Radeon HD 8690M vs Quadro FX 2800M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 2800M with Radeon HD 8690M, including specs and performance data.

FX 2800M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
0.93

HD 8690M outperforms FX 2800M by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1101839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.98no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameG92Sun
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date1 December 2009 (15 years ago)1 March 2013 (12 years ago)

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 cores96320
Core clock speed600 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speedno data825 MHz
Number of transistors754 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate28.8016.50
Floating-point processing power0.288 TFLOPS0.528 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4820

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s32 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

FX 2800M 0.93
HD 8690M 2.20
+137%

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.

FX 2800M 414
HD 8690M 984
+138%

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 HD31
+82.4%
17
−82.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Fortnite 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Valorant 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−88%
45−50
+88%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Fortnite 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Valorant 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Valorant 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Valorant 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 4−5
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 3−4

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 2−3
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how FX 2800M and HD 8690M compete in popular games:

  • FX 2800M is 82% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8690M is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8690M is ahead in 35 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 2.20
Recency 1 December 2009 1 March 2013
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm

HD 8690M has a 136.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8690M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 8690M is a mobile workstation one.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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AMD Radeon HD 8690M
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