NVIDIA vs. AMD 2D Linux GPU Performance NVIDIA 2D Linux benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com for a future article on Ubuntu with binary GPU drivers. GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1804MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 520: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 610: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/533MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1150/1650MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, 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 460 .... 226.56 |========================================= GeForce GT 520 ..... 221.55 |========================================= GeForce GT 610 ..... 161.36 |============================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 222.61 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 193.02 |=================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 216.40 |======================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 218.67 |======================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 250.75 |============================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 257.06 |=============================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 256.64 |=============================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 273.09 |================================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 243.32 |============================================= QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 232.71 |============================================= GeForce GT 520 ..... 220.26 |=========================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 160.48 |=============================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 212.91 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 163.82 |================================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 207.51 |======================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 181.21 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 247.65 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 252.94 |================================================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 258.31 |================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 255.48 |================================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 242.79 |=============================================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 1203.18 |============================= GeForce GT 520 ..... 857.58 |===================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 844.79 |==================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 1240.20 |============================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 1301.68 |=============================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1076.31 |========================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 1437.41 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 1946.89 |=============================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 2035.06 |================================================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 2023.92 |================================================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 2013.24 |================================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 1846.42 |============================================ Render Bench Phoronix Test Suite v5.4.0m1 Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 17.31 |================================================ GeForce GT 520 ..... 18.08 |================================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 18.51 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 16.21 |============================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 17.02 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 17.02 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 16.83 |============================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 17.00 |=============================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 17.17 |=============================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 18.48 |=================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 17.26 |================================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 17.93 |================================================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 820.89 |========================================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 831.01 |========================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 813.29 |========================================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 811.50 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 813.15 |========================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 830.03 |========================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 818.98 |========================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 968.61 |================================================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 917.01 |=============================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 804.79 |========================================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 926.95 |=============================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 983.15 |================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 30.93 |====================================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 41.49 |=================================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 40.72 |================================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 31.16 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 22.89 |============================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 40.64 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 30.28 |===================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 24.61 |============================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 34.52 |========================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 22.74 |============================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 20.90 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 21.13 |========================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 1.94 |================================================= GeForce GT 520 ..... 2.07 |==================================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 1.91 |================================================ GeForce GTX 680 .... 1.92 |================================================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 2.05 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 2.07 |==================================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 1.92 |================================================ Radeon HD 6950 ..... 1.88 |=============================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 1.84 |============================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 1.84 |============================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 1.84 |============================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 1.86 |=============================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 3.30 |==================================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.28 |==================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 3.23 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 3.17 |=================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 3.28 |==================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 3.28 |==================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 3.19 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 3.34 |===================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 4.01 |============================================ Radeon R7 260X ..... 3.43 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 3.27 |==================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 4.75 |==================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 6.54 |=================================================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 6.44 |================================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 6.48 |================================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 6.37 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 6.73 |==================================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 6.32 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 6.46 |================================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 6.51 |================================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 6.23 |================================================ Radeon R7 260X ..... 6.56 |=================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 6.33 |================================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 6.59 |=================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 18.46 |============================================ GeForce GT 520 ..... 21.44 |=================================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 17.74 |========================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 12.61 |============================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 21.10 |================================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 16.81 |======================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 19.24 |============================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 19.04 |============================================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 15.17 |==================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 15.31 |==================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 14.89 |=================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 15.83 |====================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 0.05 |===================================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 0.05 |===================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 0.06 |============================================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 0.06 |============================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 0.05 |===================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 0.05 |===================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 0.07 |==================================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 0.05 |===================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 0.05 |===================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 0.05 |===================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 0.05 |===================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 0.05 |===================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add Text Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 666.56 |================================================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 664.20 |================================================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 666.22 |================================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 572.48 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 664.88 |================================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 649.68 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 665.13 |================================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 608.29 |============================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 663.50 |================================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 665.27 |================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 664.64 |================================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 665.14 |================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 22.98 |============================= GeForce GT 520 ..... 22.93 |============================= GeForce GT 610 ..... 22.79 |============================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 22.55 |============================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 25.18 |================================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 22.89 |============================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 24.94 |================================ Radeon HD 6950 ..... 39.71 |=================================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 37.92 |================================================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 33.40 |=========================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 39.85 |=================================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 39.56 |=================================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Seconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 1.83 |========= GeForce GT 520 ..... 2.01 |========= GeForce GT 610 ..... 2.01 |========= GeForce GTX 680 .... 1.95 |========= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 1.86 |========= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1.95 |========= GeForce GTX 980 .... 1.82 |======== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 10.61 |================================================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 9.64 |============================================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 1.01 |===== Radeon R9 270X ..... 9.20 |=========================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 10.97 |===================================================