GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon R9 390X

When choosing between GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 390X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 390X.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 9% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 390X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 390X is 264 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 4958 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 50−55
ultra / 1080p 21−24 30−35
QHD / 1440p 16−18 24−27
4K / 2160p 10−11 14−16
low / 720p 60−65 75−80
medium / 1080p 40−45 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 34% more, than GeForce GTX 690.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R9 390X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Grenada XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 3 May 2012 16 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 2816
Core clock speed 915 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 184.8
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm) 275 mm
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 3072
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 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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Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
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High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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