Introduction

The Nvidia GTX 680, is currently the most powerful single GPU retail card for sale. Using a 28 nm manufacturing process, Nvidia has got some huge stock GPU and RAM speeds out of the card, so it will be interesting to see the performance for ourselves. We’ve heard good things about this card, so let’s check it out.

 Specifications

• Interface: PCI Express 3.0* x16 (Compatible with 1.1)
• GPU: GeForce® GTX 680
• Core clock: 1006 MHz (base) – 1058 MHz (boost)
• Stream Processors: 1536
• Memory Clock: 6008 MHz
• Memory Size: 2GB
• Memory Interface: 256-bit
• Memory Type: DDR5
• DirectX: DirectX® 11

Ports

• DVI X 2 (DVI-I and DVI-D)
• HDMI-Ports X 1
• DisplayPort-Ports X 1
• VGA (With included DVI-to-VGA adapter)
• Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600
• SLI Supported: Yes (3-way)

Box and Bundle

The Zotac GeForce GTX680 comes in an excellent Matt Black box with Glossy writing.

Similar to the front, the back also shows many of the features of the card.

The bundle includes:

• CD driver
• Installation guide
• DVI to VGA adaptor
• Two Molex to 6 pin adaptors

It’s quite a small package; I’ve certainly seen more feature packed bundles anyway. You also get codes for Assassin’s Creed 1, 2 and Revelations. A nice bundle of titles that still look very pretty despite being a few years old.