NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 4GB Video Card Review
Test Setup
Before we look at the numbers, let’s take a brief look at the test
system that was used. All testing was done using a fresh install of Windows
7 Ultimate 64-bit and benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no
other software programs running.
Drivers used for testing:
- Catalyst 12.4 WHQL – AMD Radeon HD 6990
- Catalyst 12.2 WHQL – AMD Radeon HD 7970
- GeForce 301.10 – GeForce GTX 680
- GeForce 301.33 – GeForce GTX 690
Intel X79/LGA2011 Platform
The Intel X79 platform that we used to test the all of the video cards was running the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard with BIOS 0906 that came
out on 12/22/2011. The Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1866MHz quad channel
memory kit was set to 1866MHz with 1.5v and 9-10-9-27 1T memory timings. The OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD was run with firmware version 2.15.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7-3960X |
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Motherboard |
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
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Memory |
16GB Corsair 1866MHz
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Video Card |
Various |
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Solid-State Drive |
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB |
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Cooling |
Intel RTS2011LC |
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Power Supply |
Corsair AX1200 | ||||
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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Video Cards Tested:
- MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning 3GB – 1075MHz Core / 1400MHz Memory
- AMD Radeon HD 6990 OC 4GB – 880MHz Core / 1375MHz Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 4GB – 915MHz Core / 1502MHz Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB – 1006MHz Core / 1502MHz Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 GPU-Z Information:
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