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GeForce GTX 690 Review

GeForce GTX 690 is a dual-GPU graphics card solution of two GeForce GTX 680 (not SLI) and part of the 600 Series released by NVIDIA in 2012.
As usual and a hindrance of dual-GPU graphics cards, the clock frequencies had to be reduced. However, NVIDIA managed to almost double-cross this problem by developing Turbo Boost technology that sets the GPU's core clock from 915 to 1019MHz. The other specs, such as the number of cores, memory speed, and memory bandwidth per GPU are the same on both cards.
The Performance is mind-blowing and indicated for gamers that use demanding technologies, such as Tesselation, paired with extreme resolutions and on games already Very Demanding from the start, such as Metro 2033 and The Witcher 2. GeForce GTX 690 is less expensive and energy consuming than GTX 680 put in Dual SLI.
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GeForce GTX 690 Performance Specification

Core Speed

Architecture

Memory

Memory Speed

Memory Bus

Memory Type

Memory Bandwidth

Technology

TMUs

Texture Rate

ROPs

Pixel Rate

Shader
Processing Units

Direct X

Shader

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Resolution (WxH)

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915 MHz

Kepler GK104 (x2)

4096 MB

1500 MHz

512 Bit

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384GB/sec

28nm

256

234.24 GTexel/s

58.56 GPixel/s

3072

DX 11.1

5.0

4.2

2560x1600

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650 Watt & 38 Amps

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HDMI Connection

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No the GeForce GTX 690 graphics card is NOT a laptop and notebook GPU

Yes the GeForce GTX 690 graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Yes the GeForce GTX 690 graphics card is a dedicated GPU

No the GeForce GTX 690 graphics card is NOT an integrated GPU

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GeForce GTX 690 SLI

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siddy11023

12:10 Apr-28-2013

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this gpu has a long term potential :) can anybody tell me the cost of this graphic card ?

friadne21

13:42 Apr-28-2013

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cost 999.99$ on amazon depends on the brand xD

siddy11023

17:42 Apr-29-2013

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thanks..:D

friadne21

09:18 Apr-30-2013

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no prob..

ZyReXESL

20:53 Apr-23-2013

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GTX 690 GPU Engine Specs:
3072CUDA Cores
915Base Clock (MHz)
1019Boost Clock (MHz)
234Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
GTX 690 Memory Specs:
6.0Memory Speed (Gbps)
4096 MB (2048 MB per GPU) GDDR5Standard Memory Config
512-bit (256-bit per GPU)Memory Interface Width
384Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)
GTX 690 Support:
4.2OpenGL
PCI Express 3.0Bus Support
YesCertified for Windows 7
3D Vi

ZyReXESL

20:52 Apr-23-2013

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1680x1050 1920x1200 2560x1600
Anti-aliasing Quality TXAA TXAA High
Environment Quality Very High Very High Very High
Fullscreen On On On
Shadow Quality Very High Very High Very High
Texture Quality High High High

Aditya009

20:03 Apr-18-2013

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world fastest computer guys
the Titan as it was came loaded 18,688 AMD Opteron 6274 16-core CPUs, and 18,688 Nvidia Tesla K20X GPUs. If you’re counting, this makes Titan a 299,008-core computer. It sports 710TB of memory, with a split of 598TB dedicated to the CPUs and 112TB to the GPUs. Before this new goal of upgrading Titan’s storage, it had 10 petabytes of storage, running at 240GB/sec. The rig can perform around 27 petaflops, and the entire unit cost $97 million dollars, which is pocket change for the rich right ☺. So what are they doing to up the ante? The people at Oak Ridge have decided that they wanted to step up the systems storage capabilities by adding a new file system that that has 40PB of storage. Instead of just

Aditya009

20:05 Apr-18-2013

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can this computer able to max out this game METRO LAST LIGHT :D :D

KeepHatingMe

21:52 Apr-18-2013

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Hahahahah :D

thasan1

06:59 Apr-19-2013

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i wonder if this will become an everyday CPU in 3013.

Aditya009

08:49 Apr-19-2013

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this system will allow Titan to reach performance speeds of 1.4TB/s.wicked :D :D

mydreamrigmaza90210

21:09 Apr-25-2013

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it'll probably be equal to a pentium CPU

BilliTomoose

17:01 Apr-18-2013

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Hasn't it got a HDMI connection?

debat0r

18:00 Apr-18-2013

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Nope, just DVI and displayport :)

KeepHatingMe

19:57 Apr-18-2013

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No need HDMI ;)

brgamer

22:29 Apr-14-2013

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Mine are going to be 54% better :D

eduguy1

01:57 Apr-15-2013

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Nice rig.

debat0r

09:20 Apr-15-2013

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Interesting, that rig would cost me e multiple years of salary :) I'm 16 though

KeepHatingMe

07:59 Apr-16-2013

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Hahahah :D
Me too, definitely . . .

thasan1

17:20 Apr-18-2013

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you rig just made me suicidal :/

mydreamrigmaza90210

21:09 Apr-25-2013

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I is jelly

gigaflares

12:30 May-08-2013

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is it real...?? if no...put your real pc

jakeyone09

03:44 Apr-14-2013

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Dammit! 87%, :(

Haxxan

10:16 Apr-13-2013

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3943% stronger :(

Deadman007

23:24 Apr-12-2013

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89% Only!

mydreamrigmaza90210

20:51 Apr-12-2013

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I hate when people say the gtx 690 is in SLI, when it's a DUAL GPU!!! get the difference people! It even says in the description 'not in SLI'

eduguy1

21:32 Apr-14-2013

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What is the difference?

friadne21

16:46 Apr-26-2013

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when you say SLI...it means you got two cards...
dual ...just like how cpu got dual cores...

mydreamrigmaza90210

18:15 Apr-26-2013

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Sli is just getting another Graphics card, and putting both your graphics cards together, dual gpu is when they get 2 of the best single gpu, and combine them, but they have to turn down clock freqs and stuff to make power-efficiency better

debat0r

09:19 Apr-27-2013

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