GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290
94%
94%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
115%
115%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is approximately 21% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Hawaii | GK104 x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 2560 | 1536 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 160 | 128 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Hawaii | GK104 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Hawaii PRO(215-0852020) | GK104-355-A2 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 2.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 6,200 million | 3,540 million |
| DensityDifferent | 14.2M / mm² | 12.0M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 438 mm² | 294 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1745 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 5th, 2013 | May 3rd, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) | GeForce 600 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Sea Islands | GeForce 500 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Pirate Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 399 USD | 999 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 69 in our database | 20 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 947 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 915 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1019 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 320.0 GB/s | 192.3 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2560 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 160 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 40 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX CountDifferent | N/A | 8 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 60.61 GPixel/s | 32.61 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 151.5 GTexel/s | 130.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.849 TFLOPS | 3.130 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 606.1 GFLOPS (1:8) | 130.4 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 279 mm11 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 109 mm4.3 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 36 mm1.4 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 275 W | 300 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 700 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C67157-00_02 | P2000 SKU 0 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | 1.2.175 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 3.0 |
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