GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon HD 5830

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 5830 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 5830 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 1 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 71% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 690 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 115 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5830 is 271 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 2008 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK104 Cypress
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 3 May 2012 25 February 2010
Pipelines 1536 1120
Core clock speed 915 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 44.80
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm) 282 mm
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
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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