GeForce GTX 690 vs Arc 8-Cores iGPU

Place in performance ranking	284	335
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.00
Architecture	Xe LPG	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Meteor Lake iGPU	GK104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	3 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	no data	$411 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8	1536
CUDA cores	no data	3072
Core clock speed	no data	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	2300 MHz	1019 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	234 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	2x 3,130 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc 8-Cores iGPU and GeForce GTX 690 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	11.0" (27.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	Two 8-pin
SLI options	no data	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Memory bus width	no data	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	no data	6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	384 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	no data	Yes (via dongle)
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	no data	+
3D Gaming	no data	+
3D Vision Live	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_2	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.2
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 18.13
+25.6%

GTX 690 14.43

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms GeForce GTX 690 by 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 8679

GTX 690 13160
+51.6%

GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Arc 8-Cores iGPU by 52% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	40 +33.3%	30−35 −33.3%
1440p	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Far Cry 5	37 +37%	27−30 −37%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.2%	65−70 −29.2%
Hitman 3	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Far Cry 5	35 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.2%	65−70 −29.2%
Hitman 3	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Far Cry 5	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.2%	65−70 −29.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Hitman 3	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%