Radeon Sky 500 vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with Radeon Sky 500, including specs and performance data.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.32
+17.2%

GTX 690 outperforms Sky 500 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking367405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.49no data
Power efficiency3.275.58
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30721280
Core clock speed915 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate130.476.00
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS2.432 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12880

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 mm242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR54 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s154 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 1.21x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMIYes (via dongle)-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI 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.

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)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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 14.32
+17.2%
Sky 500 12.22

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
+17.1%
Sky 500 4709

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 14.32 12.22
Recency 3 May 2012 27 March 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 690 has a 17.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Sky 500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Sky 500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop card while Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation 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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