GeForce GTX 690 vs GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	288	370
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.53	1.44
Power efficiency	16.97	3.27
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP106	GK104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	3 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 1812% better value for money than GTX 690.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	3072
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1019 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	130.4
Floating-point processing power	4.275 TFLOPS	3.13 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	80	128

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	279 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Memory bus width	192 Bit	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	384 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2
Multi monitor support	+	4 displays
HDMI	-	Yes (via dongle)
HDCP	2.2	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	-
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	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+
GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
3D Vision Live	-	+
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 19.22
+38.3%

GTX 690 13.90

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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558

GTX 690 13160
+13.9%

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	68 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
1440p	44 +46.7%	30−35 −46.7%
4K	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.49 +537%	22.20 −537%
1440p	5.39 +518%	33.30 −518%
4K	7.90 +502%	47.57 −502%

GTX 1060 Mobile has 537% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 518% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 502% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +40%	45−50 −40%
Counter-Strike 2	32 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +41.3%	75−80 −41.3%
Forza Horizon 5	67 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Metro Exodus	69 +53.3%	45−50 −53.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +48%	50−55 −48%
Valorant	86 +43.3%	60−65 −43.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +46%	50−55 −46%
Counter-Strike 2	27 +50%	18−20 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Dota 2	49 +40%	35−40 −40%
Far Cry 5	70 +40%	50−55 −40%
Fortnite	94 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +45.5%	55−60 −45.5%
Forza Horizon 5	41 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	74 +48%	50−55 −48%
Metro Exodus	49 +40%	35−40 −40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	204 +45.7%	140−150 −45.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +50%	18−20 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +50%	50−55 −50%
Valorant	53 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
World of Tanks	222 +38.8%	160−170 −38.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Dota 2	118 +38.8%	85−90 −38.8%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	68 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Forza Horizon 5	45 +50%	30−33 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Valorant	72 +44%	50−55 −44%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +41.7%	120−130 −41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
World of Tanks	130−140 +41.1%	95−100 −41.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42 +40%	30−33 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Metro Exodus	45 +50%	30−33 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Valorant	46 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Dota 2	30−35 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +42.2%	45−50 −42.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Dota 2	30−35 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Fortnite	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Valorant	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and GTX 690 compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Mobile is 51% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 47% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 43% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.22	13.90
Recency	15 August 2016	3 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	300 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 38.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.