NVIDIA 319.12 Linux Driver Benchmarking OpenGL Benchmarking the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GeForce GTX 680 graphics cards on Ubuntu 13.04 Linux. Comparing the NVIDIA 304.88, 310.44, 313.30, and 319.12 Linux graphics driver releases. NVIDIA Linux benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.88, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.44, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.44, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 313.30, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 313.30, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.88, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.44, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.44, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 313.30, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 313.30, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 72.30 |======== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 111.47 |============ GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 113.17 |============ GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 111.37 |============ GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 307.33 |================================= GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 319.70 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 321.47 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 323.63 |=================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 69.80 |=========== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 69.90 |=========== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 69.90 |=========== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 69.80 |=========== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 229.57 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 230.60 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 230.67 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 231.17 |=================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 14.65 |============ GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 15.43 |============ GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 15.29 |============ GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 13.67 |=========== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 44.45 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 45.17 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 45.28 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 42.08 |================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 26.65 |============= GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 26.69 |============= GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 26.69 |============= GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 26.65 |============= GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 73.09 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 72.81 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 72.91 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 72.66 |==================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 17.83 |=========== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 17.85 |=========== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 17.80 |=========== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 16.05 |========== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 57.52 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 57.45 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 57.45 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 54.23 |================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 169.13 |=========================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 182.34 |============================= GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 182.34 |============================= GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 174.76 |============================ GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 214.32 |================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 219.44 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 219.25 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 220.86 |=================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 127.70 |===================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 138.29 |====================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 134.60 |====================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 138.32 |====================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 216.13 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 216.13 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 216.03 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 216.45 |=================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 52.40 |============= GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 59.88 |=============== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 59.86 |=============== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 55.75 |============== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 131.68 |================================= GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 138.41 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 138.85 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 136.26 |================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 40.02 |============ GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 38.77 |============ GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 37.87 |=========== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 38.52 |============ GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 116.78 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 114.43 |================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 114.23 |================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 114.74 |================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 145 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 147 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 146 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 147 |==================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 274 |===================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 278 |====================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 278 |====================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 278 |====================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 307 |=================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 313 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 312 |=================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 313 |==================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 597 |===================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 609 |====================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 609 |====================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 608 |====================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 304.88 . 2082 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 310.44 . 2108 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 313.30 . 2105 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti: NVIDIA 319.12 . 2116 |==================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.88 .... 3895 |===================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.44 .... 3940 |===================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 313.30 .... 3941 |===================================== GeForce GTX 680: NVIDIA 319.12 .... 3931 |=====================================