Ubuntu 15.04 Open-Source Graphics Phoronix birthday open-source comparison. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Intel HD Graphics 4600: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 6570: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570/7570/8550 512MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150602, Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + Clang 3.7.0-svn239013-1~exp1 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SuperTuxKart 0.9 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 . 22.88 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6870 ..... 87.65 |================================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ..... 85.28 |================================= AMD Radeon HD 7950 ..... 104.32 |========================================= AMD Radeon R9 290 ...... 117.87 |============================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 48.02 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 53.44 |========== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 160.51 |============================= AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 150.76 |=========================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 153.76 |============================ AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 238.44 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 96.61 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 54.06 |========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 .... 21.43 |==== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 129.13 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 132.94 |======================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 204.42 |====================== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 339.22 |==================================== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 400.27 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 395.54 |========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 394.50 |========================================== AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 396.22 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 354.77 |====================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 255.90 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 372.72 |======================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 378.90 |========================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 90.94 |============= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 153.88 |====================== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 284.83 |======================================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 258.56 |==================================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 283.78 |======================================== AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 306.95 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 183.01 |========================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 98.08 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 211.43 |============================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 227.21 |================================ Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 70.61 |============ AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 66.42 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 189.45 |=============================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 208.24 |=================================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 232.86 |======================================= AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 259.53 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 125.19 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 79.99 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 165.88 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 174.12 |============================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 49.70 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 35.95 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 122.95 |=========================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 151.00 |================================= AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 174.09 |====================================== AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 198.71 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 84.38 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 63.45 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 125.68 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 126.69 |=========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 5565 |===== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 5383 |===== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 18965 |================ AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 31259 |=========================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 44438 |====================================== AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 51746 |============================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 36324 |=============================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 16664 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 .... 13140 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 39077 |================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 22048 |=================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 366 |=== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 734 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 2171 |================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 2279 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 2894 |======================== AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 5380 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 911 |======== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 358 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 .... 154 |= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 957 |======== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1617 |============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 44859 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 61491 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 212502 |=============================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 147162 |===================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 271494 |======================================== AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 294389 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 21594 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 17995 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 .... 19529 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 21595 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 20157 |=== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 127 | AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 50613 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 50115 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 112348 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 494 | AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 832 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 166 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 196 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 .... 21 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 436 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 333 | GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4600 .... 406 | AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 36541 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 36445 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 142551 |=========================================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 1780 |= AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 2980 |= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 .... 443 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 526 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 .... 65 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 .... 1177 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 967 | Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better AMD Radeon HD 6570 ........ 18.96 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6870 ........ 67.05 |==================== AMD Radeon HD 6950 ........ 81.40 |======================== AMD Radeon HD 7950 ........ 101.08 |============================= AMD Radeon R9 290 ......... 147.63 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 91.03 |===========================