SteamOS 1.0 NVIDIA GPU Benchmarks NVIDIA graphics card benchmarks on the SteamOS 1.0 Beta. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. 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: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 15 HDMI/DP, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 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: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (540/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX TITAN: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 44 HDMI/DP, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX: Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FAEX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 16, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf: Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FAEX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 16, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off: Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FAEX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 16, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon: Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 4.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FAEX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 1, Kernel: 3.11-2-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.0.14, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.49, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 win 8.2 gtx 780: Processor: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Rampage III GENE, Chipset: Intel X58, Memory: 4096 + 4096 + 4096 + 12 + 12 + 12 DDR3-533MHz, Disk: 239GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 70.60 |=== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 70.17 |=== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 242.47 |=========== GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 202.60 |========= GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 260.13 |============ GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 299.30 |============= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 324.23 |=============== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 317.10 |============== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 388.53 |================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 466.13 |===================== cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 454.57 |==================== win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 195.03 |========= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. MIN: 10.0 AVG: 14.2 MAX: 34.0 GeForce GTX 650 ................................. MIN: 10.0 AVG: 14.2 MAX: 34.0 GeForce GTX 680 ................................. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.1 MAX: 32.0 GeForce GTX 760 ................................. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 32.0 GeForce GTX 770 ................................. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.8 MAX: 33.0 GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.3 MAX: 31.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 4.0 EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 18.0 EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.6 MAX: 7.0 cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.1 MAX: 5.0 cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.2 MAX: 6.0 win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.0 MAX: 32.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 8.79 |== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 15.53 |==== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 42.89 |========== GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 38.40 |========= GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 45.29 |========== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 74.76 |================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 79.36 |================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 93.55 |====================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 93.84 |====================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 95.34 |====================== cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 94.78 |====================== win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 63.07 |=============== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 60.04 |=== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 61.88 |==== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 216.21 |============ GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 179.82 |========== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 224.86 |============= GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 307.54 |================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 340.60 |==================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 321.98 |=================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 325.87 |=================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 364.22 |===================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 36.63 |=== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 38.06 |=== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 129.81 |============ GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 107.90 |========== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 135.20 |============ GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 187.14 |================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 209.57 |=================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 233.28 |===================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 234.95 |===================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 234.95 |===================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 53.84 |==== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 52.76 |==== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 177.72 |=============== GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 152.96 |============= GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 186.30 |=============== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 240.47 |==================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 256.50 |===================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 207.57 |================= EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 210.55 |================= cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 247.38 |==================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 31.20 |=== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 33.88 |==== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 112.66 |============ GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 97.65 |=========== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 118.44 |============= GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 156.49 |================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 170.55 |=================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 185.93 |==================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 187.52 |===================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 192.07 |===================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 16.54 |==== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 17.96 |==== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 58.04 |============= GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 49.54 |=========== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 60.54 |============== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 78.03 |================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 82.58 |=================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 89.41 |===================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 89.41 |===================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 95.86 |====================== cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 95.05 |====================== win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 71.67 |================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 497.18 |============= GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 395.24 |========== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 808.79 |===================== GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 440.10 |=========== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 826.95 |===================== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 808.53 |===================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 440.88 |=========== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 303.36 |======== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 302.94 |======== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 365.01 |========= cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 358.44 |========= win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 219.49 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 296.02 |======= GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 300.56 |======== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 804.22 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 440.20 |=========== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 819.30 |===================== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 829.52 |===================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 444.46 |=========== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 304.39 |======== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 303.70 |======== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 363.57 |========= cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 364.43 |========= win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 222.52 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 85.48 |====== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 93.67 |======= GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 246.41 |================== GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 187.92 |============== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 255.69 |=================== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 280.46 |===================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 218.94 |================ EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 178.01 |============= EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 180.04 |============= cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 212.57 |================ cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 210.42 |================ win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 120.75 |========= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 60.18 |===== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 61.93 |===== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 191.76 |================= GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 151.46 |============= GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 200.98 |================== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 238.53 |===================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 203.50 |================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 178.77 |================ EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 180.11 |================ cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 213.03 |=================== cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 210.77 |=================== win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 108.18 |========== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 3260 |==== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 1550 |== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 9173 |============ GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 5310 |======= GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 7089 |========= GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 12434 |================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 13939 |================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 11795 |================ EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 12267 |================ cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 12241 |================ cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 16636 |====================== win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 7098 |========= GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 19033 |===== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 24042 |======= GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 48913 |============== GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 48107 |============== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 51623 |=============== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 57493 |================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 59070 |================= EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 76499 |====================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 77528 |====================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 77540 |====================== cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 75372 |===================== win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 41677 |============ GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 690 |== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 598 |== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 2074 |======= GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 1658 |====== GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 2200 |======== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 3155 |=========== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 3374 |============ EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 6561 |======================= EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 6582 |======================= cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 6559 |======================= cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 6513 |======================= win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 5364 |=================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 550 Ti .............................. 1789 |== GeForce GTX 650 ................................. 2332 |== GeForce GTX 680 ................................. 8884 |========= GeForce GTX 760 ................................. 6344 |======= GeForce GTX 770 ................................. 9155 |========== GeForce GTX TITAN ............................... 12301 |============= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............................. 14045 |=============== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX .......................... 20676 |====================== EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX perf ..................... 21016 |====================== cpu 100x42@-0.045 perf; gpu perf; XFCE comp off . 20989 |====================== cpu 100x42@-0.025 powersave; gpu perf; cinnamon . 20659 |====================== win 8.2 gtx 780 ................................. 15190 |================