The battle of kings. NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 video card testing
A month ago, in Gamemenia No. 5/22, we talked about the new line of video cards NVIDIA. At that time, there was only one fee in the assortment of the company – GTX 680, which still costs from 17,500 rubles. Preparing this number, we tuned in the appearance of the younger brothers of the flagship. However, NVIDIA unexpectedly released the GTX 690, equipped with two GK104 (GTX 680) chips on the fresh Kepler architecture.
Surprise
The fact that Nvidia will have no problems with creating a two -processor model, we did not doubt. Crystal GK104 consumes funny for the top 190 watts. Compared to the SLI binding, GTX 690 lost quite a bit: the base frequency has fallen from 1006 to 915 MHz. In this case, the GPU Boost can bring processors to 1019 MHz. The rest of the characteristics correspond to the double GTX 680. The number of streams of nuclei is 3072 pieces, textures – 256 TMU, rasterization blocks – 64 ROP. In memory, now not 2, but 4 GB GDDR5 operating at 6008 MHz.
The switching of the board is standard for dual -core models. In fact, on one piece of textolite there is a pair of independent cards connected by the SLI bridge (PLX). The only thing in common has the installed GPU is a ten -phase power system. GTX 690 requires 300 watts provided by two PCIe 8-Pin forks.
Luxury
Usually we do not discuss the appearance of video cards, but for the GTX 690 we will have to make an exception. This is a real work of art. The insides are protected by a powerful aluminum body with many bevels. The central part is painted black, the side ones are covered with dull chrome and equipped. Closer to the input/output panel stamped "GTX 690". On the left edge there is a glowing green inscription "GeForce GTX".
The cooling system compared to GTX 680 intensified. No simple coolers on heat pipes – in return are the usual evaporative chambers supplemented by nickelled aluminum radiators. The active element is one-a 90-mm turntable in the center with a impeller of an unusual shape, lowering the noise level. The set of video outputs is strange. There are three DVI and only one mini displayport – there was no place for HDMI.
Arrived
To test the novelty, we collected a test stand on the motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R , Stuck a processor into it Intel Core i7-920 and covered him with cooler Cooler Master V6. RAM we had three planks Kingston Hyperx DDR3-1666 MHz 2 GB each. Operating system Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and the package of programs was installed on a solid -state drive Kingston SSDNOW volume of 64 GB.
They took the whole company flagships as competitors: GTX 680 , 580 , 590 And Radeon HD 7970 C HD 6970. We compared video cards in synthetic 3dmark11 And Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.5 , And also in three games: Aliens vs. Predator , Dirt 2 , Total War: Shogun 2. They were not shy with the settings: all to the maximum, permission from 1680×1050, anti -aliasing – from 4x msaa.
The fact that the GTX 690 would be noticeably faster than the opponents, we understood, but the fact that in the first benchmark is Unitine Heaven Benchmark 2.5, he will bring 69%to his classmate brother – to put it mildly, it was unexpected. While the GTX 680 showed 43.7 FPS, the GTX 690 issued stunning 74.2 FPS. The next shock was the results of Aliens vs. Predator – 105.5 versus 57.7 frames per second. Significantly added Nvidia in Total War: Shogun 2. In the most severe mode, the speed increased from 23.2 to 53.9 fps!
Unfortunately, Dirt 2 did not see two GPUs and worked with the card as with the usual GTX 680, but with reduced frequencies. The same situation has developed with GTX 590. No matter how sad, but this is a feature of the game – in combination with certain equipment, it refuses to load the second GPU normally.
If with the GeForce GTX 680 we still doubted whether to call NVIDIA the new video cards king, then with the release of GTX 690 we can firmly say: the company releases the fastest boards in the world. They, of course, cost from 35,999 rubles apiece, but if you do not want to constrain yourself in the settings and permits, then this is the only choice.
Good company
Kepler architecture is very similar to its predecessor Fermi. The crystal is divided into four healthy clusters (Graphics Processing Cluster), each of which carries one rasterizer and two SMX. The latter contain 192 stream processors, 16 textures and 32 sets of special operations. As a result, the GK104 is charged 1536 CUDA Yadra, 128 TMU, 8 Polymorph Engine, responsible for Tesselia, and 32 ROP. Four chips with a total capacity of 64 bits are associated with the memory of the crystal.
With Kepler come in the Arsenal Nvidia, many interesting technologies have appeared. The most noticeable is GPU Boost, automatically dispersing the stone, if there is a reserve on TDP. Of the others, it is worth noting the support of 3D Vision Surround on one video card, new anti -aliasing methods, adaptive vertical synchronization and the presence of a discrete coding chip video Nvenc. You can read more about all this in the last issue of Gamery No. 5/2012 (see. "Responsive blow").
Zombies are attacking
The launch of the GeForce GTX 690 is one of the most memorable in our practice. Officially announced on April 29, as part of the GeForce Lan/Nvidia Game Festival 2012 festival, which was held in Shanghai. However, the press for this event began to be prepared in advance. About a week in about a week, a courier with a parcel from Nvidia came to our office. In the corporate bag there was … a nail with an engraved inscription: “For us in case of zombies or …” (“Use in the event of a zombie or …”) and the company logo. Shrugging our shoulders, we put down the tool to the side and began to wait. The situation cleared up three days later, when NVIDIA representatives called us and invited us to pick up another parcel. There we were handed a wooden box with a lid clogged with nails and the inscription "Caution! Weapons Grade Gaming Power "(" Attention! Game power as a weapon "). Inside, as you probably guessed, lay GeForce GTX 690.
Table 1.
Technical characteristics
The core
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
Kepler
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
Kepler
AMD Radeon HD 7970
Thaiti
AMD Radeon HD 6970
Cayman
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
GF110
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
2x GF110
The number of transistors
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
2x 3.54 billion
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
3.54 billion
AMD Radeon HD 7970
4.31 billion
AMD Radeon HD 6970
1.95 billion
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
3 billion
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
2x 3 billion
Process process
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
28 Nm
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
28 Nm
AMD Radeon HD 7970
28 Nm
AMD Radeon HD 6970
40 Nm
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
40 Nm
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
40 Nm
The number of stream processors
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
2x 1536 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
1536 pcs.
AMD Radeon HD 7970
2048 pcs.
AMD Radeon HD 6970
1536 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
512 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
2x 512 pcs.
The frequency of the graphic nucleus
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
915 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
1006 MHz
AMD Radeon HD 7970
925 MHz
AMD Radeon HD 6970
880 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
772 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
607 MHz
Frequency of stream processors
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
915 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
1006 MHz
AMD Radeon HD 7970
925 MHz
AMD Radeon HD 6970
880 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
1544 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
1214 MHz
Type, memory volume
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
GDRR5, 4 GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
GDDR5, 2 GB
AMD Radeon HD 7970
GDDR5, 3 GB
AMD Radeon HD 6970
GDDR5, 2 GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
GDDR5, 1.5 GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
GDDR5, 3 GB
Memory frequency
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
6008 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
6008 MHz
AMD Radeon HD 7970
5500 MHz
AMD Radeon HD 6970
5500 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
4008 MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
3414 MHz
Data tire
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
2x 256 bits
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
256 bits
AMD Radeon HD 7970
384 bits
AMD Radeon HD 6970
256 bits
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
384 bits
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
2x 384 bits
The number of texture blocks
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
2x 128 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
128 pcs.
AMD Radeon HD 7970
128 pcs.
AMD Radeon HD 6970
96 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
64 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
2x 64 pcs.
The number of rasterization blocks
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
2x 32 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
32 pcs.
AMD Radeon HD 7970
32 pcs.
AMD Radeon HD 6970
32 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
46 pcs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
2x 46 pcs.
Energy consumption
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
300 watts
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
195 t
AMD Radeon HD 7970
250 watts
AMD Radeon HD 6970
250 watts
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
244 watts
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
365 watts
The length of the board
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
280 mm
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
250 mm
AMD Radeon HD 7970
270 mm
AMD Radeon HD 6970
270 mm
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
267 mm
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
280 mm
Interface
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
PCIE 3.0 x16
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
PCIE 3.0 x16
AMD Radeon HD 7970
PCIE 3.0 x16
AMD Radeon HD 6970
PCIE 2.0 x16
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
PCIE 2.0 x16
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
PCIE 2.0 x16
Price for January 2012
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
35 999 rubles
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
17 500 rubles
AMD Radeon HD 7970
16,000 rubles
AMD Radeon HD 6970
10,000 rubles
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
12 500 rubles
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590
23,500 rubles
Table 2
Synthetic tests
3dmark11
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
16 588
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
9659
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
7326
VTX Radeon HD 6970
5506
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
6182
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
9729
Physics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
5308
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
5286
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
5210
VTX Radeon HD 6970
5200
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
4653
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
5287
Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
10 635
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
7930
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
6603
VTX Radeon HD 6970
5367
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
5746
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
7922
%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
100%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
74%
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
62%
VTX Radeon HD 6970
50%
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
54%
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
74%
Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.5
Fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
74.2
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
43.7
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
32.6
VTX Radeon HD 6970
24.1
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
29.6
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
46.9
Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
1868
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
1102
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
822
VTX Radeon HD 6970
606
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
747
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
1181
%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
100%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
59%
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
74%
VTX Radeon HD 6970
55%
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
68%
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
107%
Table 3.
Game tests (personnel per second)
Aliens vs. Predator (DX11)
Veryhigh, 1680×1050, AF 16X, AA 2X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
146.3
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
69.5
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
76.6
VTX Radeon HD 6970
61.1
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
63
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
94.3
Veryhigh, 1680×1050, AF 16X, AA 4X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
118.9
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
64
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
65.9
VTX Radeon HD 6970
57.7
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
53.3
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
81.3
Veryhigh, 1920×1080, AF 16X, AA 2X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
128.7
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
71.8
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
68.9
VTX Radeon HD 6970
55.1
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
56.7
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
85.4
Veryhigh, 1920×1080, AF 16X, AA 4X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
105.5
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
57.7
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
59.2
VTX Radeon HD 6970
51.1
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
48
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
73.5
%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
100%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
53%
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
54%
VTX Radeon HD 6970
45%
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
44%
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
67%
Dirt 2 (DX11)
Ultra, 1680×1050, AF 16X, AA 4X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
116.4
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
124.1
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
98
VTX Radeon HD 6970
78.5
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
125.2
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
117.8
Ultra, 1680×1050, AF 16X, AA 8x
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
101.5
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
119.9
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
89.1
VTX Radeon HD 6970
75.5
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
116.3
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
122.9
Ultra, 1920×1080, AF 16X, AA 4X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
104.2
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
121.5
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
89
VTX Radeon HD 6970
76
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
117.5
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
119.2
Ultra, 1920×1080, AF 16X, AA 8x
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
102.9
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
121
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
83.5
VTX Radeon HD 6970
73.7
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
109.9
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
121
%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
100%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
114%
XFX R7970 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (925/5500 MHz)
85%
VTX Radeon HD 6970
71%
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
110%
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
113%
Total War: Shogun 2 (DX11)
Ultra, 1680×1050, AF 16X, AA 4X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
53.5
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
42.8
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP (925/5500 MHz)
42.1
VTX Radeon HD 6970
39.7
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
39
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
59.6
Ultra, 1680×1050, AF 16X, AA 8x
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
52.6
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
27.8
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP (925/5500 MHz)
28.6
VTX Radeon HD 6970
29.9
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
30
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
57.2
Ultra, 1920×1080, AF 16X, AA 4X
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
54
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
36.9
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP (925/5500 MHz)
34.3
VTX Radeon HD 6970
34.9
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
34.4
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
53.6
Ultra, 1920×1080, AF 16X, AA 8x
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
53.9
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
23.2
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP (925/5500 MHz)
24.9
VTX Radeon HD 6970
26
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
29.3
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
41.3
%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
100%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
61%
ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP (925/5500 MHz)
61%
VTX Radeon HD 6970
61%
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition (772/4008 MHz)
62%
Point of View GeForce GTX 590
99%
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