NVIDIA VDPAU Video Performance

Some NVIDIA VDPAU benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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NVIDIA VDPAU Video PerformanceProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce GTX 680GeForce 8800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@20120611Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)Realtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3NVIDIA 295.404.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2ext42560x1600NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz)3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz)4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz)3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 1024MB (500/900MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores)Gigabyte M55S-S3NVIDIA MCP551 x 2048 MB 800MHz160GB Seagate ST3160815AS + 123GB Maxtor 6Y120L0NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS/PCIe/SSE2/3DNOW! 512MB (650/400MHz)Realtek ALC888Debian 6.0.53.2.0-0.bpo.1-686-pae (i686)KDEX Server 1.10.4NVIDIA 302.073.3.0 NVIDIA 302.07GCC 4.4.5ext2/ext31440x900OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- GeForce GTX 680: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce 8800GT: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GT 220: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GT 520: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GT 240: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce 9600GSO: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce 9800GT: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GTX 460: Compiz was running on this system.- khand@20120611: AMD CnQ was enabled.

NVIDIA VDPAU Video Performanceqvdpautest: 1280x720 MPEG Decodingqvdpautest: 1280x720 H.264 Decodingqvdpautest: 1440x1080 VC-1 Decodingqvdpautest: 1920x1080 H.264 Decodingqvdpautest: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce 8800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@20120611270235681011131551261321047952673332176797114146118795368155971264515798127452111066350651941459875OpenBenchmarking.org

qVDPAUtest

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce 8800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@2012061170140210280350SE +/- 16.87, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3270155132333146155157211194
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce 8800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@2012061160120180240300Min: 252 / Avg: 269.67 / Max: 354Min: 155 / Avg: 155 / Max: 155Min: 132 / Avg: 132 / Max: 132Min: 333 / Avg: 333 / Max: 333Min: 133 / Avg: 146 / Max: 153Min: 155 / Avg: 155.33 / Max: 156Min: 156 / Avg: 156.67 / Max: 157Min: 210 / Avg: 210.67 / Max: 211Min: 194 / Avg: 194.33 / Max: 195

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 H.264 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@2012061150100150200250SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32351042171189798106145
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 H.264 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@201206114080120160200Min: 234 / Avg: 235.33 / Max: 236Min: 104 / Avg: 104.33 / Max: 105Min: 217 / Avg: 217.33 / Max: 218Min: 107 / Avg: 118.33 / Max: 122Min: 97 / Avg: 97.33 / Max: 98Min: 98 / Avg: 98 / Max: 98Min: 101 / Avg: 105.67 / Max: 114Min: 145 / Avg: 145 / Max: 145

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1440x1080 VC-1 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce 8800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@20120611306090120150SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3681267967791261276398
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1440x1080 VC-1 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce 8800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@2012061120406080100Min: 67 / Avg: 68.33 / Max: 71Min: 126 / Avg: 126 / Max: 126Min: 79 / Avg: 79 / Max: 79Min: 66 / Avg: 67.33 / Max: 70Min: 76 / Avg: 79 / Max: 82Min: 126 / Avg: 126 / Max: 126Min: 127 / Avg: 127 / Max: 127Min: 60 / Avg: 62.67 / Max: 64Min: 98 / Avg: 98 / Max: 98

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 H.264 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@2012061120406080100SE +/- 1.68, N = 4SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310152975345455075
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 H.264 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GTX 460khand@2012061120406080100Min: 96 / Avg: 101 / Max: 103Min: 52 / Avg: 52.33 / Max: 53Min: 91 / Avg: 97 / Max: 100Min: 52 / Avg: 53 / Max: 54Min: 45 / Avg: 45 / Max: 45Min: 45 / Avg: 45 / Max: 45Min: 48 / Avg: 49.67 / Max: 51Min: 75 / Avg: 75 / Max: 75

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460306090120150SE +/- 2.14, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3113671146865
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingGeForce GTX 680GeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 46020406080100Min: 102 / Avg: 112.67 / Max: 115Min: 67 / Avg: 67.33 / Max: 68Min: 113 / Avg: 113.67 / Max: 114Min: 67 / Avg: 67.67 / Max: 68Min: 65 / Avg: 65 / Max: 65