GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon R7 A265

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R7 A265 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 690 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 A265 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 2 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 690 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 190 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 4208 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 1−2
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 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK104 Opal
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 3 May 2012 9 January 2014
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 915 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 19.80
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
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 +
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