Radeon R9 380X vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 380X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.31

R9 380X outperforms GTX 690 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking367335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.498.16
Power efficiency3.275.79
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGK104Antigua
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)19 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380X has 448% better value for money than GTX 690.

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 cores30722048
Compute unitsno data32
Core clock speed915 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1019 MHz970 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate130.4124.2
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS3.973 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs128128

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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm221 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin​2 x 6-pin
SLI options+-
Bridgeless CrossFire-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data-
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR54 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz970 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s182.4 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMIYes (via dongle)+
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
ZeroCore-+
VCE-+
DDMA audiono data+
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)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.24.5
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.126+
Mantle-+
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 14.31
R9 380X 16.05
+12.2%

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 5515
R9 380X 6183
+12.1%

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
+38.4%
R9 380X 9510

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 14.31 16.05
Recency 3 May 2012 19 November 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 190 Watt

R9 380X has a 12.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 57.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 380X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 690 in performance tests.


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

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