AMD Thermal And Power Use AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce Linux testing for upcoming Sapphire Radeon R7 260X Ubuntu Linux graphics card review for future article on Phoronix by Michael Larabel. Radeon R7 A10-7850K: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 7168MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: KV SPECTRE DESKTOP 65W/100W (130F) 1024MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12618, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 6870: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12618, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 6950: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12618, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12618, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R7 260X: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12618, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R9 270X: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12618, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 610: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/533MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 650: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (540/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 A10-7850K . 665 |========= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 2427 |================================ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 2482 |================================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 2145 |============================= Radeon R7 260X ...... 1811 |======================== Radeon R9 270X ...... 3815 |=================================================== GeForce GT 610 ...... 167 |== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 1209 |================ GeForce GTX 760 ..... 3218 |=========================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 A10-7850K . 5.31 |===================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 8.57 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 8.15 |================================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 9.80 |======================================== Radeon R7 260X ...... 8.77 |=================================== Radeon R9 270X ...... 12.36 |================================================== GeForce GT 610 ...... 1.36 |====== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 7.09 |============================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 10.73 |=========================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 6870 .. MIN: 55 AVG: 68 MAX: 72 Radeon HD 6950 .. MIN: 59 AVG: 72 MAX: 76 Radeon HD 7850 .. MIN: 44 AVG: 54 MAX: 63 Radeon R7 260X .. MIN: 40 AVG: 57 MAX: 65 Radeon R9 270X .. MIN: 44 AVG: 55 MAX: 59 GeForce GT 610 .. MIN: 49 AVG: 59 MAX: 63 GeForce GTX 650 . MIN: 46 AVG: 55 MAX: 58 GeForce GTX 760 . MIN: 50 AVG: 74 MAX: 81 GpuTest 0.6.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 A10-7850K . MIN: 122 AVG: 125 MAX: 134 Radeon HD 6870 ...... MIN: 130 AVG: 283 MAX: 301 Radeon HD 6950 ...... MIN: 187 AVG: 305 MAX: 318 Radeon HD 7850 ...... MIN: 121 AVG: 219 MAX: 226 Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 145 AVG: 207 MAX: 214 Radeon R9 270X ...... MIN: 302 AVG: 309 MAX: 318 GeForce GT 610 ...... MIN: 86 AVG: 123 MAX: 129 GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 169 AVG: 171 MAX: 173 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 235 AVG: 300 MAX: 308 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 A10-7850K . 61.80 |====================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 88.93 |=============================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 91.33 |================================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 86.67 |=============================== Radeon R7 260X ...... 85.53 |============================== Radeon R9 270X ...... 87.35 |=============================== GeForce GT 610 ...... 19.45 |======= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 96.98 |================================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 139.17 |================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 A10-7850K . 0.60 |=============================================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 0.47 |===================================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 0.45 |=================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 0.53 |========================================== Radeon R7 260X ...... 0.62 |================================================= Radeon R9 270X ...... 0.51 |======================================== GeForce GT 610 ...... 0.16 |============= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 0.65 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 0.63 |================================================= Xonotic 0.7 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 6870 .. MIN: 46.0 AVG: 55.2 MAX: 59.0 Radeon HD 6950 .. MIN: 45.5 AVG: 56.5 MAX: 59.5 Radeon HD 7850 .. MIN: 44.0 AVG: 50.1 MAX: 53.0 Radeon R7 260X .. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 40.8 MAX: 45.0 Radeon R9 270X .. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 39.7 MAX: 42.0 GeForce GT 610 .. MIN: 50.0 AVG: 59.6 MAX: 61.0 GeForce GTX 650 . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 45.5 MAX: 47.0 GeForce GTX 760 . MIN: 62.0 AVG: 67.6 MAX: 71.0 Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 A10-7850K . MIN: 60 AVG: 103 MAX: 116 Radeon HD 6870 ...... MIN: 123 AVG: 188 MAX: 246 Radeon HD 6950 ...... MIN: 130 AVG: 201 MAX: 266 Radeon HD 7850 ...... MIN: 115 AVG: 162 MAX: 194 Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 73 AVG: 137 MAX: 172 Radeon R9 270X ...... MIN: 117 AVG: 171 MAX: 211 GeForce GT 610 ...... MIN: 109 AVG: 122 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 125 AVG: 148 MAX: 156 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 162 AVG: 222 MAX: 258 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Radeon HD 6870 .. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 58.4 MAX: 72.0 Radeon HD 6950 .. MIN: 33.5 AVG: 60.6 MAX: 76.0 Radeon HD 7850 .. MIN: 25.0 AVG: 50.7 MAX: 63.0 Radeon R7 260X .. MIN: 24.0 AVG: 45.2 MAX: 65.0 Radeon R9 270X .. MIN: 23.0 AVG: 44.1 MAX: 59.0 GeForce GT 610 .. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 59.1 MAX: 63.0 GeForce GTX 650 . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 47.9 MAX: 58.0 GeForce GTX 760 . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 69.0 MAX: 81.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Radeon R7 A10-7850K . MIN: 57 AVG: 106 MAX: 134 Radeon HD 6870 ...... MIN: 87 AVG: 211 MAX: 301 Radeon HD 6950 ...... MIN: 95 AVG: 231 MAX: 318 Radeon HD 7850 ...... MIN: 82 AVG: 175 MAX: 242 Radeon R7 260X ...... MIN: 72 AVG: 153 MAX: 214 Radeon R9 270X ...... MIN: 82 AVG: 208 MAX: 318 GeForce GT 610 ...... MIN: 71 AVG: 121 MAX: 129 GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 76 AVG: 150 MAX: 173 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 81 AVG: 240 MAX: 312