Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X 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 280X is 523 days newer than GeForce GTX 690.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 4% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce GTX 690 - 59 vs 57 FPS
- 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
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
32.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
130.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| May 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $999 | MSRP | $299 |
| 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 | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
915 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1019 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
