NVIDIA VDPAU Video Performance

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

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GeForce 8800GT
May 01 2012
 
GeForce 9600GSO
May 01 2012
 
GeForce 9800GT
May 01 2012
 
GeForce GT 220
May 01 2012
 
GeForce GT 240
May 01 2012
 
GeForce GTX 460
May 01 2012
 
GeForce GT 520
May 01 2012
 
GeForce GTX 680
May 01 2012
 
gtx460
June 11 2012
 
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GeForce 8800GT

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

GeForce 9600GSO

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 1024MB (500/900MHz).

GeForce 9800GT

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz).

GeForce GT 220

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz).

GeForce GT 240

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz).

GeForce GTX 460

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

GeForce GT 520

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz).

GeForce GTX 680

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz).

gtx460

Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A77T, Chipset: AMD nee ATI RX780/RX790 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 60GB Toshiba MKNSSDCR060GB + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB (778/2004MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.3, Display Server: X Server 1.12.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 302.11, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 302.11, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz and Firefox were running on this system.

NVIDIA VDPAU Video PerformanceProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx460Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz)Realtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3NVIDIA 295.403.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2ext42560x1600NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 1024MB (500/900MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)AMD Athlon II X2 250 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores)ASUS M4A77TAMD nee ATI RX780/RX790 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x04096MB2 x 60GB Toshiba MKNSSDCR060GB + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB (778/2004MHz)VIA VT1708S3.2.0-24-generic (x86_64)KDE 4.8.3X Server 1.12.2NVIDIA 302.114.2.0 NVIDIA 302.11GCC 4.61920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- GeForce 8800GT: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce 9600GSO: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce 9800GT: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GT 220: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GT 240: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GTX 460: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GT 520: Compiz was running on this system.- GeForce GTX 680: Compiz was running on this system.- gtx460: Compiz and Firefox were running on this system.

NVIDIA VDPAU Video Performanceqvdpautest: 1280x720 MPEG Decodingqvdpautest: 1280x720 H.264 Decodingqvdpautest: 1440x1080 VC-1 Decodingqvdpautest: 1920x1080 H.264 Decodingqvdpautest: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46015512615597126451579812745132104795267146118795368211106635065333217679711427023568101113229128735664OpenBenchmarking.org

qVDPAUtest

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG DecodingGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46070140210280350SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 16.87, N = 6SE +/- 0.67, N = 3155155157132146211333270229
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG DecodingGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46060120180240300Min: 155 / Avg: 155 / Max: 155Min: 155 / Avg: 155.33 / Max: 156Min: 156 / Avg: 156.67 / Max: 157Min: 132 / Avg: 132 / Max: 132Min: 133 / Avg: 146 / Max: 153Min: 210 / Avg: 210.67 / Max: 211Min: 333 / Avg: 333 / Max: 333Min: 252 / Avg: 269.67 / Max: 354Min: 228 / Avg: 228.67 / Max: 230

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 H.264 DecodingGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46050100150200250SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 6SE +/- 4.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 6.84, N = 39798104118106217235128
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 H.264 DecodingGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx4604080120160200Min: 97 / Avg: 97.33 / Max: 98Min: 98 / Avg: 98 / Max: 98Min: 104 / Avg: 104.33 / Max: 105Min: 107 / Avg: 118.33 / Max: 122Min: 101 / Avg: 105.67 / Max: 114Min: 217 / Avg: 217.33 / Max: 218Min: 234 / Avg: 235.33 / Max: 236Min: 114 / Avg: 127.67 / Max: 135

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1440x1080 VC-1 DecodingGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx460306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 6SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3126126127797963676873
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1440x1080 VC-1 DecodingGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46020406080100Min: 126 / Avg: 126 / Max: 126Min: 126 / Avg: 126 / Max: 126Min: 127 / Avg: 127 / Max: 127Min: 79 / Avg: 79 / Max: 79Min: 76 / Avg: 79 / Max: 82Min: 60 / Avg: 62.67 / Max: 64Min: 66 / Avg: 67.33 / Max: 70Min: 67 / Avg: 68.33 / Max: 71Min: 73 / Avg: 73 / Max: 73

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 H.264 DecodingGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 4SE +/- 1.15, N = 345455253509710156
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 H.264 DecodingGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46020406080100Min: 45 / Avg: 45 / Max: 45Min: 45 / Avg: 45 / Max: 45Min: 52 / Avg: 52.33 / Max: 53Min: 52 / Avg: 53 / Max: 54Min: 48 / Avg: 49.67 / Max: 51Min: 91 / Avg: 97 / Max: 100Min: 96 / Avg: 101 / Max: 103Min: 54 / Avg: 56 / Max: 58

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx460306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.14, N = 6SE +/- 1.86, N = 367686511411364
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680gtx46020406080100Min: 67 / Avg: 67.33 / Max: 68Min: 67 / Avg: 67.67 / Max: 68Min: 65 / Avg: 65 / Max: 65Min: 113 / Avg: 113.67 / Max: 114Min: 102 / Avg: 112.67 / Max: 115Min: 62 / Avg: 64.33 / Max: 68

GeForce 8800GT

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 11:36 by user phoronix.

GeForce 9600GSO

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 1024MB (500/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 13:55 by user phoronix.

GeForce 9800GT

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 14:09 by user phoronix.

GeForce GT 220

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 11:44 by user phoronix.

GeForce GT 240

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 12:49 by user phoronix.

GeForce GTX 460

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 14:47 by user phoronix.

GeForce GT 520

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 12:17 by user phoronix.

GeForce GTX 680

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 1 May 2012 10:43 by user phoronix.

gtx460

Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M4A77T, Chipset: AMD nee ATI RX780/RX790 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 60GB Toshiba MKNSSDCR060GB + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB (778/2004MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.3, Display Server: X Server 1.12.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 302.11, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 302.11, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz and Firefox were running on this system.

Testing initiated at 11 June 2012 07:48 by user achim.