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Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 4GB GDDR5 PCIe

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 features 3,072 CUDA cores, 4GB of GDDR5 RAM at 6.0Gbps running on a 512-bit bus and a base clock of 915MHz, although it can be boosted to 1019MHz. Video output is provided by three dual-link DVI ports and a single Mini-DisplayPort 1.2 output. Power is provided by two 8-pin connectors using a new 10-phase heavy duty power supply which is connected to a ten layer two-ounce copper PCB.

Based on 14 reviews

Excellent:

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Good:

7
Average:

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Bad:

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Pros

Fast.
Admirable noise.
Temps and powerdraw stats.
Supremely well-built.
Enables four GPU rendering from two cards.
Very low power consumption.
Nvidia Surround and 3D Vision Surround on a single card solution.
Awesome performance, Reaches GTX 680 SLI performance levels.

Cons

Very expensive.
Blocks a second expansion slot.
High temperature.
Dynamic OC can't be turned off, Manual overclocking more complicated than before.

By InsideHW on August 12, 2012

NVIDIA has done a great job with Kepler, no doubts about that. The fact that a relatively small chip which doesn’t require a lot of energy contains blazing performance was about as good as it gets, as basis for a dual-GPU solution. Furthermore,...

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By APC Magazine on August 09, 2012

Despite being built with notebooks in mind, Nvidia's new Kepler architecture has done wonders for desktop graphics cards. With its meagre energy needs and high performance, gamers have been blessed with a powerful product that doesn't sound like...

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By uk.hardware.info on August 02, 2012

Two GeForce GTX 690s with their four Nvidia GK104 GPUs in one system, does it make any sense? Yes, but probably only for a niche market. With a single GeForce GTX 690 (or two GeForce GTX 680s) you have enough 3D power to run all games in 5760x1080...

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By X-bit Labs on August 01, 2012

Combined into a 4-way SLI configuration, two Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 cards are indeed overkill for ordinary users who play their games on a single monitor, even a high-resolution one. Well, we couldn't have any doubts about that really. The more...

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By BeHardware on July 03, 2012

With the GeForce GTX 690, Nvidia has put a technological beast in its shop window that will get the pulses racing even if it doesn't stand up all that well to rational judgement. As is often the case in the ultra high-end segment, and even more so...

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By Bit-tech.net on June 13, 2012

Nvidia claimed the GTX 690 would deliver the performance of two GTX 680s and, for once, a manufacturer's boasts weren't entirely made of hot air. Our benchmark results demonstrate that the GTX 690 is the fastest graphics card on the planet,...

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By Atomic MPC on May 24, 2012

A top performing card, just too...

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By DigitalVersus on May 16, 2012

This is an exceptional graphics card, boasting ultra-high performances, excellent build quality, a top-end finish and ... an eye-watering price tag! It's clearly not the kind of graphics card that's within everyone's reach, but for a handful...

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By PC Pro on May 04, 2012

Astonishing levels of power for crazy amounts of cash, this is a card reserved for the privileged...

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By HEXUS.net on May 03, 2012

Review: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 by Tarinder Sandhu on 3 May 2012, 14:02 4.5 Tags: NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qabf4v Add to My Vault: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 £899.63 Free shipping for HEXUS members* NVIDIA pulled out all the stops...

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