NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 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 870M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 3% higher core clock speed: 941 MHz vs 915 MHz
3x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 960.114 vs 930.114
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 59.57 vs 29.836
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 1849
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 1673
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 1849
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 1673

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 March 2014 vs 3 May 2012
Core clock speed	941 MHz vs 915 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	960.114 vs 930.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	59.57 vs 29.836
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 1673
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 1673

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1019 MHz vs 967 MHz
2.2x more texture fill rate: 234 billion / sec vs 108.3 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 1344
2.4x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,130 gflops vs 2,599 gflops
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 vs 3 GB
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5572 vs 3450
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 469 vs 276
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 16684 vs 12598
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.352 vs 34.836
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.656 vs 3.038
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.861 vs 81.753
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6875 vs 6350
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6875 vs 6350

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz vs 967 MHz
Texture fill rate	234 billion / sec vs 108.3 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 1536 vs 1344
Floating-point performance	2x 3,130 gflops vs 2,599 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5572 vs 3450
PassMark - G2D Mark	469 vs 276
Geekbench - OpenCL	16684 vs 12598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.352 vs 34.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.656 vs 3.038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	97.861 vs 81.753
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6875 vs 6350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6875 vs 6350

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3450

5572

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

276

469

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12598

16684

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.836

46.352

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

960.114

930.114

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.038

3.656

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

59.57

29.836

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

81.753

97.861

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6350

6875

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

1849

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

1673

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6350

6875

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

1849

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

1673

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
PassMark - G3D Mark	3450	5572
PassMark - G2D Mark	276	469
Geekbench - OpenCL	12598	16684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	34.836	46.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	960.114	930.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.038	3.656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	59.57	29.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	81.753	97.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6350	6875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718	1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	1673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6350	6875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718	1849
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	1673
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1336	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK104	GK104
Launch date	12 March 2014	3 May 2012
Place in performance rating	743	746
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Price now		$999
Value for money (0-100)		7.01
Technical info
Boost clock speed	967 MHz	1019 MHz
Core clock speed	941 MHz	915 MHz
CUDA cores	1344	3072
Floating-point performance	2,599 gflops	2x 3,130 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1344	2x 1536
Texture fill rate	108.3 GTexel / s	234 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors	No outputs	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini...
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 8-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		11.0" (27.9 cm)
SLI options		Quad
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB / s	384 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5
Memory clock speed		6008 MHz
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
DirectX 11		DirectX 11