
NVIDIA Newsroom, Kepler Juggernaut Rolls On With Launch of GeForce GTX 670Related official source for GTX 600 family positioning.Open source
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 reference specificationsOfficial reference memory, interface-width, card-power, system-power, and supplementary-power specificationsOpen source
NVIDIA GeForce R300 Driver for GeForce GTX 680Official March 22, 2012 first-product driver releaseOpen source

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source

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