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. 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: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 750: 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 GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 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: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 760: 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 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 770: 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 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 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: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 970: 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 GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 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: SEK SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160 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, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, 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 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13083, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 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, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, 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 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13083, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 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, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, 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 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13083, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 285: 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 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, 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 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13083, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 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, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, 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 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13083, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 grfikkartenvergleich: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Killer, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-40-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.3, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 90.08 |============================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 16.43 |===== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 49.54 |================ GeForce GTX 760 .... 76.04 |========================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 104.92 |================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 153.19 |================================================== GeForce GTX 970 .... 140.17 |============================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 152.93 |================================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 42.19 |============== Radeon R7 260X ..... 57.17 |=================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 80.17 |========================== Radeon R9 285 ...... 81.15 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 112.76 |===================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 .... 116.09 |=============================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 57.42 |================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 73.38 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 103.15 |============================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 123.06 |================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 185.18 |================================================== GeForce GTX 970 .... 169.18 |============================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 181.84 |================================================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 29.59 |======== Radeon R7 260X ..... 64.18 |================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 92.05 |========================= Radeon R9 285 ...... 102.01 |============================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 129.84 |=================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 65.37 |=================================== GeForce GTX 750 ...... 29.78 |================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 34.40 |================== GeForce GTX 760 ...... 56.18 |============================== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 68.73 |===================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 91.29 |================================================= GeForce GTX 970 ...... 85.64 |============================================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 89.58 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ....... 19.39 |========== Radeon R7 260X ....... 27.31 |=============== Radeon R9 270X ....... 40.78 |====================== Radeon R9 285 ........ 43.92 |======================== Radeon R9 290 ........ 61.37 |================================= grfikkartenvergleich . 84.98 |============================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 16.47 |========= GeForce GTX 750 ...... 4.81 |=== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 8.70 |===== GeForce GTX 760 ...... 14.27 |======== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 17.42 |========== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 26.16 |=============== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 23.90 |============== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 25.14 |============== Radeon HD 7850 ....... 3.35 |== Radeon R7 260X ....... 7.21 |==== Radeon R9 270X ....... 10.64 |====== Radeon R9 285 ........ 12.18 |======= Radeon R9 290 ........ 19.32 |=========== grfikkartenvergleich . 85.00 |================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 144.52 |========================= GeForce GTX 750 ...... 63.76 |=========== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 73.74 |============= GeForce GTX 760 ...... 129.36 |====================== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 152.08 |========================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 189.00 |================================ GeForce GTX 970 ...... 158.17 |=========================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 169.52 |============================= Radeon HD 7850 ....... 92.45 |================ Radeon R7 260X ....... 95.00 |================ Radeon R9 270X ....... 132.75 |======================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 141.25 |======================== Radeon R9 290 ........ 162.36 |============================ grfikkartenvergleich . 282.02 |================================================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 101.70 |======================== GeForce GTX 750 ...... 39.58 |========= GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 48.40 |============ GeForce GTX 760 ...... 88.50 |===================== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 106.61 |========================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 137.61 |================================= GeForce GTX 970 ...... 109.06 |========================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 117.90 |============================ Radeon HD 7850 ....... 42.56 |========== Radeon R7 260X ....... 71.81 |================= Radeon R9 270X ....... 96.41 |======================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 104.29 |========================= Radeon R9 290 ........ 122.67 |============================= grfikkartenvergleich . 200.38 |================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 42493 |======================= GeForce GTX 750 ...... 20561 |=========== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 21147 |=========== GeForce GTX 760 ...... 43399 |======================= GeForce GTX 770 ...... 45626 |========================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 50543 |=========================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 53319 |============================= GeForce GTX 980 ...... 58774 |================================ Radeon HD 7850 ....... 29787 |================ Radeon R7 260X ....... 24495 |============= Radeon R9 270X ....... 42139 |======================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 41807 |======================= Radeon R9 290 ........ 63640 |================================== grfikkartenvergleich . 90803 |================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 1300 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 ...... 602 |======= GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 687 |======== GeForce GTX 760 ...... 1009 |=========== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 1381 |================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 2033 |======================= GeForce GTX 970 ...... 1778 |==================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 1993 |======================= Radeon HD 7850 ....... 595 |======= Radeon R7 260X ....... 796 |========= Radeon R9 270X ....... 1339 |=============== Radeon R9 285 ........ 1439 |================ Radeon R9 290 ........ 1794 |==================== grfikkartenvergleich . 4393 |================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 6680 |==================== GeForce GTX 750 ...... 3019 |========= GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 3243 |========== GeForce GTX 760 ...... 5163 |=============== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 7111 |===================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 10493 |=============================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 9271 |=========================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 9340 |=========================== Radeon HD 7850 ....... 2881 |======== Radeon R7 260X ....... 3897 |=========== Radeon R9 270X ....... 4884 |============== Radeon R9 285 ........ 6235 |================== Radeon R9 290 ........ 4526 |============= grfikkartenvergleich . 16714 |================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 212 |======== GeForce GTX 750 ...... 89 |=== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 107 |==== GeForce GTX 760 ...... 165 |====== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 216 |======== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 336 |============= GeForce GTX 970 ...... 339 |============= GeForce GTX 980 ...... 368 |============== Radeon HD 7850 ....... 338 |============= Radeon R7 260X ....... 102 |==== Radeon R9 270X ....... 139 |===== Radeon R9 285 ........ 168 |====== Radeon R9 290 ........ 243 |========= grfikkartenvergleich . 1330 |================================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 579 |================= GeForce GTX 750 ...... 489 |============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 583 |================= GeForce GTX 760 ...... 475 |============== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 605 |================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 1106 |================================= GeForce GTX 970 ...... 1550 |============================================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 1700 |================================================== Radeon HD 7850 ....... 445 |============= Radeon R7 260X ....... 629 |=================== Radeon R9 270X ....... 865 |========================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 888 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ........ 1317 |======================================= grfikkartenvergleich . 1380 |========================================= LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 1208 |=================== GeForce GTX 750 ...... 897 |============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 1013 |================ GeForce GTX 760 ...... 989 |================ GeForce GTX 770 ...... 1266 |==================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 2276 |===================================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 2847 |============================================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 3099 |================================================== Radeon HD 7850 ....... 1146 |================== Radeon R7 260X ....... 1177 |=================== Radeon R9 270X ....... 1597 |========================== Radeon R9 285 ........ 1693 |=========================== Radeon R9 290 ........ 2560 |========================================= grfikkartenvergleich . 2641 |=========================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680 ...... 8120 |================= GeForce GTX 750 ...... 6774 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ... 8161 |================== GeForce GTX 760 ...... 6923 |=============== GeForce GTX 770 ...... 8586 |================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti ... 16851 |==================================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 20686 |============================================= GeForce GTX 980 ...... 22763 |================================================= Radeon HD 7850 ....... 8615 |=================== Radeon R7 260X ....... 7979 |================= Radeon R9 270X ....... 11442 |========================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 12653 |=========================== Radeon R9 290 ........ 19217 |========================================= grfikkartenvergleich . 19622 |==========================================