NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2x lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1029.267 vs 930.114
Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.894 vs 29.836
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 1849
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 1673
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 1849
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 1673

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 August 2012 vs 3 May 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1029.267 vs 930.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.894 vs 29.836
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684 vs 1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337 vs 1673
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684 vs 1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337 vs 1673

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1019 MHz vs 980 MHz
2.3x more texture fill rate: 234 billion / sec vs 102.5 billion / sec
2.3x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 1344
2.5x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,130 gflops vs 2,459.5 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 vs 2 GB
1001.3x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5590 vs 4407
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 465 vs 461
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 16270 vs 15191
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.352 vs 36.256
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.656 vs 3.001
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.861 vs 82.191
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6875 vs 3285
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6875 vs 3285

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz vs 980 MHz
Texture fill rate	234 billion / sec vs 102.5 billion / sec
Pipelines	2x 1536 vs 1344
Floating-point performance	2x 3,130 gflops vs 2,459.5 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5590 vs 4407
PassMark - G2D Mark	465 vs 461
Geekbench - OpenCL	16270 vs 15191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.352 vs 36.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.656 vs 3.001
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	97.861 vs 82.191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6875 vs 3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6875 vs 3285

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4407

5590

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

461

465

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

15191

16270

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.256

46.352

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1029.267

930.114

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.001

3.656

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

45.894

29.836

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

82.191

97.861

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3285

6875

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

1849

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

1673

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3285

6875

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

1849

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

1673

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
PassMark - G3D Mark	4407	5590
PassMark - G2D Mark	461	465
Geekbench - OpenCL	15191	16270
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.256	46.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1029.267	930.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.001	3.656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.894	29.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	82.191	97.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3285	6875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684	1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337	1673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3285	6875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684	1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337	1673
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1616	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK104	GK104
Launch date	16 August 2012	3 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$999
Place in performance rating	734	735
Price now	$321.99	$999
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	17.34	7.01
Technical info
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	1019 MHz
Core clock speed	915 MHz	915 MHz
CUDA cores	1344	3072
Floating-point performance	2,459.5 gflops	2x 3,130 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1344	2x 1536
Texture fill rate	102.5 billion / sec	234 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini...
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	11.0" (27.9 cm)
SLI options	3-way	Quad
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	Two 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.3	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB / s	384 GB / s
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA
3D Vision Live
DirectX 11		DirectX 11