GeForce 7600 GT vs GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and GeForce 7600 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.30
+2366%

GTX 690 outperforms 7600 GT by a whopping 2366% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3651203
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.45no data
Power efficiency3.311.01
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGK104G73
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)9 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 690 and 7600 GT have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores3072no data
Core clock speed915 MHz560 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate130.46.720
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPSno data
ROPs328
TMUs12812

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length279 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5256 MB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s22.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.22x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMIYes (via dongle)-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

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 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.22.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
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.

GTX 690 14.30
+2366%
7600 GT 0.58

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 690 5517
+2363%
7600 GT 224

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.30 0.58
Recency 3 May 2012 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 40 Watt

GTX 690 has a 2365.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

7600 GT, on the other hand, has 650% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7600 GT in performance tests.


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Community ratings

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