EVGA GeForce GTX 690chat_bubble_outlineFrom real comments

Strong performance that held up for years. Multiple long-term owners report the card still running well years after purchase, including one user still using it in 2016 and another citing four years of reliable service. Watercooled and overclocked setups reportedly ran cool, around 50C, while maxing out games. Users cite strong frame rates in Crysis, Battlefield 3, Tomb Raider and Borderlands 2 at 2560x1440 resolution, with updated NVIDIA drivers said to have further improved performance over time compared to when reviews were originally filmed.

Dual-GPU design brings real SLI-style headaches. Several comments point out that only one GPU was active during gameplay, requiring manual activation of the multi-GPU function in NVIDIA Control Panel, which some testers forgot to enable, tanking frame rates to around 30fps instead of a possible 60-120fps. Others warn that games not coded for dual-GPU or SLI won't scale properly, driver updates for multi-GPU lag behind single-GPU cards, and temperatures can run higher in this configuration.

Value and VRAM sharing divide opinion. Commenters disagree sharply on value: some call the launch price a waste of money for anyone but serious professionals, while others found it a steal years later at under $300 on eBay, outperforming even a GTX 980. A recurring concern is the shared 4GB VRAM (2GB per GPU), which some argue limits it at high resolutions compared to running two separate 4GB 680 cards instead.