GeForce GT 650M SLI vs GTX 690
Aggregate performance score
GTX 690 outperforms GT 650M SLI by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 338 | 590 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.97 | 0.70 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | N13E-GE |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 22 March 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
| Current price | $411 (0.4x MSRP) | $545 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 690 has 181% better value for money than GT 650M SLI.
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 | 1536 | 768 |
| CUDA cores | 3072 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1019 MHz | 835 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 234 billion/sec | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 3,130 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 690 and GeForce GT 650M SLI 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.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 11.0" (27.9 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | Two 8-pin | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 | 2x2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) | 2x 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2 | no data |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | Yes (via dongle) | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
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 |
| Optimus | no data | + |
| 3D Vision Live | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | no data |
| CUDA | + | + |
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:
| 900p | 220−230
+178%
| 79
−178%
|
| Full HD | 140−150
+164%
| 53
−164%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.39 | 5.10 |
| Recency | 3 May 2012 | 22 March 2012 |
The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M SLI in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 650M SLI is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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