GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile vs GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.32

RTX 2070 Super Mobile outperforms GTX 690 by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking367132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.49no data
Power efficiency3.2721.83
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104TU104B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30722560
Core clock speed915 MHz1140 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1380 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate130.4220.8
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR58 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMIYes (via dongle)-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision Live+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.140
CUDA+7.5

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 690 14.32
RTX 2070 Super Mobile 36.63
+156%

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 690 13160
RTX 2070 Super Mobile 22016
+67.3%

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 HD45−50
−167%
120
+167%
1440p30−35
−157%
77
+157%
4K16−18
−181%
45
+181%

Cost per frame, $

1080p22.20no data
1440p33.30no data
4K62.44no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+0%
104
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+0%
83
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 115
+0%
115
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 162
+0%
162
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 105
+0%
105
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+0%
119
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
+0%
71
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+0%
101
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 112
+0%
112
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 104
+0%
104
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+0%
63
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+0%
61
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 83
+0%
83
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 92
+0%
92
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+0%
87
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 61
+0%
61
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+0%
108
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75
+0%
75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+0%
56
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 61
+0%
61
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 84
+0%
84
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+0%
41
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 36
+0%
36
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+0%
32
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+0%
43
+0%

This is how GTX 690 and RTX 2070 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 167% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 157% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super Mobile is 181% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.32 36.63
Recency 3 May 2012 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 2070 Super Mobile has a 155.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile 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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