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    GeForce GTX 680 vs GeForce GTX 690

    GeForce GTX 680
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Mar 2012
    GeForce GTX 680
    GeForce GTX 690
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 3 May 2012
    GeForce GTX 690

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 680
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 690
      166%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 680
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 690
      164%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 680

    105 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 690 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 690

    64% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 690

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 690

    The GeForce GTX 690 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (60 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 690
    GPU NameGK104 (GK104-400-A2)vsGK104 (GK104-355-A2)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size294 mm²vs294 mm²
    Transistors3,540 millionvs3,540 million
    Shaders1536vs1536
    Compute Units8vs8
    Core clock1006 MHzvs915 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs128vs128

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 690
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit x2
    Memory Speed1502 MHz
    6008 MHz effective    		vs1502 MHz
    6008 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 690
    TDP195 wattsvs300 watts
    Release Date22 Mar 2012vs3 May 2012

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 680
      32.20 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 690
      58.60 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 680
      129.00 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 690
      234.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 680
      192.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 690
      384.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 680
      3090.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 690
      5622.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 680
      10700
    • GeForce GTX 690
      17860

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 680
      79.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      139.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 680
      93
    • GeForce GTX 690
      137.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      73.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      133.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO

    • GeForce GTX 680
      63
    • GeForce GTX 690
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA

    • GeForce GTX 680
      74
    • GeForce GTX 690
      118

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      114.5
    • GeForce GTX 690
      139.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 680
      54.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      76.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      68.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      104.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 680
      47
    • GeForce GTX 690
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Diablo III

    • GeForce GTX 680
      180.6
    • GeForce GTX 690
      321.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      69.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      127.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 680
      105.3
    • GeForce GTX 690
      153.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 680
      60
    • GeForce GTX 690
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      76.6
    • GeForce GTX 690
      125.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 680
      28.7
    • GeForce GTX 690
      51.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Last Light

    DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal

    • GeForce GTX 680
      47
    • GeForce GTX 690
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 680
      71.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      115.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      64.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      120.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 680
      97.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      175.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    StarCraft II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      222.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      228.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 680
      78.7
    • GeForce GTX 690
      82.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      64
    • GeForce GTX 690
      115.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 680
      68.7
    • GeForce GTX 690
      124.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 680
      107.3
    • GeForce GTX 690
      177.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 680
      49
    • GeForce GTX 690
      86.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 680
      57.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      98.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      45
    • GeForce GTX 690
      82.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      76.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      124.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 680
      33.5
    • GeForce GTX 690
      56.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      40.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      69.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Diablo III

    • GeForce GTX 680
      121.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      219.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      46.5
    • GeForce GTX 690
      86.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 680
      75
    • GeForce GTX 690
      129.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      51.7
    • GeForce GTX 690
      87.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 680
      21.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      38.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 680
      42
    • GeForce GTX 690
      75.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      41.4
    • GeForce GTX 690
      77.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 680
      59.7
    • GeForce GTX 690
      112.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    StarCraft II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      158.4
    • GeForce GTX 690
      227.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 680
      58.1
    • GeForce GTX 690
      80.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      38.4
    • GeForce GTX 690
      69.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 680
      44.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 680
      75.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      134.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 680
      32.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 680
      38.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      65.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      30.2
    • GeForce GTX 690
      55.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      52.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      89.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 680
      20.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      34.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      26.1
    • GeForce GTX 690
      45.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 680
      39.1
    • GeForce GTX 690
      71.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 680
      60.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      47.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 680
      37.4
    • GeForce GTX 690
      58.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 680
      15.5
    • GeForce GTX 690
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 680
      28.7
    • GeForce GTX 690
      50.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      26.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      49.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 680
      38.3
    • GeForce GTX 690
      69.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 680
      43.8
    • GeForce GTX 690
      55.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 680
      22.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      41.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 680
      27.5
    • GeForce GTX 690
      51.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 680
      52.9
    • GeForce GTX 690
      71.1

    FPS (higher is better)

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