Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 Vs. The Dual-Tahiti Competition
Asus Ares II
HIS Radeon HD 7970 X2
PowerColor AX7990 6GBD5-A2DHJ Devil13EVGA GeForce GTX 690
Shader Units2 x 2048 | 2 x 1536 |
GPU Clock Frequency
1100 MHz
| 1050 MHz | 925 / 1000 MHz (BIOS)
| 915 MHz + GPU Boost
|
ROPs2 x 32
| 2 x 32 |
GPU2 x Tahiti
| 2 x GK104 |
Transistors2 x 4.31 million
| 2 x 3.5 million
|
Memory Size
2 x 3 GB | 2 x 2 GB |
Memory Bus
2 x 384-bit | 2 x 256-bit |
Memory Clock Frequency
1650 MHz
| 1500 MHz
| 1375 MHz | 1502 MHz |


Benchmark System
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K (Sandy Bridge), 32 nm, 4C/8T, 8 MB Shared L3 Cache, Hyper-Threading Enabled, Overclocked to 4.5 GHz |
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3, Intel Z68 Express, BIOS F10 |
Memory
4 x 4 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 |
CPU Cooler
Cooler Master TPC 800 with Noiseblocker eLoop B12-PS (PWM) |
System Drive
Kingston V200+ 480 GB |
Power Supply
Corsair AX1200i Digital ATX Power Supply, 1200 W, 80 PLUS Platinum |
Operating SystemWindows 7 x64 Ultimate |
Drivers
Catalyst 12.11 (Beta) and Catalyst 12.9 GeForce 306.97 WHQL |
Ambient Temperature
22 °C (held constant) |
Benchmark Case
NZXT Phantom 820
|
3DMark 11
Unigine Sanctuary
Gaming Benchmarks
Crysis 2: DirectX 11 + HD Textures
Temperatures
Noise
Power Consumption