GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon HD 4850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 4850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 690 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 512 MB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 172% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 has 508 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 290 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4850 is 235 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 5015 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 1−2
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 4850
Architecture Kepler Terascale 1
Code name GK104 RV770
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 3 May 2012 25 June 2008
Pipelines 1536 800
Core clock speed 915 MHz 625 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 1,000.0 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm) 246 mm
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 63.55 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.2 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 3072
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI Yes (via dongle)
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision Live +
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