NVIDIA VDPAU Video Performance

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

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1206118-BY-1206103SU43.

NVIDIA VDPAU Video PerformanceProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680550tIntel 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)ASRock 870 Extreme3ATI RX780/RX7904096MB4 x 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ + 120GB Hitachi HTS54161NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (970/2100MHz)Ubuntu 10.102.6.35-32-generic (x86_64)KDE 4.5.5X Server 1.9.2.901 (1.9.3 RC 1)NVIDIA 295.534.2.0 NVIDIA 295.53GCC 4.4.51280x720OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- GeForce 8800GT: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- GeForce 9600GSO: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- GeForce 9800GT: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- GeForce GT 220: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- GeForce GT 240: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- GeForce GTX 460: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- GeForce GT 520: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- GeForce GTX 680: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v- 550t: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -vSystem 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.- 550t: Firefox was 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 680550t15512615597126451579812745132104795267146118795368211106635065333217679711427023568101113236OpenBenchmarking.org

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG Decoding

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 680550t70140210280350SE +/- 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 +/- 0.00, N = 3155155157132146211333270236

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1280x720 H.264 Decoding

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 68050100150200250SE +/- 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 = 39798104118106217235

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1440x1080 VC-1 Decoding

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 680306090120150SE +/- 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 = 31261261277979636768

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1920x1080 H.264 Decoding

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 68020406080100SE +/- 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 = 4454552535097101

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 680306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.14, N = 6676865114113

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