GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
93%
93%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
107%
107%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is approximately 14% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK104 x2 | Navi 24 |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 x2 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 x2 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 x2 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB x2 | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit x2 | 64 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK104 | Navi 24 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK104-355-A2 | Navi 24 XT(215-135000006) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | RDNA 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,540 million | 5,400 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.0M / mm² | 50.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 294 mm² | 107 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1745 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 3rd, 2012 | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 600 | Navi II(RX 6000) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Navi |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Navi III |
| ProductionDifferent | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 999 USD | 199 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 20 in our database | 18 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 915 MHz | 2310 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1019 MHz | 2815 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective | 2248 MHz18 Gbps effective |
| Game ClockDifferent | N/A | 2610 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 192.3 GB/s | 143.9 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 8 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 128 KB per Array |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 16 |
| RT CoresDifferent | N/A | 16 |
| L0 CacheDifferent | N/A | 32 KB per WGP |
| L3 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 MB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 32.61 GPixel/s | 90.08 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 130.4 GTexel/s | 180.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.130 TFLOPS | 5.765 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 130.4 GFLOPS (1:24) | 360.3 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 11.53 TFLOPS (2:1) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 279 mm11 inches | N/A |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 300 W | 107 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 700 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x HDMI 2.11x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2000 SKU 0 | D632 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | 1.3 |
| CUDADifferent | 3.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.8 |
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