GeForce GTX 680
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 600 series · launched March 2012
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce GTX 680 launched at $499 in 2012. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $719 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 44% rise over 14 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2012 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce 600 series |
| Launched | March 2012 |
| Launch price | $499 |
| Architecture | Kepler |
| Chip | GK104-400-A2 |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 GB/s |
| Core clock | 1,006 MHz (boost 1,058 MHz) |
| FP32 compute | 3.25 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 195 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 3.5 billion |
| Die size | 294 mm² |
| Process | 28 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Tier | 80-class |
The Nvidia 80-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce 9800 GX2 | 2008 | $599 | $921 | — |
| GeForce GTX 280 | 2008 | $649 | $997 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GT | 2008 | $159 | $244 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand | 2008 | $159 | $244 | — |
| GeForce GTX 285 | 2009 | $359 | $554 | — |
| GeForce GTX 285 X2 | 2009 | $1,399 | $2,157 | — |
| GeForce GTX 480 | 2010 | $499 | $757 | — |
| GeForce GTX 580 | 2010 | $499 | $757 | — |
| GeForce GTX 680 | 2012 | $499 | $719 | — |
| GeForce GTX 780 | 2013 | $649 | $922 | — |
| GeForce GTX 780 Ti | 2013 | $699 | $993 | — |
| GeForce GTX 980 | 2014 | $549 | $767 | 296 |
| GeForce GTX 980 Ti | 2015 | $649 | $906 | 505 |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 2016 | $599 | $826 | 577 |
| GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | 2017 | $699 | $944 | 828 |
| GeForce RTX 2080 | 2018 | $699 | $921 | 2,236 |
Compare with
- GeForce GTX 670 · 2012 · $399
- GeForce GTX 560 Ti X2 · 2011 · $519
- GeForce GTX 580 Rev. 2 · 2011 · $499
- GeForce GTX 760 X2 · 2013 · $600
- GeForce GTX 780 · 2013 · $649
- GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 · 2013 · $649
- Radeon HD 7950 · 2012 · $450
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition · 2012 · $500
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