GeForce GTX 780M SLI vs 690

Place in performance ranking	335	255
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.99	43.97
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GK104	N14E-GTX
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 May 2012 (12 years ago)	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$411 (0.4x MSRP)	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780M SLI has 2110% better value for money than GTX 690.

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	3072
CUDA cores	3072	no data
Core clock speed	915 MHz	823 MHz
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	7080 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	200 Watt
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 GTX 780M 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	large
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	+	+

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	2x 4 GB
Memory bus width	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	5000 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	+	+

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.

GTX 690 14.43

GTX 780M SLI 20.22
+40.1%

780M SLI outperforms 690 by 40% 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%

GTX 690 13160
+30.4%

GTX 780M SLI 10091

690 outperforms 780M SLI by 30% 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

75−80

−42.7%

107
+42.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−25%

40−45
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −36.4%	90−95 +36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −30.4%	120−130 +30.4%
Hitman 3	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −37.5%	110−120 +37.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −34.3%	90−95 +34.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −36.4%	75−80 +36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −36.4%	90−95 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −39.3%	85−90 +39.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −36.4%	90−95 +36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −30.4%	120−130 +30.4%
Hitman 3	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −37.5%	110−120 +37.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −34.3%	90−95 +34.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −36.4%	75−80 +36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −36.4%	90−95 +36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −39.3%	85−90 +39.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −30.4%	120−130 +30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −37.5%	110−120 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −36.4%	90−95 +36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −39.3%	85−90 +39.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−36.4%

75−80
+36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Hitman 3	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−36.4%

45−50
+36.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Hitman 3	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%