GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 7870. 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 690 and Radeon HD 7870. 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.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 690	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5	2 GB
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 690 has 71% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
GeForce GTX 690 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 85 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 690.
GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 1208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	9−10
4K / 2160p	10−11	6−7
low / 720p	60−65	45−50
medium / 1080p	40−45	30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	55−60	35−40
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−35
QHD / 1440p	35−40	16−18
4K / 2160p	18−20	10−11
low / 720p	100−110	75−80
medium / 1080p	60−65	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	240−250
medium / 768p	220−230	210−220
ultra / 1080p	180−190	130−140
QHD / 1440p	110−120	100−110
4K / 2160p	70−75	60−65
high / 768p	210−220	180−190
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	45−50	30−33
ultra / 1080p	40−45	27−30
QHD / 1440p	27−30	21−24
4K / 2160p	14−16	9−10
low / 720p	80−85	60−65
medium / 1080p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Far Cry 5 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−33
QHD / 1440p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−33
QHD / 1440p	30−35	18−20
4K / 2160p	24−27	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	75−80
medium / 1080p	65−70	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Forza Horizon 4 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	140−150	110−120
medium / 768p	120−130	100−110
high / 1080p	70−75	45−50
ultra / 1080p	30−35	20−22
QHD / 1440p	21−24	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	20−22	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	4−5
low / 720p	65−70	45−50
medium / 1080p	30−35	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 24% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	10−11	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	45−50
medium / 1080p	35−40	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	130−140	85−90
medium / 768p	85−90	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	30−33
ultra / 1080p	24−27	16−18
4K / 2160p	16−18	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 690	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	GK104	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 May 2012	5 March 2012
Pipelines	1536	1280
Core clock speed	915 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock	1019 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	234 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2x 3,130 gflops
Length	11.0" (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.2
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
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	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	156 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon HD 7870

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