Radeon PRO W7700 vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with Radeon PRO W7700, including specs and performance data.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
12.43

PRO W7700 outperforms GTX 690 by a whopping 322% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking41554
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.2231.56
Power efficiency3.3422.26
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGK104Navi 32
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date3 May 2012 (13 years ago)13 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

PRO W7700 has 2487% 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 ×23072
Core clock speed915 MHz1900 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate130.4 ×2499.2
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS ×231.95 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×296
TMUs128 ×2192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48
L0 Cacheno data768 KB
L1 Cache128 KB768 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data64 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 4.0 x16
Length279 mm241 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×216 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s ×2576.0 GB/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 2.1
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 Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+-

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 12.43
PRO W7700 52.44
+322%

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 5497
Samples: 1217
PRO W7700 23183
+322%
Samples: 73

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 12.43 52.44
Recency 3 May 2012 13 November 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 190 Watt

PRO W7700 has a 321.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 57.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO W7700 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 Radeon PRO W7700 is a workstation one.

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