10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is considered one of the weakest cards and wont meet modern AAA game specs.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 11.

Here is a performance review on how capable the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is at running the more popular games of 2023. Specifically looking at this PC hardware’s ability to get suitable frames per second to play on Ultra game settings and what FPS it might get on 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen res. This graphics hardware can run 188 of the 1000 most demanding PC games played today.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is running Forza Horizon 5 and delivering weak performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 0 frames per second. Comparing this to Days Gone which is getting weak results, where it averages 21 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Dying Light 2, which is running at 0 frames per second.

One of the growing popular screen resolutions for PC gaming is the wider 1440p. So we wanted to see how well the GeForce GTX 680M SLI performed at 1440p by taking a look at some of the current popular games. First we looked at Forza Horizon 5 and saw it deliver weak frames per second across the following graphics settings - Low: 0 FPS, Medium: 0 FPS, High: 0 FPS and Ultra: 0 FPS. We then checked the performance on Days Gone to see if that runs well. It was weak with a 16 FPS at Ultra 1440p. In summary we feel the GeForce GTX 680M SLI running at 1440p is going to struggle at this higher gaming resolution.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 680M SLI graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 680M SLI in your PC? There is around 6-12 months of top end gaming left in this card, at which point its graphics card replacement time, assuming the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is part of your PC gaming machine.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 680M SLI? A suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is the 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, which is 108% more powerful and can run 805 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.