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GeForce GTX 680
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

GPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier GK104 [GeForce GTX 680] 3250
High confidence
Most recent sample Aug 2, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.
All-OS average
154,924
Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average
Not enough data
Linux-only samples
Windows average
155,237
Windows-only samples
Work unit samples
15,356
All-time profile volume
Overall rank
#302
441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank
#222
294 Nvidia GPUs
Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics GK104 [GeForce GTX 680] 3250 - Nvidia

DATA SAMPLES INFO
Filter applied, PPD samples all time
AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE
Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter
WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS
All Time
OS FILTER SAMPLES PPD WU Per 24hrs Time Per WU Points Per WU BEST PPD WORST PPD
All OS AVG 15,356 154,924 2.19 10 hrs 57 mins 70,714 795,628 8,395
Windows 15,166 155,237 2.20 10 hrs 54 mins 70,550 795,628 11,153
Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce GTX 680 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample Folder Team Platform Seen
Most recent WU sample Anonymous Folder Team not recorded Windows GPU 4 years ago
First seen Anonymous Folder Team not recorded GPU sample 6 years ago
Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this
  • Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
  • Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.
Latest weekly average
Not enough data

Recent Work Unit Performance - GeForce GTX 680

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the GeForce GTX 680.

No work unit data recorded for the GeForce GTX 680 in the past 12 weeks.

Data is provided in legacy mode until new work units are folded using our web client.

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce GTX 680

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the GeForce GTX 680.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Project work-unit sample cluster chart.
Power and cost planning

GeForce GTX 680 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce GTX 680 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

$ / kWh

Default estimates are rendered at $0.10 per kWh. Your saved browser rate will update the cost columns across GPU profile pages.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw
Watts - TDP
Daily Power Usage
kWh
Points per
kWh
Daily Cost at $0.10
per kWh
Power Cost
per 1m Points
195 W 4.68 kWh 26,545 $0.47 $3.767

GeForce GTX 680 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce GTX 680 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration Nickname Points
Average
Work Units
Average
Power Usage
kWh
Power Cost
at $0.10 per kWh
Day PPD 124,230 0.98 4.68 kWh $0.47
Week PPW 869,610 6.83 32.76 kWh $3.28
Month PPM 3,778,662 29.67 142.35 kWh $14.24
Year PPY 45,343,950 356.04 1708.20 kWh $170.82
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for GeForce GTX 680 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
113443covid-19354,00613,12026.980 hrs 53 mins
213439covid-19350,83313,00926.970 hrs 53 mins
318112cancer262,99588,7072.968 hrs 6 mins
417401covid-19259,13788,8222.928 hrs 14 mins
517402covid-19259,10186,8462.988 hrs 3 mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
116491cancer38,19819,3211.9812 hrs 8 mins
216489cancer45,95827,8531.6514 hrs 33 mins
316490cancer57,09928,7021.9912 hrs 4 mins
416492cancer57,91926,1242.2210 hrs 50 mins
516496cancer64,40127,6542.3310 hrs 18 mins