GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon Pro 580X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon Pro 580X. 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 Pro 580X. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 8 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro 580X has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 185 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 772 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 690.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−12
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 690.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name GK104 Polaris 20
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 3 May 2012 18 March 2019
Pipelines 1536 2304
Core clock speed 915 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz 1200 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 172.8
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 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
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 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s
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