2D High End GPU Performance Comparison Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com looking at the high-end 2D graphics card performance of AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs on proprietary Linux drivers. GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, 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 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, 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 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, 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 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 211.39 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 177.38 |================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 184.91 |==================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 215.25 |========================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 230.98 |============================================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 219.52 |========================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 258.81 |================================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 180.48 |=================================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 215.79 |========================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 146.41 |============================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 147.27 |============================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 201.50 |======================================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 200.70 |======================================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 221.56 |=========================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 258.23 |================================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 183.31 |=================================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 768.16 |=========================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 1061.86 |===================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 836.42 |============================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 775.43 |=========================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 871.23 |=============================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 1376.00 |================================================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 1372.03 |================================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 1391.85 |================================================= cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Poppler Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 1.50 |=========================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 1.56 |============================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 1.41 |========================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1.95 |=================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 2.00 |==================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 2.86 |==================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 1.51 |=========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 1.58 |============================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 652.93 |========================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 631.22 |======================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 623.08 |======================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 658.10 |========================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 653.95 |========================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 741.01 |=============================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 738.96 |=============================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 783.52 |================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 42.31 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 25.01 |============================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 24.74 |============================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 41.94 |=================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 39.24 |=============================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 31.21 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 31.42 |====================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 30.80 |===================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 1.58 |================================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 1.57 |================================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 1.49 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1.54 |================================================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 1.47 |=============================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 1.51 |================================================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 1.43 |============================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 1.64 |==================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 2.56 |============================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 2.59 |============================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 2.54 |============================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 2.55 |============================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 2.54 |============================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 2.49 |============================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 2.46 |============================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 4.61 |==================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 5.29 |======================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 5.19 |======================================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 5.04 |====================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 5.21 |======================================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 5.34 |======================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 6.86 |==================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 5.71 |=========================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 5.83 |============================================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 40.08 |============================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 27.83 |================================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 34.11 |======================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 44.29 |=================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 41.47 |================================================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 22.68 |========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 22.71 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 22.24 |========================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 0.22 |==================================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 0.16 |====================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 0.11 |========================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 0.13 |=============================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 0.19 |============================================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 0.05 |============ Radeon R9 270X ..... 0.04 |========= Radeon R9 290 ...... 0.04 |========= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add Text Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 514.83 |================================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 514.18 |================================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 514.22 |================================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 513.99 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 513.51 |================================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 514.44 |================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 515.46 |================================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 515.51 |================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 8.66 |=========================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 8.54 |========================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 9.01 |============================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 8.76 |=========================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 8.61 |=========================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 16.31 |================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 16.17 |================================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 16.54 |=================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 1.13 |====== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 1.19 |======= GeForce GTX 770 .... 1.09 |====== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1.17 |======= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 1.13 |====== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 8.27 |============================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 7.62 |=========================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 9.27 |====================================================