NVIDIA GeForce vs. AMD Radeon Pre-Vega Linux
Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
GeForce GTX 980
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz).
GeForce GTX 1060
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz).
GeForce GTX 1070
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz).
GeForce GTX 1080
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz).
GeForce GTX 1050
Changed Graphics to Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz).
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz).
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz).
GeForce GTX 970
Changed Graphics to eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz).
GeForce GTX 960
Changed Graphics to eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz).
Radeon R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD FIJI 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Radeon RX 580
Changed Graphics to MSI AMD POLARIS10 8192MB.
Radeon RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Radeon RX 560
Changed Graphics to AMD POLARIS11 4096MB.
Radeon R9 285
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD TONGA 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Radeon R9 290
Changed Graphics to XFX AMD HAWAII 4096MB.
Kernel Notes: amdgpu.cik_support=1
Dawn of War III
Metro: Last Light Redux
Dota 2
BioShock Infinite
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Xonotic
Unigine Valley
Unigine Heaven
Team Fortress 2
Unigine Superposition
This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Dota 2
Unigine Superposition
Dawn of War III
Unigine Superposition
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Dota 2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Civilization VI
Unigine Heaven
This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Heaven demo for the Unigine engine. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Metro: Last Light Redux
A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Dota 2
GpuTest
Unigine Superposition
This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
This is a benchmark of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
This is a benchmark of Valve's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 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.
Unigine Superposition
Unigine Valley
This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
BioShock Infinite
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Civilization VI
BioShock Infinite
A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xonotic
This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
GpuTest
GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Dota 2
Team Fortress 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Unigine Superposition
Dawn of War III
Unigine Superposition
Unigine Heaven
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Xonotic
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Metro: Last Light Redux
Unigine Superposition
Dota 2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Metro: Last Light Redux
Dota 2
Unigine Valley
GpuTest
BioShock Infinite
Xonotic
Dawn of War III
Dawn of War III Mad Max on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Civilization VI
GpuTest
Team Fortress 2
Civilization VI
This is a benchmark of the Civilization VI game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that Civilization VI is available. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
System Power Consumption Monitor
GPU Temperature Monitor
GeForce GTX 980
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 31 July 2017 20:41 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 08:02 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1060
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 12:57 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1070
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 15:09 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1080
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 18:23 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1050
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 05:46 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 06:27 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 11:19 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 970
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 13:10 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 960
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 21:04 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD FIJI 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 10:08 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX 580
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 11:55 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 14:23 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX 560
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS11 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 16:13 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 285
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD TONGA 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 18:07 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 290
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD HAWAII 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: amdgpu.cik_support=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 20:03 by user phoronix.