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.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Linux reviewProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (918/1375MHz)Intel Wellsburg HD AudioSE39UY04Intel ConnectionUbuntu 14.043.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1fglrx 14.30.44.3.13083GCC 4.8.2ext43840x2160ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MBSapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MBeVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz)SEK SE39UY04NVIDIA 343.224.3.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- Radeon R9 285, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 290: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/driCompiler Details- Radeon R9 285, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 290, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 970: --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- Radeon R9 285, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 290, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 970: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceOpenCL Details- GeForce GTX 750: GPU Compute Cores: 512- GeForce GTX 750 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 640- GeForce GTX 780 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2880- GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536- GeForce GTX 770: GPU Compute Cores: 1536- GeForce GTX 980: GPU Compute Cores: 2048- GeForce GTX 760: GPU Compute Cores: 1152- GeForce GTX 970: GPU Compute Cores: 1664System Details- GeForce GTX 750: GPU Compute Cores: 512.- GeForce GTX 750 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 640.- GeForce GTX 780 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2880.- GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.- GeForce GTX 770: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.- GeForce GTX 980: GPU Compute Cores: 2048.- GeForce GTX 760: GPU Compute Cores: 1152.- GeForce GTX 970: GPU Compute Cores: 1664.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Linux reviewgputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080tesseract: 3840 x 2160gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimateunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080unigine-valley: 3840 x 2160luxmark: GPU - Roomluxmark: GPU - Salaluxmark: GPU - Luxball HDRcsgo: 3840 x 2160Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 97016814396235102.0141807141.25104.2943.9212.1888816931265381.15338595288129.592978792.4542.5619.393.354451146861542.19102796389764.182449595.0071.8127.317.216291177797957.171391339488492.0542139132.7596.4140.7810.6486515971144280.1724317944526129.8463640162.36122.6761.3719.321317256019217112.7689602301957.422056163.7639.5829.784.81489897677416.43107687324373.382114773.7448.4034.408.705831013816149.54336203310493185.1850543189.00137.6191.2926.161106227616851153.1921213006680116.0942493144.52101.7065.3716.475791208812090.0821613817111123.0645626152.08106.6168.7317.4260512668586104.9236819939340181.8458774169.52117.9089.5825.141700309922763152.9316510095163103.1543399129.3688.5056.1814.27475989692376.0433917789271169.1853319158.17109.0685.6423.901550284720686140.17OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 97080160240320400SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 4.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 316833810213924389107336212216368165339

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970400800120016002000SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 21.82, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 23.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 12.84, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3143959579613391794602687203313001381199310091778

GpuTest

Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 9702K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 41.62, N = 3SE +/- 47.72, N = 3SE +/- 11.35, N = 3SE +/- 48.57, N = 362352881389748844526301932431049366807111934051639271

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 9704080120160200SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3102.0129.5964.1892.05129.8457.4273.38185.18116.09123.06181.84103.15169.18

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 97014K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 47.12, N = 3SE +/- 5136.91, N = 6SE +/- 12.33, N = 3SE +/- 8.89, N = 3SE +/- 32.00, N = 3SE +/- 29.05, N = 3SE +/- 18.41, N = 3SE +/- 81.20, N = 3SE +/- 23.90, N = 3SE +/- 52.48, N = 3SE +/- 110.20, N = 3SE +/- 55.59, N = 3SE +/- 107.43, N = 341807297872449542139636402056121147505434249345626587744339953319

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 9704080120160200SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 4.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3141.2592.4595.00132.75162.3663.7673.74189.00144.52152.08169.52129.36158.17MIN: 65 / MAX: 292MIN: 39 / MAX: 173MIN: 44 / MAX: 156MIN: 57 / MAX: 260MIN: 78 / MAX: 388MIN: 31 / MAX: 97MIN: 36 / MAX: 106MIN: 89 / MAX: 352MIN: 68 / MAX: 229MIN: 70 / MAX: 252MIN: 81 / MAX: 295MIN: 61 / MAX: 205MIN: 75 / MAX: 266

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970306090120150SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3104.2942.5671.8196.41122.6739.5848.40137.61101.70106.61117.9088.50109.06MIN: 29 / MAX: 239MIN: 14 / MAX: 113MIN: 23 / MAX: 131MIN: 29 / MAX: 212MIN: 29 / MAX: 340MIN: 19 / MAX: 70MIN: 23 / MAX: 81MIN: 41 / MAX: 287MIN: 40 / MAX: 182MIN: 41 / MAX: 200MIN: 43 / MAX: 233MIN: 36 / MAX: 159MIN: 39 / MAX: 208

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 97020406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 343.9219.3927.3140.7861.3729.7834.4091.2965.3768.7389.5856.1885.64

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 312.183.357.2110.6419.324.818.7026.1616.4717.4225.1414.2723.90

LuxMark

OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: RoomRadeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970400800120016002000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 7.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 21.84, 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 +/- 0.33, N = 38884456298651317489583110657960517004751550

LuxMark

OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: SalaRadeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 9707001400210028003500SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 2.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 316931146117715972560897101322761208126630999892847

LuxMark

OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDRRadeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 9705K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 4.48, N = 3SE +/- 3.53, N = 3SE +/- 6.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.04, N = 3SE +/- 15.24, N = 3SE +/- 5.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 9.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 31265386157979114421921767748161168518120858622763692320686

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 7850Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970306090120150SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 7.22, N = 6SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 3.71, N = 6SE +/- 0.05, N = 381.1542.1957.1780.17112.7616.4349.54153.1990.08104.92152.9376.04140.17

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