AMD NVIDIA Linux Graphics 11 Tests AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce Linux OpenGL graphics gaming benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Radeon HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 285: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 740: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 960: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX TITAN X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 take3_WAYS: Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 3.19GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI FTW3, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 480GB OCZ ARC100, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (135/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.8, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.77, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623 + Open64 3.1.0 + LLVM 3.1 + CUDA 8.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Very High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ...... 9.10 |======= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 23.38 |================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 21.00 |================ Radeon R9 290 ....... 30.77 |======================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 7.36 |====== GeForce GT 740 ...... 7.36 |====== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 16.14 |============ GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 19.25 |============== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 21.73 |================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 43.67 |================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 49.96 |===================================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 54.72 |========================================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 66.75 |================================================== Civilization: Beyond Earth Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 650 ..... 11.65 |=============== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 29.36 |======================================= GeForce GT 740 ...... 11.72 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 16.64 |====================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 19.60 |========================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 26.01 |================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 36.71 |================================================ GeForce GTX 960 ..... 29.89 |======================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 34.21 |============================================= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 36.85 |================================================ GeForce GTX TITAN X . 38.11 |================================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6870 ...... 40.50 |============ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 81.17 |======================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 67.90 |==================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 114.17 |================================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 110.57 |================================ Radeon R9 290 ....... 116.85 |================================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 48.15 |============== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 154.06 |============================================= GeForce GT 740 ...... 48.16 |============== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 72.83 |===================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 82.92 |======================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 133.63 |======================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 161.96 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 149.73 |============================================ GeForce GTX 970 ..... 167.10 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 166.71 |================================================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 166.37 |================================================= Metro 2033 Redux Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0m5 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6870 ...... 27.88 |=============== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 37.20 |==================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 23.63 |============= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 51.43 |============================ Radeon R9 285 ....... 46.01 |========================= Radeon R9 290 ....... 54.41 |============================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 31.68 |================= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 77.98 |========================================== GeForce GT 740 ...... 32.28 |================= GeForce GTX 750 ..... 45.94 |========================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 54.20 |============================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 74.38 |======================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 91.95 |================================================== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 74.78 |========================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 87.84 |================================================ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 90.95 |================================================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 92.31 |================================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0m5 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6870 ...... 27.90 |============ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 35.81 |=============== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 34.28 |============== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 57.23 |======================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 51.80 |===================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 68.80 |============================ GeForce GTX 650 ..... 24.99 |========== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 76.02 |=============================== GeForce GT 740 ...... 25.08 |========== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 41.52 |================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 47.26 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 70.43 |============================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 109.09 |============================================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 81.24 |================================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 105.51 |============================================ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 110.57 |============================================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 118.33 |================================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6870 ...... 22.23 |=========== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 33.21 |================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 25.64 |============= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 46.47 |======================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 48.94 |========================= Radeon R9 290 ....... 64.52 |================================ GeForce GTX 650 ..... 20.07 |========== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 64.01 |================================ GeForce GT 740 ...... 20.07 |========== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 30.03 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 34.69 |================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 55.34 |============================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 87.31 |============================================ GeForce GTX 960 ..... 60.54 |============================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 83.83 |========================================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 88.58 |============================================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 99.28 |================================================== take3_WAYS .......... 43.25 |====================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6870 ...... 103.85 |========================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 125.01 |=============================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 128.12 |=============================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 143.34 |=================================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 146.37 |==================================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 143.58 |=================================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 62.81 |=============== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 169.33 |========================================== GeForce GT 740 ...... 62.86 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 74.70 |================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 87.60 |====================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 155.33 |====================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 199.50 |================================================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 143.14 |=================================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 181.01 |============================================ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 189.10 |============================================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 199.07 |================================================= take3_WAYS .......... 97.61 |======================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6870 ...... 1303 |============== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 1307 |============== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 1133 |============ Radeon HD 7950 ...... 1584 |================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 2291 |========================= Radeon R9 290 ....... 3073 |================================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 614 |======= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 1924 |===================== GeForce GT 740 ...... 613 |======= GeForce GTX 750 ..... 1049 |=========== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 1166 |============= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 1709 |=================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 3407 |===================================== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 1785 |==================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 2749 |============================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 3216 |=================================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 4081 |============================================= take3_WAYS .......... 4661 |=================================================== LuxMark 3.0 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Hotel Score > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ...... 982 |========= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 1866 |================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 1339 |============ Radeon R9 290 ....... 2663 |======================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 142 |= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 582 |===== GeForce GT 740 ...... 142 |= GeForce GTX 750 ..... 381 |=== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 436 |==== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 460 |==== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 986 |========= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 910 |======== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 1386 |============ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 1500 |============= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 1942 |================= take3_WAYS .......... 5702 |=================================================== LuxMark 3.0 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Microphone Score > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ...... 2651 |======== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 5206 |=============== Radeon R9 285 ....... 3208 |========= Radeon R9 290 ....... 6091 |================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 671 |== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 2119 |====== GeForce GT 740 ...... 671 |== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 1320 |==== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 1363 |==== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 1957 |====== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 4278 |============ GeForce GTX 960 ..... 2506 |======= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 4582 |============= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 4816 |============== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 6530 |=================== take3_WAYS .......... 17207 |================================================== LuxMark 3.0 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ...... 5877 |========= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 11080 |================= Radeon R9 285 ....... 8326 |============= Radeon R9 290 ....... 15255 |======================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 1445 |== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 4566 |======= GeForce GT 740 ...... 1448 |== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 3742 |====== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 4261 |======= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 4270 |======= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 9613 |=============== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 5921 |========= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 10536 |================ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 11578 |================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 14941 |======================= take3_WAYS .......... 32481 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