Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTX 690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 539 days newer than GeForce GTX 690.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 31% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 690 - 105 vs 80 FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 290 vs 300 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 4 vs 2 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
32.61 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
130.4 GTexel/s
74%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| May 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $999 | MSRP | $549 |
| 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 915 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1019 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
