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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.39GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) v1.0, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 320GB Hitachi HDT72503, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB (810/2010MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892 OS: Gentoo, Kernel: 3.10.17-gentoo-goblin-0.3.3 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.12.5, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.4.0 NVIDIA 343.22, Compiler: GCC 4.8.3 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 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 |================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 189.24 |================================== 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 |================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 187.84 |================================= 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 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 436.74 |============== 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 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 2.26 |====================================== 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 |============================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 617.92 |==================================== 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 |================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 17.03 |=================== 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 |================================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 1.44 |========================================== 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 |================================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 1.99 |===================== 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 |========================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 1.60 |=========== 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 |======================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 12.46 |============= 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 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 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 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 532.41 |============================================== 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 |=============================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 8.68 |========================= 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 |================================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 . 0.97 |=====