GeForce GTX 690
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 600 series · launched May 2012
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce GTX 690 launched at $999 in 2012. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $1,440 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 44% rise over 14 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2012 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce 600 series |
| Launched | May 2012 |
| Launch price | $999 |
| Architecture | Kepler |
| Chip | 2x GK104-355-A2 |
| Memory | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 2 GB/s |
| Core clock | 915 MHz (boost 1,019 MHz) |
| FP32 compute | 3.13 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 300 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 5.1 billion |
| Process | 28 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Tier | 90-class |
The Nvidia 90-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 295 | 2009 | $499 | $769 | — |
| GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB | 2009 | $499 | $769 | — |
| GeForce GTX 590 | 2011 | $699 | $1,028 | — |
| GeForce GTX 690 | 2012 | $999 | $1,440 | — |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | 2020 | $1,499 | $1,916 | 5,398 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | 2022 | $1,999 | $2,261 | 5,633 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | 2022 | $1,599 | $1,808 | 11,078 |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 2025 | $1,999 | $2,054 | 14,998 |
Compare with
- GeForce GTX TITAN · 2013 · $999 · 380
- Radeon HD 7990 · 2013 · $1,000
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