TITAN RTX vs GeForce GTX 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and TITAN RTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

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

TITAN RTX outperforms GTX 690 by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36766
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.492.11
Power efficiency3.2711.98
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104TU102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)18 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN RTX has 42% 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 cores30724608
Core clock speed915 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate130.4509.8
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs128288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 3.0 x16
Length279 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR524 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s672.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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
TITAN RTX 48.95
+242%

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
TITAN RTX 18858
+242%

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
TITAN RTX 35884
+173%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 690 18201
TITAN RTX 148795
+718%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 690 14979
TITAN RTX 125842
+740%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 690 12263
TITAN RTX 166517
+1258%

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 HD45−50
−258%
161
+258%
1440p27−30
−274%
101
+274%
4K21−24
−243%
72
+243%

Cost per frame, $

1080p22.2015.52
1440p37.0024.74
4K47.5734.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+0%
104
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 104
+0%
104
+0%
Battlefield 5 209
+0%
209
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 143
+0%
143
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 201
+0%
201
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 281
+0%
281
+0%
Hitman 3 117
+0%
117
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 348
+0%
348
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 206
+0%
206
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+0%
215
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 186
+0%
186
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Battlefield 5 203
+0%
203
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 131
+0%
131
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 154
+0%
154
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 254
+0%
254
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 336
+0%
336
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 286
+0%
286
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 204
+0%
204
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
+0%
79
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+0%
80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+0%
175
+0%
Hitman 3 111
+0%
111
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 218
+0%
218
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 242
+0%
242
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+0%
139
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 86
+0%
86
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 123
+0%
123
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+0%
66
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 100
+0%
100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 168
+0%
168
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 205
+0%
205
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+0%
119
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 67
+0%
67
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150
+0%
150
+0%
Metro Exodus 121
+0%
121
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+0%
52
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+0%
43
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 109
+0%
109
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

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

  • TITAN RTX is 258% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 274% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 243% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.32 48.95
Recency 3 May 2012 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 280 Watt

TITAN RTX has a 241.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

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


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