Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 690 is 133 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 250 vs 300 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 3 vs 2 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
32.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
130.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
90%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
90%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
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May 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
GeForce 600 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$999 | MSRP | $549 |
3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
915 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1019 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |