GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon R9 M390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 M390X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 690 stacks up against Radeon R9 M390X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 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 4 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 M390X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 192 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 M390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 8−9
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Radeon R9 M390X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3
Code name GK104 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 3 May 2012 9 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 915 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
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 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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