RTX A1000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 690

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with RTX A1000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.11

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms GTX 690 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking376228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.47no data
Power efficiency3.2628.49
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104GA107
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3072 ×22048
Core clock speed915 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1140 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate130.4 ×272.96
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS ×24.669 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×232
TMUs128 ×264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length279 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×24 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s ×2176.0 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2Portable Device Dependent
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 690 14.11
RTX A1000 Mobile 24.65
+74.7%

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 5490
RTX A1000 Mobile 9590
+74.7%

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.

GTX 690 13160
+16.2%
RTX A1000 Mobile 11321

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 HD40−45
−77.5%
71
+77.5%
1440p14−16
−92.9%
27
+92.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p24.98no data
1440p71.36no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 66
+0%
66
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+0%
50
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 42
+0%
42
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%
Dota 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
+0%
91
+0%
Metro Exodus 41
+0%
41
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
+0%
29
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 73
+0%
73
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how GTX 690 and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 78% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 93% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.11 24.65
Recency 3 May 2012 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 60 Watt

RTX A1000 Mobile has a 74.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The RTX A1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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