10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

The GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition is a very low performing piece of gaming hardware and can probably only run indie system requirements.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 11.

We take a look at game performance achieved on this graphics card when running 2022 popular games. This short GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition game hardware review looks at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. We look at 1000 of the most demanding games available today and this GPU is better than the recommended graphics requirement of more than 240 games in the list.

Running at 1080p this card gets a weak frame rate from Dying Light 2 with 0 FPS on Ultra. Then we take a look at Grand Theft Auto VI which is predicted to return a weak 0 FPS. Another title that we looked at is the popular Back 4 Blood which we saw getting a playable 36 FPS.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition by playing Dying Light 2 which yielded a weak performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 0FPS, M: 0FPS, H: 0FPS, U: 0FPS. Another popular game we researched with this card was Grand Theft Auto VI and that was weak. This graphics card is predicted to deliver 0 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Back 4 Blood which gets playable results with a 27FPS on Ultra 1440p. 1440p GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition PC gaming is not going to be able to maintain a playable game at this resolution.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition in your PC? This GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition card has 12 to 18 months of latest AAA game play left in it before upgrading should be considered

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition? A suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 680 Galaxy Edition is the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, which is 50% more powerful and can run 725 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements. An alternative great upgrade graphics card would be a RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300, which has 20% better performance and can run 304 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today.