NVIDIA GeForce Fermi/Kepler Ubuntu Linux Performance Benchmarking of various NVIDIA GeForce 400/500 Fermi and GeForce 600 Kepler graphics cards on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com. Using Ubuntu 13.04 with the Linux 3.10 vanilla kernel. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 15 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 AMD Radeon HD 7700: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-DS3H, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 3001GB Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH1, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7700 1024MB (800/1125MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: W2252 + L1730S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.11.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.10.10, OpenGL: 4.2.12337, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 142.00 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 22.70 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 117.30 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 420.30 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 197.87 |==================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 23.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 22.0 AVG: 44.0 MAX: 76.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 22.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 4.0 AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.0 MAX: 28.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 85.47 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 14.20 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 70.60 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 241.73 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 196.80 |=================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 8 AVG: 12 MAX: 39 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 38 AVG: 70 MAX: 99 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 10 AVG: 14 MAX: 39 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 37 AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ MIN: 1 AVG: 5 MAX: 24 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 213.70 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 30.10 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 191.40 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 504.90 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 231.33 |==================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 9.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 61.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.9 MAX: 5.0 AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.1 MAX: 94.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 213.87 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 30.10 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 191.57 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 505.40 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 231.23 |==================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 9.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 61.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.9 MAX: 7.0 AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.2 MAX: 92.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 16.31 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 2.21 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 14.16 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 42.80 |============================================ AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 13.22 |============== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 4.02 |======== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 1.21 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 5.34 |========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 22.78 |============================================ AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 13.21 |========================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 22.69 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.73 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 19.64 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 67.35 |============================================ AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 14.71 |========== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 19.38 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.14 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 16.18 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 58.00 |============================================ AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 14.72 |=========== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 19.38 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.14 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 16.19 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57.98 |============================================ AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 14.72 |=========== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 10.42 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 1.73 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 9.16 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 34.44 |============================================ AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 14.71 |=================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 124.97 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 19.23 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 110.87 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 303.20 |=========================================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 124.50 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 19.20 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 110.63 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 304.17 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 222.28 |============================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 28.04 |==== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 204.93 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 317.80 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 40.72 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 157.46 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 18.80 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 118.67 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 289.66 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 40.22 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 159.15 |======================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 21.74 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 140.57 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 283.87 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 37.51 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 110.48 |==================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 14.31 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 84.38 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 242.59 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 38.44 |======= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 101.73 |====================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 15.87 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 88.08 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 195.14 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 28.53 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 71.56 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 10.30 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 54.57 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 163.64 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 32.25 |======== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 1519 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 262 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1240 |========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 5387 |============================================= AMD Radeon HD 7700 ........ 2529 |===================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 1519 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 262 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1239 |========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 5390 |============================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 24543 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3909 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 22118 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57671 |============================================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 24468 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3886 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 22044 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57555 |============================================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 867 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 95 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 705 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 1883 |============================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 867 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 95 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 705 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 1883 |============================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2231 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 504 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1873 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 9019 |============================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2230 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 504 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1873 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 9022 |============================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 109786 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 13437 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 105963 |==================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 228271 |=========================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 109788 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 13437 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 105966 |==================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 226971 |=========================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 139 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 24 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 112 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 426 |============================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 139 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 24 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 112 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 426 |============================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 399 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 69 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 322 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 999 |============================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 399 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 69 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 322 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 999 |============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 181 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 27 |==== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 149 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 295 |============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 381 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 43 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 318 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 647 |============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2583 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 317 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 2157 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 4184 |=============================================