GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 7690M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 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 560 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 560 Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 has 650% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7690M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 7690M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 210 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 7690M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 2−3
ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 12−14
medium / 1080p 16−18 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GF114 Thames XT / XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 May 2011 7 June 2011
Pipelines 336 480
Core clock speed 810 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 45.36 17.40
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 696.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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