NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 vs AMD Radeon R9 280X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 $1,000
AMD Radeon R9 280X $299
2x 1536 Shaders
4GB (2x 2GB) GDDR5
1058MHz
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1000MHz
Peak AI Performance
6.5 TOPS
INT32
Peak AI Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
6.5 TFLOPS
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
300W
TDP
250W
Power Connectors
-
2x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 59% faster vs Radeon R9 280X
  • 37% slower vs GeForce GTX 690
GeForce GTX 690 - 6.5 TOPS INT32
x1.59
Radeon R9 280X - 4.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 59% faster vs Radeon R9 280X
  • 37% slower vs GeForce GTX 690
GeForce GTX 690 - 6.5 TFLOPS FP32
x1.59
Radeon R9 280X - 4.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 33% slower vs Radeon R9 280X
  • 50% faster vs GeForce GTX 690
GeForce GTX 690 - 192.3GB/s
x1
Radeon R9 280X - 288GB/s
x1.5
  • 20% higher vs Radeon R9 280X
  • 17% lower vs GeForce GTX 690
GeForce GTX 690 - 300W
x1.2
Radeon R9 280X - 250W
x1
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
Kepler
Architecture
GCN 1
Family
GeForce 600
Family
Radeon R 200
Codename
NVE4
GK104
Variant
GK104-355-A2
Codename
Tahiti
-
Variant
Tahiti XTL
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
4/29/2012
Release Date
8/8/2013
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
2x 294 mm²
Die Size
352 mm²
Transistor Count
2x 3.5 Billion
Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
Transistor Density
12.04M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2x 1536 Shaders
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
2x 128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Streaming Multiprocessors
2x 8 SMs
-
-
-
-
Compute Units
32 CUs
915MHz Base
1058MHz
850MHz Base
1000MHz
Peak AI Performance
6.5 TOPS
INT32
Peak AI Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
6.5 TFLOPS
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP64
270 GFLOPS
FP64
1.02 TFLOPS
INT32
6.5 TOPS
-
-
Pixel Fillrate
33.856 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
135.424 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
-
L1
-
-
16KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
768KB Shared
4GB (2x 2GB)
GDDR5
3GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1502MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
192.3GB/s
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
TDP
300W
TDP
250W
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
-
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
-
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
-
-
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
3
Model
NVENC 1
Model
VCE 1.0
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Model
NVDEC 1
Model
UVD 3.2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.0
-
-
PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
Shader Model
6.5
-
-
GFX
6
-
-
-
-
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
-
2x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way SLI
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
279 mm (10.98 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
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