Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 690 vs GeForce GTX 780
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 690
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 3 May 2012
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 780
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 23 May 2013
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 690129%
- GeForce GTX 780100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 690124%
- GeForce GTX 780100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 690
- 24% 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 780
- 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 690 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 690
The GeForce GTX 690 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (5 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 690 | GeForce GTX 780 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-355-A2) | GK110 (GK110-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 561 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | 7,080 million |
| Shaders | 1536 | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 8 | 12 |
| Core clock | 915 MHz | 863 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 128 | 192 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 690 | GeForce GTX 780 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit x2 | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 3072 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 690 | GeForce GTX 780 |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 3 May 2012 | 23 May 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 69058.60 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 78041.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 690234.00 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 780166.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 690384.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 780288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 6905622.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 7803977.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 69017860
- GeForce GTX 78013770
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield 4
DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO
- GeForce GTX 69098
- GeForce GTX 78079
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- GeForce GTX 690118
- GeForce GTX 78093
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 69078
- GeForce GTX 78055
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 69072
- GeForce GTX 78065
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Last Light
DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal
- GeForce GTX 69068
- GeForce GTX 78058
FPS (higher is better)