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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 690
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 logo AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo
General information GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 7970
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 33.3 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 915 MHz 8.5 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6008 MHz 9 % 6600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 W 0 % 250 W 16.7 %
Length 279 mm 12.8 % 320 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 1 66.7 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 7970
Overall Score 37988 0 % 36808 3.1 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14431 0 % 13548 6.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 464.1 36.3 % 728.5 0 %
Average DirectX performance 48.8 FPS 0 % 39.5 FPS 19 %
DirectX 9 performance 82.8 FPS 0 % 58.7 FPS 29.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 20.9 FPS 34.4 % 31.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 70.3 FPS 0 % 48.6 FPS 30.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 21.1 FPS 0 % 18.8 FPS 10.6 %
Graphic card computing 2377.7 operations/s 26.4 % 3231.1 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 690, Radeon HD 7970.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.0 FPS 78.9 FPS
High settings 147.6 FPS 142.0 FPS
Medium settings 177.1 FPS 170.3 FPS
Low settings 247.9 FPS 238.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 690, Radeon HD 7970.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.4 FPS 61.3 FPS
High settings 114.1 FPS 110.3 FPS
Medium settings 136.9 FPS 132.4 FPS
Low settings 191.7 FPS 185.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.3 %
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