General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores384384Core clock speed705 MHz775 MHzBoost clock speedno data825 MHzNumber of transistors1,270 million690 millionManufacturing process technology28 nm28 nmPower consumption [TDP]45 Wattno dataTexture fill rate22.5916.50Floating-point performance542.2 gflops528.0 gflops
Size and compatibility
Information on Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 8690M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sizedInterfaceMXM-A [3.0]PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GBMemory bus width128 Bit64 BitMemory clock speed2800 MHz4500 MHzMemory bandwidth44.8 GB/s32 GB/sShared memory--
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones [so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips]. OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputsDisplay Port1.2no data
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Optimus+no data3D Vision Pro+no dataMosaic+no datanView Display Management+no dataOptimus+no data
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX1212 [11_1]Shader Model55.1OpenGL4.54.6OpenCL1.21.2Vulkan+1.2.131CUDA+no data
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Quadro K1100M outperforms Radeon HD 8690M by 10% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 [the last being done in 4K resolution if possible], and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Quadro K1100M outperforms Radeon HD 8690M by 10% in Passmark.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Quadro K1100M outperforms Radeon HD 8690M by 14% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Quadro K1100M outperforms Radeon HD 8690M by 11% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Quadro K1100M outperforms Radeon HD 8690M by 16% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 8690M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC [SHA256] 18 Mh/s no data
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
Performance in popular games
Full HD Low Preset
Cyberpunk 20775−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Full HD Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 56−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 20775−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 54−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 48−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Hitman 35−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 26−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion1−2 0−1
Full HD High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 56−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 20775−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 54−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 48−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Hitman 35−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 26−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion1−2 0−1
Full HD Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 56−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 20775−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 54−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 48−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt4
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion1−2 0−1
1440p High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 36−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 21−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
1440p Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 20771−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 54−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 43−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt0−1 0−1
4K High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 33−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 21−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
4K Ultra Preset
Far Cry 54−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 43−4 2−3
This is how K1100M and HD 8690M compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- K1100M is 5.9% faster than HD 8690M
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K1100M is 50% faster than the HD 8690M.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8690M is 50% faster than the K1100M.
All in all, in popular games:
- K1100M is ahead in 24 tests [50%]
- HD 8690M is ahead in 1 test [2%]
- there's a draw in 23 tests [48%]
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 2.80 2.54 Recency 23 July 2013 16 November 2012 Memory bus width 128 64 Memory bandwidth 44.8 32
The Quadro K1100M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8690M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro K1100M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 8690M is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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