High Performance AMD NVIDIA Linux GPU Comparison
Testing high-end AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards using the proprietary Linux graphics drivers on Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit with gaming benchmarks, Steam Linux gaming, and more. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
AMD 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: 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: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
AMD Radeon R9 270X
Changed Graphics to Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz).
AMD Radeon R9 290
Changed Graphics to Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz).
NVIDIA 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 (1006/3004MHz), 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
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz).
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz).
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz).
NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz).
GeForce GTX 980
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 500GB Samsung SSD 840 + 2 x 4001GB Seagate ST4000DX001-1CE1 + 12002GB MARVELL Raid VD + 120GB INTEL SSDSA2CW12 + 1000GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (135/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57781 Gigabit PCIe
OS: Fedora 21, Kernel: 4.1.10-100.fc21.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.11, Display Server: X Server 1.16.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 355.11, OpenGL: 4.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Counter-Strike Source
This is a benchmark of Valve's Counter-Strike: Source game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that Counter-Strike: Source is already installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Half-Life 2 - Lost Coast
Reaction Quake 3
Tesseract
Unigine Heaven
Unigine Tropics
Unigine Valley
Xonotic
GPU Temperature Monitor
System Power Consumption Monitor
AMD 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: 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: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Testing initiated at 19 May 2014 20:28 by user phoronix.
AMD 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: 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: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Testing initiated at 19 May 2014 18:10 by user phoronix.
AMD 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: 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: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Testing initiated at 19 May 2014 17:17 by user phoronix.
NVIDIA 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 (1006/3004MHz), 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
Testing initiated at 20 May 2014 09:50 by user phoronix.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
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 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), 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
Testing initiated at 20 May 2014 10:39 by user phoronix.
NVIDIA 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
Testing initiated at 19 May 2014 21:26 by user phoronix.
NVIDIA 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
Testing initiated at 20 May 2014 08:12 by user phoronix.
NVIDIA 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
Testing initiated at 20 May 2014 09:02 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 980
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 500GB Samsung SSD 840 + 2 x 4001GB Seagate ST4000DX001-1CE1 + 12002GB MARVELL Raid VD + 120GB INTEL SSDSA2CW12 + 1000GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (135/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57781 Gigabit PCIe
OS: Fedora 21, Kernel: 4.1.10-100.fc21.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.11, Display Server: X Server 1.16.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 355.11, OpenGL: 4.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Testing initiated at 12 November 2015 10:52 by user play.