GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
246%
246%
AMD Radeon HD 7850
41%
41%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is approximately 205% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK104 x2 | Pitcairn |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 x2 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 x2 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 x2 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB x2 | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit x2 | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK104 | Pitcairn |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK104-355-A2 | Pitcairn PRO(215-0828062) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,540 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.0M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 294 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1745 | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 3rd, 2012 | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 600 | Southern Islands(HD 7800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 999 USD | 249 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 20 in our database | 71 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 915 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1019 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1200 MHz4.8 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 860 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 192.3 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 8 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 32.61 GPixel/s | 27.52 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 130.4 GTexel/s | 55.04 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.130 TFLOPS | 1.761 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 130.4 GFLOPS (1:24) | 110.1 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 279 mm11 inches | 210 mm8.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 300 W | 130 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 700 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2000 SKU 0 | 109-C40147-00, 109-C40337-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 3.0 | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.5 (5.1) |
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