NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GK104GPU NameGK104
GK104-325-A2Model numberGK104-355-A2
KeplerArchitectureKepler
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size28 nm
3,540 millionTransistors3,540 million
294 mm²Die Size294 mm²

Graphics Card

May 10th, 2012Release DateMay 3rd, 2012
GeForce 600FamilyGeForce 600
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
399 USDLaunch Price999 USD
GeForce 500PredecessorGeForce 500
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

2 GBMemory Size2 GB x2
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
256 bitMemory Bus256 bit x2

Clock Speeds

915 MHzBase Clock915 MHz
980 MHzBoost Clock1019 MHz
1502 MHz
6 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1502 MHz
6 Gbps effective

Render Config

112TMUs128 x2
32ROPs32 x2

Board Design

241 mm
9.5 inches
Length279 mm
11 inches
111 mm
4.4 inches
Width111 mm
4.4 inches
38 mm
1.5 inches
Height38 mm
1.5 inches
170 WThermal design power (TDP)300 W
450 WSuggested PSU700 W
2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors3x DVI
1x mini-DisplayPort
2x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
P2004Board NumberP2000

API support

12 (11_0)DirectX12 (11_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
3.0OpenCL3.0
1.1Vulkan1.1
5.1Shader Model5.1
3.0CUDA3.0