Nvidia Launches $999 GeForce GTX 690 Graphics Card this Week

  • Nvidia has announced its dual-chip GeForce GTX 690 graphics card, featuring two GK104 graphics processors with Kepler architecture, using 28-nanometer process technology.
  • “Based on two GeForce GTX 680 graphics processors, the model GTX 690 essentially doubles their power with 3072 stream processors, 256 texture units, 64 raster operating units as well as two 256-bit memory buses,” reports X-bit Labs. “The chip is clocked at 915MHz, whereas 4GB of memory operate at whopping 6.008GHz.”
  • The card supports “DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 4.2, OpenCL 1.2, stereoscopic-3D, multi-monitor capability, PhysX, 4-way multi-GPU, PCI Express 3.0 and so on,” explains the post.
  • The GeForce GTX includes an array of innovative features such as efficient cooling using dual vapor chambers, a durable exterior frame made from trivalent chromium-plated aluminum, and a a 10-layer copper printed circuit board.
  • Priced at $999, the card will be available in limited quantities this week.

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