RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
12.40

PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms 690 by a whopping 663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.222.93
Power efficiency3.3412.73
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameGK104GB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date3 May 2012 (13 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 140% better value for money than GTX 690.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores3072 ×224064
Core clock speed915 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate130.4 ×21,968
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS ×2126 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×2192
TMUs128 ×2752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188
L1 Cache128 KB23.5 MB
L2 Cache512 KB128 MB

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length279 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×296 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2512 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s ×21.79 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.24x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMIYes (via dongle)-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
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+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GTX 690 12.40
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 94.61
+663%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 690 5484
Samples: 1216
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 42222
+670%
Samples: 1

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 12.40 94.61
Recency 3 May 2012 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 96 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 600 Watt

GTX 690 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 663% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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