NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Linux review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Maxwell Linux benchmarks on Ubuntu with proprietary NVIDIA 343.22 driver. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1410212-LI-GTX970MAX75.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Linux reviewProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)Intel Wellsburg HD AudioSEK SE39UY04Intel ConnectionUbuntu 14.043.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1NVIDIA 343.224.3.0GCC 4.8.2ext43840x2160eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz)ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MBSE39UY04fglrx 14.30.44.3.13083Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (918/1375MHz)XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 980, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 285, Radeon R9 290: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 980, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 285, Radeon R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceOpenCL Details- GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536- GeForce GTX 750: GPU Compute Cores: 512- GeForce GTX 750 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 640- GeForce GTX 760: GPU Compute Cores: 1152- GeForce GTX 770: GPU Compute Cores: 1536- GeForce GTX 780 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2880- GeForce GTX 970: GPU Compute Cores: 1664- GeForce GTX 980: GPU Compute Cores: 2048System Details- GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.- GeForce GTX 750: GPU Compute Cores: 512.- GeForce GTX 750 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 640.- GeForce GTX 760: GPU Compute Cores: 1152.- GeForce GTX 770: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.- GeForce GTX 780 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2880.- GeForce GTX 970: GPU Compute Cores: 1664.- GeForce GTX 980: GPU Compute Cores: 2048.Environment Details- Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 285, Radeon R9 290: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Linux reviewcsgo: 3840 x 2160tesseract: 3840 x 2160unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080unigine-valley: 3840 x 2160xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080luxmark: GPU - Roomluxmark: GPU - Salaluxmark: GPU - Luxball HDRGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 29090.08116.0965.3716.47144.52101.7042493130066802125791208812016.4357.4229.784.8163.7639.5820561602301989489897677449.5473.3834.408.7073.7448.402114768732431075831013816176.04103.1556.1814.27129.3688.5043399100951631654759896923104.92123.0668.7317.42152.08106.61456261381711121660512668586153.19185.1891.2926.16189.00137.61505432033104933361106227616851140.17169.1885.6423.90158.17109.0653319177892713391550284720686152.93181.8489.5825.14169.52117.905877419939340368170030992276342.1929.5919.393.3592.4542.562978759528813384451146861557.1764.1827.317.2195.0071.812449579638971026291177797980.1792.0540.7810.64132.7596.41421391339488413986515971144281.15102.0143.9212.18141.25104.294180714396235168888169312653112.76129.8461.3719.32162.36122.6763640179445262431317256019217OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 290306090120150SE +/- 7.22, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 3.71, N = 6SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 390.0816.4349.5476.04104.92153.19140.17152.9342.1957.1780.1781.15112.76

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 2904080120160200SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 1.55, N = 3116.0957.4273.38103.15123.06185.18169.18181.8429.5964.1892.05102.01129.84

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 29020406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 365.3729.7834.4056.1868.7391.2985.6489.5819.3927.3140.7843.9261.37

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 290612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 316.474.818.7014.2717.4226.1623.9025.143.357.2110.6412.1819.32

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 2904080120160200SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 4.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3144.5263.7673.74129.36152.08189.00158.17169.5292.4595.00132.75141.25162.36MIN: 68 / MAX: 229MIN: 31 / MAX: 97MIN: 36 / MAX: 106MIN: 61 / MAX: 205MIN: 70 / MAX: 252MIN: 89 / MAX: 352MIN: 75 / MAX: 266MIN: 81 / MAX: 295MIN: 39 / MAX: 173MIN: 44 / MAX: 156MIN: 57 / MAX: 260MIN: 65 / MAX: 292MIN: 78 / MAX: 388

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 290306090120150SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3101.7039.5848.4088.50106.61137.61109.06117.9042.5671.8196.41104.29122.67MIN: 40 / MAX: 182MIN: 19 / MAX: 70MIN: 23 / MAX: 81MIN: 36 / MAX: 159MIN: 41 / MAX: 200MIN: 41 / MAX: 287MIN: 39 / MAX: 208MIN: 43 / MAX: 233MIN: 14 / MAX: 113MIN: 23 / MAX: 131MIN: 29 / MAX: 212MIN: 29 / MAX: 239MIN: 29 / MAX: 340

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 29014K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 23.90, N = 3SE +/- 29.05, N = 3SE +/- 18.41, N = 3SE +/- 55.59, N = 3SE +/- 52.48, N = 3SE +/- 81.20, N = 3SE +/- 107.43, N = 3SE +/- 110.20, N = 3SE +/- 5136.91, N = 6SE +/- 12.33, N = 3SE +/- 8.89, N = 3SE +/- 47.12, N = 3SE +/- 32.00, N = 342493205612114743399456265054353319587742978724495421394180763640

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 290400800120016002000SE +/- 2.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 12.84, N = 3SE +/- 21.82, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 23.13, N = 3130060268710091381203317781993595796133914391794

GpuTest

Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 2902K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 11.35, N = 3SE +/- 41.62, N = 3SE +/- 20.65, N = 3SE +/- 48.57, N = 3SE +/- 47.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 366803019324351637111104939271934028813897488462354526

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 29080160240320400SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 2.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 321289107165216336339368338102139168243

LuxMark

OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: RoomGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 290400800120016002000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 7.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 21.84, N = 35794895834756051106155017004456298658881317

LuxMark

OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: SalaGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 2907001400210028003500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 3.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 2.85, N = 312088971013989126622762847309911461177159716932560

LuxMark

OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDRGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285Radeon R9 2905K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 5.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 9.29, N = 3SE +/- 3.53, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.04, N = 3SE +/- 4.48, N = 3SE +/- 15.24, N = 38120677481616923858616851206862276386157979114421265319217

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