4K Ultra HD AMD vs. NVIDIA Linux GPU Testing AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce 4K resolution Linux gaming benchmarks and OpenGL tests on Ubuntu 14.04 Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GT 740: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX TITAN: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1150/1650MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 36.15 |========= GeForce GTX 680 .... 150.36 |======================================= GeForce GT 740 ..... 36.94 |========== GeForce GTX 750 .... 50.19 |============= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 88.89 |======================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 132.71 |================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 159.84 |========================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 184.93 |================================================ GeForce GTX TITAN .. 150.87 |======================================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 125.80 |================================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 192.46 |================================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 116.31 |============================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 169.88 |============================================ Portal Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 47.12 |========= GeForce GTX 680 .... 164.88 |================================= GeForce GT 740 ..... 47.23 |========= GeForce GTX 750 .... 67.17 |============= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 82.66 |================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 140.93 |============================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 180.27 |==================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 250.35 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 237.88 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 88.46 |================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 173.48 |=================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 92.01 |================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 143.09 |============================= Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 36.45 |==== GeForce GTX 680 .... 294.90 |==================================== GeForce GT 740 ..... 40.37 |===== GeForce GTX 750 .... 41.30 |===== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 172.80 |===================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 263.00 |================================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 310.17 |====================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 409.53 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 371.73 |============================================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 40.95 |===== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 307.93 |====================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 157.03 |=================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 244.13 |============================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 263.93 |================================ Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 3 AVG: 21 MAX: 71 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 38 GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 3 AVG: 40 MAX: 92 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 3 AVG: 37 MAX: 80 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 1 AVG: 6 MAX: 29 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 27 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 27 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 1 AVG: 2 MAX: 26 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 28 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 36 MAX: 99 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 16 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 6 MAX: 22 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 18 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 17 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 45.08 |================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 114.51 |============================================= GeForce GT 740 ..... 43.33 |================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 75.91 |============================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 74.81 |============================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 102.20 |======================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 120.22 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 127.85 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 127.82 |================================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 24.89 |========== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 98.10 |====================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 66.65 |========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 90.27 |=================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 110.31 |=========================================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 31.63 |=========== GeForce GTX 680 .... 113.86 |====================================== GeForce GT 740 ..... 32.01 |=========== GeForce GTX 750 .... 42.97 |============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 62.58 |===================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 100.71 |================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 122.43 |========================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 149.14 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 144.61 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 68.85 |======================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 116.57 |======================================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 68.13 |======================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 101.65 |================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 13.87 |======= GeForce GTX 680 .... 63.81 |================================= GeForce GT 740 ..... 12.19 |====== GeForce GTX 750 .... 14.87 |======== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 32.87 |================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 54.82 |============================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 66.84 |================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 99.64 |=================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 89.28 |============================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 9.03 |===== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 58.85 |============================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 32.87 |================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 51.02 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 72.08 |===================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 2.45 |===== GeForce GTX 680 .... 16.44 |================================ GeForce GT 740 ..... 2.48 |===== GeForce GTX 750 .... 3.91 |======== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 8.68 |================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 14.10 |============================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 17.29 |================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 26.06 |=================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 23.74 |============================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 2.75 |===== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 12.40 |======================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 7.36 |============== Radeon R9 270X ..... 10.60 |===================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 17.84 |=================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 26.45 |======== GeForce GTX 680 .... 123.73 |====================================== GeForce GT 740 ..... 28.20 |========= GeForce GTX 750 .... 37.68 |=========== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 71.40 |====================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 110.60 |================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 123.67 |===================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 164.93 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 159.30 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 16.93 |===== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 83.90 |========================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 28.50 |========= Radeon R9 270X ..... 23.77 |======= Radeon R9 290 ...... 106.90 |================================ Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 6 AVG: 41 MAX: 98 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 2 AVG: 8 MAX: 27 GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 6 AVG: 39 MAX: 97 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 2 AVG: 26 MAX: 86 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 2 AVG: 14 MAX: 44 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 9 MAX: 50 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 8 MAX: 54 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 1 AVG: 6 MAX: 34 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 2 AVG: 6 MAX: 19 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 58 MAX: 99 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 12 MAX: 50 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 34 MAX: 99 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 40 MAX: 98 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 2 AVG: 9 MAX: 52 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 66.03 |================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 164.34 |============================================= GeForce GT 740 ..... 66.18 |================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 90.97 |========================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 102.13 |============================ GeForce GTX 760 .... 146.90 |======================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 163.91 |============================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 182.59 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 178.50 |================================================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 108.74 |============================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 139.88 |====================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 99.12 |=========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 130.96 |==================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 146.22 |======================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 48.57 |============== GeForce GTX 680 .... 131.68 |======================================= GeForce GT 740 ..... 48.81 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 .... 58.03 |================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 68.85 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 116.81 |=================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 136.20 |======================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 168.24 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 162.19 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 91.28 |=========================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 120.18 |==================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 87.62 |========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 112.32 |================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 131.84 |======================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 .... 31.82 |============= GeForce GTX 680 .... 94.40 |===================================== GeForce GT 740 ..... 32.02 |============= GeForce GTX 750 .... 36.77 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 46.27 |================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 82.44 |================================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 98.12 |======================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 125.90 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 119.89 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 40.28 |================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 89.78 |==================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 66.44 |========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 85.44 |==================================