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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is a graphics card released on April 29, 2012, built on the Kepler architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, a boost clock of 1.02 GHz and a 300 W board power rating. It scores 5,476 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

Kepler2x GK104-355-A228 nm

7/10 key specs recorded · 26 facts

Depth: 35 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

GDDR5

Boost clock

1.02 GHz

915 MHz base

Board power

300 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 scores 5,476 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 81.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #501), measured across 1,246 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 468.

PassMark G3D Mark

5,476

Rank #501
Faster than 81.8% of 2,658 GPUs
1,246 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 80 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 71.1% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 23 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 63.6% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 69 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 77.5% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 21 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 54.9% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 2,246 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 66.5% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 averages DirectX 9 80 fps, DirectX 10 23 fps, DirectX 11 69 fps, DirectX 12 21 fps and GPU Compute 2,246 ops/s, across 1,246 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 915 MHz

Memory clock 1502 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 300 W

First benchmarked 2012-05-09

Samples 1,246

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 915 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2012-05-09. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Kepler

Codename 2x GK104-355-A2

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is based on the Kepler architecture, uses the 2x GK104-355-A2 graphics processor and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Clock speeds

Base clock 915 MHz

Boost clock 1.02 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 runs at a base clock of 915 MHz and boosts to 1.02 GHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 has a board power rating of 300 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 300 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched April 29, 2012

Launch price $999

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX 600 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 was released on April 29, 2012 and launched at a price of $999.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 5,476

PassMark G2D 468

Rank #501

Samples 1,246

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 has a board power rating of 300 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 scores 5,476 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 81.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #501. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 21 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 was released on April 29, 2012 and launched at a price of $999.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Kepler (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GK104 -> Kepler. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.

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