1080p NVIDIA Linux GeForce 8 To GeForce 900 Second round of GeForce 8 to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Maxwell benchmarks. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. GeForce 8500GT: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB (500/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.96, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce 8600GT: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.96, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce 8600GTS: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (675/1008MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.96, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce 9600GSO: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB (500/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.96, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce 9800GTX: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.96, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 220: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.96, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 240: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.96, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 520: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/499MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 610: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/532MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 960: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 44.75 |===================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 6.84 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 38.99 |================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 6.93 |=== GeForce GTX 650 .... 29.79 |============== GeForce GTX 680 .... 84.15 |======================================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 60.01 |============================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 68.29 |================================ GeForce GTX 760 .... 74.92 |=================================== GeForce GTX 950 .... 89.69 |========================================= GeForce GTX 960 .... 96.62 |============================================= GeForce GTX 970 .... 106.47 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 108.37 |================================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m3 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 55.36 |================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 6.67 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 50.20 |================ GeForce GT 610 ..... 6.73 |== GeForce GTX 650 .... 44.21 |============== GeForce GTX 680 .... 130.31 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 74.70 |======================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 85.31 |=========================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 120.05 |====================================== GeForce GTX 950 .... 124.84 |======================================== GeForce GTX 960 .... 137.19 |============================================ GeForce GTX 970 .... 157.08 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 155.64 |================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 8500GT ..... 15.23 |== GeForce 8600GT ..... 32.83 |===== GeForce 8600GTS .... 63.40 |========= GeForce 9600GSO .... 39.90 |====== GeForce 9800GTX .... 158.15 |====================== GeForce GT 220 ..... 43.03 |====== GeForce GT 240 ..... 101.27 |============== GeForce GTX 460 .... 153.50 |===================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 26.70 |==== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 126.57 |================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 27.10 |==== GeForce GTX 650 .... 127.03 |================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 351.33 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 216.60 |============================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 251.87 |=================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 321.90 |============================================= GeForce GTX 950 .... 320.47 |============================================ GeForce GTX 960 .... 344.67 |================================================ GeForce GTX 970 .... 360.20 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 357.50 |================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 13.0 AVG: 65.5 MAX: 92.0 GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 29.1 MAX: 54.0 GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 7.0 AVG: 25.0 MAX: 77.0 GeForce 9600GSO .... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 25.5 MAX: 57.0 GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 25.0 GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 23.2 MAX: 42.0 GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.9 MAX: 26.0 GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 24.0 GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 20.0 AVG: 37.4 MAX: 69.0 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 7.8 MAX: 27.0 GeForce GT 610 ..... MIN: 20.0 AVG: 36.9 MAX: 66.0 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 7.8 MAX: 23.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 18.0 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 18.0 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.9 MAX: 18.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 18.0 GeForce GTX 950 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 16.0 GeForce GTX 960 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 16.0 GeForce GTX 970 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.8 MAX: 16.0 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.7 MAX: 16.0 Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 8500GT ..... 3.43 |= GeForce 8600GT ..... 4.81 |= GeForce 8600GTS .... 5.09 |= GeForce 9600GSO .... 13.86 |=== GeForce 9800GTX .... 47.02 |========== GeForce GT 220 ..... 11.21 |== GeForce GT 240 ..... 26.54 |===== GeForce GTX 460 .... 67.66 |============== GeForce GT 520 ..... 9.39 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 57.82 |============ GeForce GT 610 ..... 9.51 |== GeForce GTX 650 .... 58.32 |============ GeForce GTX 680 .... 184.10 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 84.59 |================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 96.39 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 158.80 |================================= GeForce GTX 950 .... 147.74 |============================== GeForce GTX 960 .... 171.64 |=================================== GeForce GTX 970 .... 231.77 |================================================ GeForce GTX 980 .... 243.05 |================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 8500GT ..... 1.13 |= GeForce 8600GT ..... 1.31 |= GeForce 8600GTS .... 1.42 |= GeForce 9600GSO .... 2.85 |== GeForce 9800GTX .... 8.36 |===== GeForce GT 220 ..... 3.84 |== GeForce GT 240 ..... 7.93 |==== GeForce GTX 460 .... 21.38 |============ GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.44 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 17.99 |========== GeForce GT 610 ..... 3.46 |== GeForce GTX 650 .... 20.14 |=========== GeForce GTX 680 .... 64.72 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 30.10 |================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 34.64 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 55.27 |=============================== GeForce GTX 950 .... 52.92 |============================== GeForce GTX 960 .... 60.75 |================================== GeForce GTX 970 .... 85.79 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 90.20 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 8500GT ..... 8.63 |== GeForce 8600GT ..... 19.24 |=== GeForce 8600GTS .... 23.46 |==== GeForce 9600GSO .... 28.18 |===== GeForce 9800GTX .... 84.18 |=============== GeForce GT 220 ..... 30.94 |===== GeForce GT 240 ..... 63.23 |=========== GeForce GTX 460 .... 190.46 |================================= GeForce GT 520 ..... 27.15 |===== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 171.80 |============================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 27.47 |===== GeForce GTX 650 .... 164.16 |============================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 279.33 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 203.08 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 225.43 |======================================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 279.49 |================================================= GeForce GTX 950 .... 269.12 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 960 .... 276.21 |================================================ GeForce GTX 970 .... 281.04 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 285.37 |==================================================