RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 690
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms GTX 690 by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 335 | 63 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.99 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | GK104 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 12 February 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $649 |
| Current price | $411 (0.4x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2816 |
| CUDA cores | 3072 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1019 MHz | 2130 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 234 billion/sec | 187.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 3,130 gflops | no data |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 11.0" (27.9 cm) | 168 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | Two 8-pin | None |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 384 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 |
| 3D Vision Live | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
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.
RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce GTX 690 by 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce GTX 690 by 221% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce GTX 690 by 363% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.43 | 46.35 |
| Recency | 3 May 2012 | 12 February 2024 |
| Cost | $999 | $649 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 70 Watt |
The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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