Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.30
+91.7%

GTX 690 outperforms Vega 7 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking362526
Place by popularitynot in top-10039
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.45no data
Power efficiency3.3011.48
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 cores3072448
Core clock speed915 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate130.453.20
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12828

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 x16IGP
Length279 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotIGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5System Shared
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)System Shared
Memory clock speed1502 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth384 GB/sno data
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 1.2No outputs
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)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
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
+91.7%
Vega 7 7.46

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
+293%
Vega 7 3348

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
+73.9%
23
−73.9%
1440p65−70
+80.6%
36
−80.6%
4K35−40
+75%
20
−75%

Cost per frame, $

1080p24.98no data
1440p15.37no data
4K28.54no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.30 7.46
Recency 3 May 2012 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 45 Watt

GTX 690 has a 91.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.


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