GeForce GTX 690 vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with GeForce GTX 690, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
18.48
+29.1%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms GTX 690 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking299367
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.49
Power efficiencyno data3.27
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUGK104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)3 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores83072
Core clock speedno data915 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz1019 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data130.4
Floating-point processing powerno data3.13 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data279 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin
SLI options-+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Memory bus widthno data512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speedno data1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data384 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-Yes (via dongle)
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_212 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 18.48
+29.1%
GTX 690 14.31

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 8561
GTX 690 13160
+53.7%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
1440p19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
4K13
+30%
10−12
−30%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data37.00
1440pno data71.36
4Kno data99.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+30%
90−95
−30%
Hitman 3 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+30%
70−75
−30%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+30%
90−95
−30%
Hitman 3 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+30%
70−75
−30%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+45%
40−45
−45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+30%
90−95
−30%
Hitman 3 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
Hitman 3 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+30.6%
85−90
−30.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+37.1%
70−75
−37.1%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and GTX 690 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 33% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 36% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 30% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.48 14.31
Recency 14 December 2023 3 May 2012
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 29.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
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