MPN:
N680GTX LIGHTNING
MSI LIGHTNING N680GTX graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB GDDR5
- VRAM
- 2 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus width
- 256 bit
- Memory clock
- 6008 MHz
- Bus interface
- PCI Express 3.0
- GPU line
- NVIDIA
- Max resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- CUDA
- Y
- HDCP
- Y
Overview
The MSI LIGHTNING N680GTX graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB GDDR5 features NVIDIA graphics, 2 GB of video memory, GDDR5 and Active cooling. Full verified specifications are listed below.
Compatibility
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Technical Specifications
Showing 28 key specifications of 39
All values come from this product’s catalog record.- VRAM
- 2 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus width
- 256 bit
- Memory clock
- 6008 MHz
- Bus interface
- PCI Express 3.0
- GPU line
- NVIDIA
- Max resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- CUDA
- Yes
- HDCP
- Yes
- HDMI
- Yes
- Depth
- 49.15 mm
- PhysX
- Yes
- Height
- 129 mm
- Length
- 280 mm
- Weight
- 1065 g
- Full HD
- Yes
- CUDA cores
- 1536
- Form factor
- Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
- Cooling type
- Active
- Dual Link DVI
- Yes
- Bracket height
- Full-Height (FH)
- OpenGL version
- 4.2
- DirectX version
- 11
- NVIDIA 3D Vision
- Yes
- DVI ports quantity
- 2
- Graphics processor
- GeForce GTX 680
- HDMI ports
- 1
- Clock speed
- 1110 MHz
Show all 39 specifications
- Built-in TV tuner
- No
- DVI-D ports quantity
- 1
- DVI-I ports quantity
- 1
- RAMDAC speed
- 400
- DisplayPorts quantity
- 1
- Compliance certificates
- RoHS
- Processor boost clock speed
- 1176 MHz
- Supplementary power connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Windows versions supported
- Yes
- Parallel processing technology support
- 2-Way SLI,3-Way SLI
- Bundled software
- MSI Live Update Series MSI Graphics Card Driver MSI StarOSD MSI Dual Core Center MSI Live Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX Norton Internet Security 2008 60 days Trial
Market Value History
Price history table
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 2012-06-30 | $609.99 |
| 2012-08-17 | $599.99 |
| 2012-10-07 | $609.99 |
| 2012-11-05 | $499.99 |
| 2012-12-04 | $520.15 |
| 2013-01-29 | $498.99 |
| 2013-02-27 | $499.99 |
| 2013-03-06 | $498.99 |
| 2013-03-13 | $550.85 |
| 2013-04-17 | $639.99 |
| 2013-06-21 | $675.00 |
| 2013-08-09 | $699.03 |
| 2014-02-07 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-02-20 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-03-16 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-03-27 | $775.73 |
| 2014-03-31 | $827.44 |
| 2014-04-07 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-05-22 | $798.77 |
| 2014-06-13 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-06-30 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-08-14 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-08-19 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-10-22 | $1,043.59 |
| 2014-12-08 | $1,041.57 |
| 2015-01-22 | $1,043.59 |
| 2015-04-28 | $1,039.55 |
| 2015-05-31 | $1,043.59 |
| 2015-07-26 | $499.95 |
| 2015-07-27 | $1,043.59 |
| 2015-09-01 | $499.95 |
| 2015-09-13 | $1,043.59 |
| 2015-09-21 | $1,041.57 |
| 2015-10-07 | $1,043.59 |
| 2015-11-07 | $1,043.59 |
| 2016-05-22 | $525.00 |
| 2016-05-23 | $1,043.59 |
| 2017-02-11 | $1,043.59 |
| 2017-03-10 | $590.00 |
| 2018-02-26 | $1,043.59 |
| 2018-03-20 | $590.00 |
| 2018-04-10 | $1,043.59 |
| 2018-04-17 | $1,043.59 |
| 2018-05-13 | $1,043.59 |
| 2019-09-14 | $1,043.59 |
| 2019-11-14 | $1,043.59 |
Customer Reviews & Feedback
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Product lifecycle
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