10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

A mid to low level graphics card, the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition is found in budget machines nowadays, struggling to meet AAA system requirements.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 11.

We take a look at game performance achieved on this graphics card when running 2021 popular games. This short GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition game hardware review looks at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 451 games in todays list.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition can run Battlefield 2042 at 1080p and predict it will return playable frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 70 FPS, Medium: 55 FPS, High: 37 FPS and Ultra: 27 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that FIFA 22 is predicted to return a strong 83 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

Next up we increase screen res tests to accommodate the growing in popularity 1440p screen size. So we researched the upcoming Battlefield 2042 to predict how the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition would deal with it. Our research revealed a weak series of FPS results across these graphics presets - Low: 53 FPS, Medium: 42 FPS, High: 28 FPS and Ultra: 20 FPS. Next we looked at FIFA 22 which we predict will be good with a 63 FPS at Ultra 1440p. And finally looked at Back 4 Blood that we predict will get an Ultra 1440p FPS of 41. After a look at the popular games running at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition, this is a solid choice of hardware for increased screen resolution gaming. We can see this graphics card is capable of delivering reliable frame rates at Ultra and certainly High graphics settings at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition in your PC? 12-18 months of top end gaming is still left in this graphics card

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition? If you want an upgrade suggestion for the GeForce GTX 690 Asus 4GB Edition then a good choice would be 30 Series GeForce RTX 3050 Ti as this is better than 976 of the top 1000 most demanding game requirements with 59% better performance as well. Alternatively we would suggest getting a R-500 Series Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB, as it can run 967 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 51% increased graphics performance.