GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 5870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 690 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 690	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	188 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 59% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 690 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 65 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 690 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 271 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 690.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 1208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	10−12
ultra / 1080p	21−24	6−7
QHD / 1440p	16−18	1−2
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	24−27
medium / 1080p	40−45	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	55−60	18−20
ultra / 1080p	45−50	16−18
QHD / 1440p	35−40	1−2
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	35−40
medium / 1080p	60−65	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Battlefield 5 is 226% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	250−260	180−190
medium / 768p	220−230	150−160
ultra / 1080p	180−190	75−80
QHD / 1440p	110−120	45−50
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	120−130	95−100
medium / 768p	110−120	80−85
ultra / 1080p	100−110	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	45−50	12−14
ultra / 1080p	40−45	12−14
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	5−6
low / 720p	80−85	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Far Cry 5 is 213% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	60−65	20−22
ultra / 1080p	45−50	14−16
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	80−85
medium / 1080p	110−120	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Fortnite is 161% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	60−65	18−20
ultra / 1080p	45−50	16−18
QHD / 1440p	30−35	5−6
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	40−45
medium / 1080p	65−70	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	140−150	70−75
medium / 768p	120−130	60−65
high / 1080p	70−75	21−24
ultra / 1080p	30−35	9−10
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	7−8
ultra / 1080p	20−22	5−6
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	1−2
low / 720p	65−70	21−24
medium / 1080p	30−35	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Metro Exodus is 244% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	130−140	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	8−9
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	21−24
medium / 1080p	35−40	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	130−140	40−45
medium / 768p	85−90	24−27
high / 1080p	45−50	14−16
ultra / 1080p	24−27	9−10
4K / 2160p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 210% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	27−30
high / 768p	60−65	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 690	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Kepler	TeraScale 2
Code name	GK104	Cypress
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 May 2012	23 September 2009
Pipelines	1536	1600
Core clock speed	915 MHz	850 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	68.00
Floating-point performance	2x 3,130 gflops	2,720.0 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	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	153.6 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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GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon HD 5870

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