GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon HD 7690M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 7690M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 7690M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 7690M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7690M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 has 275% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7690M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 690 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 3408 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
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 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name N17P-G1 Thames XT / XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 October 2016 7 June 2011
Pipelines 640 480
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 17.40
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 696.0 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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