Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 Vs. The Dual-Tahiti Competition
 Asus Ares II
HIS Radeon HD 7970 X2
PowerColor AX7990 6GBD5-A2DHJ Devil13EVGA GeForce GTX 690
Shader Units2 x 20482 x 1536
GPU Clock Frequency
1100 MHz
1050 MHz925 / 1000 MHz (BIOS)
915 MHz + GPU Boost
ROPs2 x 32
2 x 32
GPU2 x Tahiti
2 x GK104
Transistors2 x 4.31 million
2 x 3.5 million
Memory Size
2 x 3 GB2 x 2 GB
Memory Bus
2 x 384-bit2 x 256-bit
Memory Clock Frequency
1650 MHz
1500 MHz
1375 MHz1502 MHz





Benchmark System
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K (Sandy Bridge), 32 nm, 4C/8T, 8 MB Shared L3 Cache, Hyper-Threading Enabled, Overclocked to 4.5 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3, Intel Z68 Express, BIOS F10
Memory
4 x 4 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600
CPU Cooler
Cooler Master TPC 800 with Noiseblocker eLoop B12-PS (PWM)
System Drive
Kingston V200+ 480 GB
Power Supply
Corsair AX1200i Digital ATX Power Supply, 1200 W, 80 PLUS Platinum
Operating SystemWindows 7 x64 Ultimate
Drivers
Catalyst 12.11 (Beta) and Catalyst 12.9         
GeForce 306.97 WHQL
Ambient Temperature
22 °C (held constant)
Benchmark Case
NZXT Phantom 820




























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