NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 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 690

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 31% higher core clock speed: 915 MHz vs 700 MHz
5.6x more texture fill rate: 234 billion / sec vs 42 billion / sec
6.4x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 480
4.7x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,130 gflops vs 1,345.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 vs 1536 MB
3.3x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5590 vs 4103
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 465 vs 447
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 16270 vs 13125
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.352 vs 34.483
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 930.114 vs 706.104
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6875 vs 5110
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6875 vs 5110

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 May 2012 vs 26 March 2010
Core clock speed	915 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate	234 billion / sec vs 42 billion / sec
Pipelines	2x 1536 vs 480
Floating-point performance	2x 3,130 gflops vs 1,345.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 vs 1536 MB
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5590 vs 4103
PassMark - G2D Mark	465 vs 447
Geekbench - OpenCL	16270 vs 13125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.352 vs 34.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	930.114 vs 706.104
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6875 vs 5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6875 vs 5110

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.245 vs 3.656
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.405 vs 29.836
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 106.875 vs 97.861
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3658 vs 1849
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3320 vs 1673
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3658 vs 1849
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3320 vs 1673

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.245 vs 3.656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.405 vs 29.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	106.875 vs 97.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3658 vs 1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3320 vs 1673
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3658 vs 1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3320 vs 1673

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5590

4103

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

465

447

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

16270

13125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

46.352

34.483

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

930.114

706.104

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.656

4.245

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

29.836

30.405

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

97.861

106.875

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6875

5110

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1849

3658

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1673

3320

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6875

5110

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1849

3658

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1673

3320

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
PassMark - G3D Mark	5590	4103
PassMark - G2D Mark	465	447
Geekbench - OpenCL	16270	13125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.352	34.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	930.114	706.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.656	4.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.836	30.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	97.861	106.875
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6875	5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1849	3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1673	3320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6875	5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1849	3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1673	3320
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi
Code name	GK104	GF100
Launch date	3 May 2012	26 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$499
Place in performance rating	735	736
Price now	$999	$71.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	7.01	61.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz
Core clock speed	915 MHz	700 MHz
CUDA cores	3072	480
Floating-point performance	2x 3,130 gflops	1,345.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	2x 1536	480
Texture fill rate	234 billion / sec	42 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,100 million
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini...	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	11.0" (27.9 cm)	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options	Quad	2-way, 3-way
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin	6-pin & 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.2	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	384 GB / s	177.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11	DirectX 11	DirectX 11
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA