AMD Baffin
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
AMD Baffin
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Baffin  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690.

not rated
Place in performance rating
235
Value for money (0-100)
25.47
GCN 4.0
Architecture
Kepler
Baffin
Code name
GK104
Desktop
Type
Desktop
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Release date
3 May 2012 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)
$999
$78
Price now
$534 (0.5x MSRP)
4.0
GCN generation
no data
no data
Value for money
5.32
Baffin
GPU code name
GK104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Baffin  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1024
Pipelines
1536
855 MHz
Core clock speed
915 MHz
1200 MHz
Boost Clock
1019 MHz
3,000 million
Transistor count
3,540 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
80 W
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
Texture fill rate
234 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
2x 3,130 gflops
CUDA cores
3072
1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1536
no data
Boost clock speed
1019 MHz
3,000 million
Number of transistors
3,540 million
no data
Thermal design power (TDP)
300 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Baffin and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Length
11.0" (27.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors
Two 8-pin
SLI options
+
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Baffin vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690.

Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Memory bus width
512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed
6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Baffin vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690.

Display Connectors
Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2
G-SYNC support
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
HDMI
Yes (via dongle)

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

3D Vision
+
GPU Boost
+
CUDA
+
3D Gaming
+
3D Vision Live
+
FXAA
+
TXAA
+
Adaptive VSync
+
3D Blu-Ray
+
DirectX 11
DirectX 11

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Baffin and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
Shader Model
5.1
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Baffin and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Baffin or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Baffin
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Baffin
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Baffin
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Baffin
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Baffin
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Baffin

Cheaper ($78 vs $534 (0.5x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (80 W vs 300 Watt)

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

27.07% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1536 vs 1024)

So, AMD Baffin or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 .

AMD Baffin versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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Passmark

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User rating

5.0 Out of 3 Hitesti Score
4.1 Out of 35 Hitesti Score