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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX is a high-end DirectX 11-compatible graphics card for laptops. As opposed to the Fermi-based GTX 670M, the 670MX uses a newer 28nm GK106 core based on the Kepler architecture, similar in structure to the GTX 675MX and 680M. Compared to the slightly faster GTX 675MX, the 670MX offers a narrower memory bandwidth of 67.2 GB/s (vs. 115.2 GB/s of the 675MX) due to both slower memory modules and a smaller 192-bit bus width.

Architecture

The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK106 Kepler core offers five shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the GTX 670MX, all five blocks are active for a total of 960 CUDA cores. Although the Kepler architecture can utilize more shader cores than a Fermi chip, its shaders can be up to twice as power efficient.  However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip are of similar speed to one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast).

PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.

Performance

The graphics performance of the GeForce GTX 670MX is clearly above the older GTX 670M and therefore in the high-end class of mobile graphics cards of 2012. Only the extremely demanding title The Witcher 2 may not run fluently in ultra settings. Battlefield 3, Skyrim, and Crysis 2, for example, are playable at the highest detail settings.

Features

The improved feature set now includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK104 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 670MX should be similar to the GTX 670M and is therefore best suited for large notebooks (17-inches or greater) and desktop replacements.

GeForce GTX 600M Series

GeForce GTX 680M SLI compare 2688 @ 0.72 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 680MX compare 1536 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 675M SLI compare 768 @ 0.62 GHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
GeForce GTX 680M compare 1344 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 670MX SLI compare 1920 @ 0.6 GHz2x 192 Bit @ 2800 MHz
GeForce GTX 675MX compare 960 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 675M compare 384 @ 0.62 GHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
GeForce GTX 670MX 960 @ 0.6 GHz192 Bit @ 2800 MHz
GeForce GTX 670M compare 336 @ 0.6 GHz192 Bit @ 3000 MHz
GeForce GTX 660M compare 384 @ 0.84 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameN13E-GR
ArchitectureKepler
Pipelines960 - unified
Core Speed600 MHz
Memory Speed2800 MHz
Memory Bus Width192 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.1, OpenGL 4.2
Power Consumption75 Watt
Transistor Count2.5 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesOptimus, SLI, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement01.10.2012
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.geforce.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 14521     avg: 14922     median: 14530 (4%)     max: 15715 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 12997     avg: 13008     median: 13008 (7%)     max: 13019 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 46884     avg: 47429     median: 47429 (25%)     max: 47974 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 19027     avg: 20667     median: 20268 (27%)     max: 22706 Points
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 34.1     avg: 34.4     median: 34.3 (11%)     max: 34.9 fps
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
low 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
57.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
48.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
35.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
54.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
39.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
34.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
61  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
50.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
31.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
82.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
38.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
22.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
81.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
65.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
98.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
68.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
44.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
201  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
132  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
64  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
154  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
120  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
111  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
61  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
low 1024x768
450.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
316.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
315.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
238.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
156.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
116.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
91.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
77  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
67.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
119.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
84.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
33.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
93.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
82.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
106.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
85  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
44  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
42.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
35.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
23.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
146.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
111.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
101.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
71.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
57.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
34.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
158.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
91.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
78.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
27.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
238.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
102.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
84.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
34.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
77.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
34.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
201.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
104.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
66.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
84.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
50.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
35  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
291.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
143.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
109.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
66  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
110.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
82.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
43.3 44.2 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.2 13.7 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
med. 1366x768
57.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
54.7 58 ~ 56 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.2 21.6 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
69.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
59.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
30.3 30.9 ~ 31 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.6 12.7 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
128.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
113.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
64.2 78.6 ~ 71 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
39.7 46.2 ~ 43 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
60  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
49.6 49.8 ~ 50 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28.5 29 ~ 29 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
117.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
78  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
62.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
129.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
127.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
114.9 116.6 ~ 116 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
74.9 75.4 ~ 75 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
115.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
74.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
65.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
38.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
472.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
339.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
296.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
180.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
154  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
122  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
110 111 ~ 111 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43 46 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
109.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
96.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
70.2 70.7 ~ 70 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
45.3 45.4 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
86.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
40.8 47.2 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.9 18.8 ~ 18 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
244.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
222.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
164.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
95.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
med. 1366x768
108.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
63.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
132.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
98.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
49.1 49.3 ~ 49 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.1 13.1 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
72.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
70  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
32.8 32.9 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.8 25 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
93.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
73.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
72.3 79.9 ~ 76 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30.8 32.4 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
236.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
165.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
144  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
89.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
88.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
61.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
48  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
59.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
59.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
57.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
79.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
228.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
102.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
62.6 63.6 ~ 63 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
32.3 32.4 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
med. 1366x768
81.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
56.2 61.1 ~ 59 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31.8 34.3 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
263.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
168.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
109.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
61  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
95.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
71.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
46.5 56.7 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.7 21.8 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Titanfall6057.848.135.3
Thief54.639.734.418.5
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag6150.231.816.3
X-Plane 10.2582.538.922.313.7
Call of Duty: Ghosts81.165.53819.2
Battlefield 498.468.844.918.6
Batman: Arkham Origins2011326431
F1 201315412011161
Fifa 14450.4316.9315.9238.6
Total War: Rome II156.8116.491.316.6
Saints Row IV7767.938.124.8
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified119.684.433.817.4
Splinter Cell: Blacklist93.382.838.817.9
Dota 2106.88544
Company of Heroes 242.735.823.211
GRID 2146.5111.3101.728.7
Metro: Last Light71.957.634.318.3
BioShock Infinite158.191.878.327.9
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm238.2102.184.634.5
SimCity77.640.934.521.7
Tomb Raider201.1104.966.528
Crysis 384.950.73513.8
Dead Space 3291.4143.9109.766
Far Cry 3110.782.24413
Assassin´s Creed III57.35621
Hitman: Absolution69.259.43113
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2128.4113.17143
Need for Speed: Most Wanted60605029
Medal of Honor: Warfighter117.17862.625
Dishonored129.3127.211675
World of Tanks v8115.474.265.838.2
Fifa 13472.1339.9296.3180.6
F1 201215412211145
Borderlands 2109.896.37045
Guild Wars 286.14418
Counter-Strike: GO244.4222.9164.495.7
Darksiders II108.963.2
Sleeping Dogs132.198.64913
Max Payne 372.4703325
Dirt Showdown93.773.37632
Diablo III236.3165.414489.5
Risen 2: Dark Waters88.161.44823.4
Mass Effect 359.959.957.6
Alan Wake79.347.323
Anno 2070228.4102.96332
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim81.85933
CoD: Modern Warfare 3263.8168.1109.861
Battlefield 395.671.95221
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