NVIDIA GeForce Source Engine Ubuntu Linux Benchmarks

Benchmarks of several different NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards using the NVIDIA 331.20 x86_64 Linux graphics driver on Ubuntu 13.10 Linux. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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GeForce 9800GT
November 08 2013
 
GeForce GT 220
November 08 2013
 
GeForce GT 240
November 08 2013
 
GeForce GTX 460
November 08 2013
 
GeForce GT 520
November 07 2013
 
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
November 07 2013
 
GeForce GT 610
November 07 2013
 
GeForce GTX 650
November 07 2013
 
GeForce GTX 680
November 07 2013
 
GeForce GTX 470
November 09 2013
 
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GeForce 9800GT

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

GeForce GT 220

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

GeForce GT 240

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

GeForce GTX 460

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

GeForce GT 520

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

GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Changed Graphics to eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz).

GeForce GT 610

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/533MHz).

GeForce GTX 650

Changed Graphics to MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz).

GeForce GTX 680

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

GeForce GTX 470

Processor: Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: EVGA E682, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST3500418AS + 16GB TS16GSSD25H-M + 320GB 3200BEV External, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1280MB (607/1674MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Marvell 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.12, Display Server: X Server 1.13.4, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

NVIDIA GeForce Source Engine Ubuntu Linux BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 610GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 470AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD RD890 bridge8192MB64GB OCZ AGILITYMSI NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz)Realtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 13.103.11.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.14.3NVIDIA 331.203.3.0GCC 4.8ext42560x1600XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz)ECS NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz)ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)4.3.0eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/533MHz)MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores)EVGA E682Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM4096MB500GB Seagate ST3500418AS + 16GB TS16GSSD25H-M + 320GB 3200BEV ExternalNVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1280MB (607/1674MHz)Marvell 88E8057 PCI-E GigabitUbuntu 13.043.8.0-33-generic (x86_64)LXDE 0.5.12X Server 1.13.4GCC 4.71920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- GeForce GTX 470: Compiz was running on this system.

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 610GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 4704080120160200SE +/- 0.46, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 2.29, N = 315.1328.9915.7910.3423.58111.4223.96108.55128.44162.17
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 610GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 470306090120150Min: 14.61 / Avg: 15.13 / Max: 17.44Min: 28.96 / Avg: 28.99 / Max: 29.03Min: 15.75 / Avg: 15.79 / Max: 15.82Min: 10.34 / Avg: 10.34 / Max: 10.35Min: 23.57 / Avg: 23.58 / Max: 23.59Min: 109.02 / Avg: 111.42 / Max: 112.69Min: 23.95 / Avg: 23.96 / Max: 23.99Min: 105.74 / Avg: 108.55 / Max: 110.16Min: 128.37 / Avg: 128.44 / Max: 128.55Min: 157.61 / Avg: 162.17 / Max: 164.83

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 610GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 4704080120160200SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 2.68, N = 610.5017.1211.015.9913.9471.5614.1571.57129.36160.21
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce 9800GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 610GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 470306090120150Min: 10.46 / Avg: 10.5 / Max: 10.55Min: 17.11 / Avg: 17.12 / Max: 17.12Min: 10.99 / Avg: 11.01 / Max: 11.02Min: 5.98 / Avg: 5.99 / Max: 5.99Min: 13.93 / Avg: 13.94 / Max: 13.95Min: 71.52 / Avg: 71.56 / Max: 71.62Min: 14.14 / Avg: 14.15 / Max: 14.15Min: 71.38 / Avg: 71.57 / Max: 71.71Min: 128.59 / Avg: 129.36 / Max: 129.93Min: 152.15 / Avg: 160.21 / Max: 167.31

GeForce 9800GT

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 8 November 2013 11:02 by user pts.

GeForce GT 220

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 8 November 2013 10:42 by user pts.

GeForce GT 240

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 8 November 2013 12:11 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 460

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 8 November 2013 09:56 by user pts.

GeForce GT 520

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 7 November 2013 20:06 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 7 November 2013 11:43 by user pts.

GeForce GT 610

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/533MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 7 November 2013 22:29 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 650

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 7 November 2013 14:45 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 680

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 7 November 2013 10:05 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 470

Processor: Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: EVGA E682, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST3500418AS + 16GB TS16GSSD25H-M + 320GB 3200BEV External, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1280MB (607/1674MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Marvell 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit

OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: LXDE 0.5.12, Display Server: X Server 1.13.4, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 9 November 2013 09:25 by user media.