AMD Radeon 680M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 680M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 occupy entirely different segments of the graphics market, and the recorded data reflects that divide clearly. The Radeon 680M is an integrated graphics processor built into mobile chips, while the RTX 4070 AD103 is a discrete, dual-slot desktop card. Their benchmark profiles barely overlap, which makes a direct win/loss tally less meaningful than a positional analysis.

The Radeon 680M records three benchmark scores in the database: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 378, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 23468, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 21965. Its average benchmark score is 15270, placing it at the 57th percentile among all GPUs. That percentile ranking shows the integrated part sitting above the median, a strong result for an IGP. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (average score 15283, delta -0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (average score 15290, delta -0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (average score 15199, delta +0.5%), and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (average score 15171, delta +0.7%). The 680M essentially trades blows with these older or lower-tier discrete cards, trailing the GTX 580 and RTX 2060 by a hair while edging out the RTX 3050 OEM and RX 7600.

The RTX 4070 AD103, by contrast, has no recorded benchmarks in the database. Its average benchmark score is listed as 0, its percentile is 50, and its nearest rivals list is empty. This means the database contains no direct measurement of its performance, only its specifications and market positioning. The head-to-head benchmark comparison between the two cards is likewise empty, with zero wins recorded for either side.

What the data does show is where each product is designed to operate. The 680M wins in the integrated, low-power mobile space. The RTX 4070 AD103 wins in the discrete desktop space by virtue of being a completely different class of hardware. The benchmark results for the 680M demonstrate that a modern integrated GPU can reach performance levels comparable to discrete cards from prior generations, while the RTX 4070 AD103's absence of benchmark data means its capabilities must be inferred from its architectural specifications rather than measured scores.

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 680M compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The 680M's average benchmark score is 15270. It sits 0.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (15283) and 0.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (15290). It leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15199) by 0.5% and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15171) by 0.7%.

Q: What is the RTX 4070 AD103's recorded benchmark performance?

A: The RTX 4070 AD103 has no benchmark scores recorded in the database. Its average benchmark score is listed as 0, and its nearest rivals list is empty. Its percentile ranking is 50, but without measured scores, this figure does not reflect actual performance data.

Q: What is the 680M's best individual benchmark result?

A: The highest single score for the 680M is its Geekbench OpenCL result of 23468. Its Geekbench Vulkan score is 21965, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 378.

Q: What process node does each GPU use?

A: The AMD Radeon 680M uses a 6 nm process node, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 uses a 5 nm process node. Both are fabricated by TSMC.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The 680M uses system-shared memory with a size, type, and bus width all listed as "System Shared." The RTX 4070 AD103 has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 680M is listed as "Active" in production, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 is listed as "End-of-life."

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for these two GPUs. The head-to-head benchmarks array is empty, and both the wins for the AMD Radeon 680M and the wins for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 are recorded as zero. This absence of comparative data means there are no exact scores to walk through between the two products.

The only benchmark measurements available belong to the 680M. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 378 is a low absolute number, typical for an integrated solution running a demanding DX12 workload. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 23468 and Vulkan score of 21965 are substantially higher in absolute terms, reflecting the compute-oriented nature of those tests. The gap between the Steel Nomad result and the Geekbench results shows that the 680M's architecture handles different workload types with widely varying efficiency.

For the RTX 4070 AD103, the absence of recorded benchmarks means no comparative deltas can be calculated. The database does not provide any percentage difference between the two cards. Any analysis of relative performance must rely on the specification differences and the 680M's positioning against its own rivals, not on direct measurements against the RTX 4070 AD103.

The 680M's nearest rival data offers the only quantitative context. Its average score of 15270 places it within 0.7% of four discrete GPUs spanning multiple generations. The GTX 580 and RTX 2060 both edge it out by 0.1%, while the RTX 3050 OEM and RX 7600 trail by 0.5% and 0.7% respectively. These margins are tiny, effectively placing the 680M in a statistical tie with all four cards.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every measured specification. The AMD Radeon 680M uses a 6 nm process, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 uses a 5 nm process. The 680M contains 13,100 million transistors on a 208 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 63.0M per mm². The RTX 4070 AD103 contains 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, with a transistor density of 121.1M per mm². The discrete card packs more than three times the transistors into less than double the die area.

Clock speeds differ as well. The 680M has a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2200 MHz. The RTX 4070 AD103 has a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The integrated GPU starts higher but boosts lower, while the discrete card has a wider boost headroom.

Memory configurations are entirely different. The 680M uses system-shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, a bus width listed as system shared, and bandwidth described as system dependent. The RTX 4070 AD103 uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth and a memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

Compute resources scale dramatically. The 680M has 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The RTX 4070 AD103 has 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The ray tracing core count is 12 for the 680M versus 46 for the RTX 4070 AD103. The NVIDIA card also includes 184 tensor cores, while the 680M has none listed.

Pixel and texture rates follow the resource counts. The 680M delivers 70.40 GPixel/s and 105.6 GTexel/s. The RTX 4070 AD103 delivers 158.4 GPixel/s and 455.4 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 3.379 TFLOPS for the 680M versus 29.15 TFLOPS for the RTX 4070 AD103. FP16 performance is 6.758 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) for the 680M and 29.15 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio) for the NVIDIA card.

Power and physical specifications diverge sharply. The 680M has a TDP of 50 W, an IGP slot width, no power connectors, and dimensions listed as portable device dependent. The RTX 4070 AD103 has a TDP of 200 W, a dual-slot width, a single 16-pin power connector, a suggested PSU of 550 W, and physical dimensions of 240 mm length, 110 mm height, and 40 mm width. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 for the 680M and PCIe 4.0 x16 for the RTX 4070 AD103.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split is fundamental. The AMD Radeon 680M uses the RDNA 2.0 architecture on the Rembrandt+ chip, belonging to the Navi II IGP generation for Rembrandt Mobile. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on the AD103 chip, part of the GeForce 40 series. The 680M's predecessor is listed as Vega II IGP and its successor as Navi III IGP. The RTX 4070 AD103's predecessor is GeForce 30 and its successor is GeForce 50.

The RDNA 2.0 architecture in the 680M is a proven integrated design that balances compute capability against the thermal and power constraints of a 50 W mobile package. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, matching the API support of the RTX 4070 AD103. The 680M includes 12 ray tracing cores, bringing hardware ray tracing to an integrated part, though at a scale far below the discrete card.

The Ada Lovelace architecture in the RTX 4070 AD103 represents a later, more advanced design. It also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The architecture includes 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores, the latter enabling AI-accelerated features that the 680M cannot access due to having no tensor core count listed. The FP16 throughput ratio differs: the 680M delivers FP16 at half the rate of FP32 (2:1), while the RTX 4070 AD103 delivers FP16 at the full FP32 rate (1:1), indicating a different compute pipeline design.

Transistor density tells part of the architectural story. The 680M achieves 63.0M transistors per mm² on its 6 nm node, while the RTX 4070 AD103 achieves 121.1M per mm² on its 5 nm node. This nearly twofold density advantage reflects both the newer process and the more complex architecture. The RTX 4070 AD103's die is larger at 379 mm² versus 208 mm², but the density difference means the NVIDIA chip packs its resources far more tightly.

Display outputs also differ. The 680M's outputs are listed as portable device dependent, reflecting its integrated nature in laptops and other mobile systems. The RTX 4070 AD103 provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, a standard desktop configuration. Both cards support the same DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan API levels, so software compatibility is broadly similar despite the underlying architectural differences.

The Verdict

The recorded data indicates that the AMD Radeon 680M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 serve completely different use cases with no overlap in the benchmark database. The 680M is an active, 50 W integrated GPU with measured performance at the 57th percentile, trading blows with discrete cards like the GTX 580, RTX 2060, RTX 3050 OEM, and RX 7600. Its average benchmark score of 15270 and its Geekbench results of 23468 (OpenCL) and 21965 (Vulkan) show a capable integrated solution for mobile systems, delivering performance in the range of older mainstream discrete GPUs.

The RTX 4070 AD103 is an end-of-life, 200 W dual-slot desktop card with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, 5888 shading units, 184 tensor cores, and 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput. It has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, so its measured performance cannot be compared directly. Its launch MSRP is 599 USD.

For the integrated mobile segment, the 680M is the clear choice based on the data. It is the only one of the two designed for that role, with system-shared memory, no power connectors, and portable device dependent outputs. Its benchmark results confirm it performs at a level competitive with several discrete GPUs from previous generations.

For the discrete desktop segment, the RTX 4070 AD103 is the only viable option of the two. Its specifications place it in a far higher performance class, with over eight times the shading units, nearly seven times the FP32 throughput, and dedicated GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The 680M cannot physically function in this role, as it lacks the memory interface, power delivery, and physical form factor required for a desktop expansion card.

The data shows no scenario where these two products compete directly. The 680M wins in the integrated, low-power mobile space by being the only option that exists there. The RTX 4070 AD103 wins in the discrete desktop space by virtue of its substantially larger resource counts and memory subsystem. The absence of head-to-head benchmarks means no quantitative comparison is possible, but the specification differences alone make the positioning unambiguous.