Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon RX 5700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
12.21

RX 5700 outperforms GTX 690 by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking378134
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.2639.60
Power efficiency3.2114.11
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 5700 has 3043% better value for money than GTX 690.

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 ×22304
Core clock speed915 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate130.4 ×2248.4
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS ×27.949 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×264
TMUs128 ×2144

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 mm268 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 ×28 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s ×2448.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 1.21x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 690 12.21
RX 5700 32.15
+163%

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 5457
RX 5700 14367
+163%

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
RX 5700 23746
+80.4%

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.

GTX 690 18201
RX 5700 68796
+278%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 690 14979
RX 5700 64739
+332%

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 HD40−45
−185%
114
+185%
1440p24−27
−188%
69
+188%
4K16−18
−169%
43
+169%

Cost per frame, $

1080p24.98
−716%
3.06
+716%
1440p41.63
−723%
5.06
+723%
4K62.44
−669%
8.12
+669%
  • RX 5700 has 716% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 5700 has 723% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 5700 has 669% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 159
+0%
159
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 344
+0%
344
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 121
+0%
121
+0%
Battlefield 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 307
+0%
307
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Fortnite 166
+0%
166
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 151
+0%
151
+0%
Valorant 294
+0%
294
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 70
+0%
70
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 154
+0%
154
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Fortnite 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+0%
130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144
+0%
144
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 291
+0%
291
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+0%
91
+0%
Valorant 160
+0%
160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 51
+0%
51
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 277
+0%
277
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+0%
103
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 77
+0%
77
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+0%
48
+0%
Valorant 231
+0%
231
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%

This is how GTX 690 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 185% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 188% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 169% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.21 32.15
Recency 3 May 2012 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 180 Watt

RX 5700 has a 163.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.

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