Intel Core i7-3770K testing with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler and AMD Radeon HD 7950 Southern Islands GPUs. Using the proprietary AMD and NVIDIA Linux graphics drivers on Ubuntu 12.04. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the
Phoronix Test Suite by running the command:
phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1206031-SU-HD7950GTX00
HD 7950 vs. GTX 680 - Intel i7 Ivy Bridge Linux
Intel Core i7-3770K testing with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler and AMD Radeon HD 7950 Southern Islands GPUs. Using the proprietary AMD and NVIDIA Linux graphics drivers on Ubuntu 12.04. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.96.4, OpenGL: 4.2.11627, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.96.4, OpenGL: 4.2.11627, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 . MIN: 43.0 AVG: 47.6 MAX: 51.0
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 . MIN: 129 AVG: 144 MAX: 159
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Charts
FPS > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 13.13 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 10.93 |===============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 11.48 |================================
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Charts
FPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.14 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.08 |======================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.08 |======================
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 46.5 MAX: 51.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 48.0 AVG: 54.5 MAX: 56.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 50.0 AVG: 53.7 MAX: 55.0
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 82 AVG: 91 MAX: 100
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 110 AVG: 137 MAX: 143
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 113 AVG: 140 MAX: 148
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gradients
FPS > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 50.20 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 31.38 |=======================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 34.86 |==========================
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gradients
FPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.48 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.22 |=================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.25 |====================
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 47.3 MAX: 50.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 55.0 AVG: 56.8 MAX: 58.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 55.0 AVG: 56.2 MAX: 57.0
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 83 AVG: 104 MAX: 125
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 112 AVG: 140 MAX: 149
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 113 AVG: 139 MAX: 145
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Fish
FPS > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 2.01 |===============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 2.50 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 2.50 |======================================
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Fish
FPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.02 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.02 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.02 |======================================
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 44.1 MAX: 45.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 48.0 AVG: 51.3 MAX: 56.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 48.0 AVG: 49.6 MAX: 54.0
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 61 AVG: 89 MAX: 94
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 98 AVG: 118 MAX: 146
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 99 AVG: 121 MAX: 149
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gears
FPS > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 277.88 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 62.77 |========
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 83.30 |===========
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gears
FPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 2.32 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.42 |=======
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.56 |=========
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 46.0 AVG: 48.3 MAX: 50.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 55.0 AVG: 56.9 MAX: 58.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 55.0 AVG: 56.8 MAX: 58.0
Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 96 AVG: 120 MAX: 124
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 116 AVG: 149 MAX: 159
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 113 AVG: 149 MAX: 155
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
Cairo Trace: Firefox Canvas
Seconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 17.41 |============
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 53.19 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 53.81 |=====================================
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
Cairo Trace: Firefox Canvas
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 5.44 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 1.92 |=============
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 1.84 |=============
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 39.0 AVG: 45.3 MAX: 66.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 46.5 MAX: 57.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 44.7 MAX: 57.0
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 61 AVG: 95 MAX: 172
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 66 AVG: 102 MAX: 151
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 93 AVG: 99 MAX: 153
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
Cairo Trace: GNOME Terminal Vim
Seconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 9.05 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 5.94 |=========================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 5.98 |=========================
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
Cairo Trace: GNOME Terminal Vim
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 9.04 |=====================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 15.07 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 15.70 |=====================================
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 39.0 AVG: 39.2 MAX: 40.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 42.0 AVG: 42.0 MAX: 42.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 41.3 MAX: 42.0
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 60 AVG: 82 MAX: 97
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 71 AVG: 90 MAX: 97
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 89 AVG: 94 MAX: 97
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
Cairo Trace: Poppler
Seconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 5.58 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 1.92 |=============
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 1.95 |=============
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
Cairo Trace: Poppler
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 . 17.26 |===============================================
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 . MIN: 96 AVG: 96 MAX: 98
cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 41.7 MAX: 42.0
Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 204.90 |================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 227.13 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 230.60 |====================================
Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 1.17 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 1.26 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 1.28 |======================================
Doom 3 1.3.1
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 67.0 AVG: 68.7 MAX: 71.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 58.0 AVG: 59.9 MAX: 62.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 59.0 AVG: 60.3 MAX: 62.0
Doom 3 1.3.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 121 AVG: 175 MAX: 210
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 137 AVG: 180 MAX: 215
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 115 AVG: 181 MAX: 212
GPU Temperature Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Celsius
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 38 AVG: 71 MAX: 80
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 41 AVG: 64 MAX: 73
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 41 AVG: 66 MAX: 75
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR
Score > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 4222 |========================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 6389 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 6734 |======================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR
Score Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 19.01 |================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 43.23 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 43.68 |=====================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 54.0 AVG: 71.6 MAX: 75.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 59.7 MAX: 60.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 57.0 AVG: 60.5 MAX: 61.0
LuxMark 2.1beta1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 213 AVG: 222 MAX: 224
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 114 AVG: 148 MAX: 150
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 120 AVG: 154 MAX: 157
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala
Score > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 649 |==========================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 921 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 979 |=======================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala
Score Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 2.93 |==================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 6.21 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 6.30 |======================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 70.0 AVG: 74.6 MAX: 76.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 57.0 AVG: 59.9 MAX: 61.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 60.7 MAX: 61.0
LuxMark 2.1beta1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 128 AVG: 221 MAX: 231
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 112 AVG: 148 MAX: 150
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 116 AVG: 155 MAX: 157
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room
Score > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 296 |================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 664 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 720 |=======================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room
Score Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 1.40 |============
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 4.21 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 4.34 |======================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 69.0 AVG: 73.5 MAX: 75.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 54.0 AVG: 61.3 MAX: 62.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 57.0 AVG: 61.8 MAX: 63.0
LuxMark 2.1beta1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 144 AVG: 212 MAX: 216
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 112 AVG: 158 MAX: 160
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 146 AVG: 166 MAX: 168
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 207.77 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 122.89 |=====================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 120.93 |=====================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.93 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.85 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.76 |===============================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 65.0 AVG: 65.3 MAX: 66.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 58.0 AVG: 58.6 MAX: 59.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 58.0 AVG: 58.9 MAX: 60.0
Nexuiz 2.5.2
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 208 AVG: 224 MAX: 234
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 111 AVG: 145 MAX: 171
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 116 AVG: 160 MAX: 179
Prey 1.4.119
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 201.03 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 159.53 |=============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 164.37 |=============================
Prey 1.4.119
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.89 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.90 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.86 |====================================
Prey 1.4.119
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 66.0 AVG: 70.7 MAX: 75.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 62.1 MAX: 66.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 62.8 MAX: 68.0
Prey 1.4.119
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 127 AVG: 225 MAX: 274
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 91 AVG: 177 MAX: 239
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 125 AVG: 192 MAX: 251
Quake 4 1.4.2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 174.30 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 177.57 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 180.77 |====================================
Quake 4 1.4.2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 1.00 |==================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 1.11 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 1.06 |====================================
Quake 4 1.4.2
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 66.0 AVG: 68.7 MAX: 70.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 57.7 MAX: 59.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 58.0 MAX: 60.0
Quake 4 1.4.2
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 131 AVG: 175 MAX: 216
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 113 AVG: 161 MAX: 194
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 144 AVG: 171 MAX: 197
System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Watts
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 60 AVG: 218 MAX: 282
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 65 AVG: 194 MAX: 258
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 65 AVG: 206 MAX: 274
Timed Idle
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 39.0 AVG: 40.8 MAX: 43.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 43.1 MAX: 46.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 42.4 MAX: 44.0
Timed Idle
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 60 AVG: 60 MAX: 61
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 65 AVG: 68 MAX: 115
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 65 AVG: 65 MAX: 66
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 121.71 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 113.93 |=================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 123.58 |====================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.55 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.51 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.52 |====================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 63 AVG: 75 MAX: 78
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 51 AVG: 67 MAX: 70
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 51 AVG: 69 MAX: 72
Unigine Heaven 3.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 140 AVG: 223 MAX: 248
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 102 AVG: 225 MAX: 246
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 103 AVG: 238 MAX: 262
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 101.14 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 85.08 |==============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 94.44 |==================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.42 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.38 |==================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.39 |===================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 66 AVG: 77 MAX: 79
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 50 AVG: 68 MAX: 71
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 50 AVG: 70 MAX: 73
Unigine Heaven 3.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 130 AVG: 243 MAX: 265
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 102 AVG: 226 MAX: 246
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 105 AVG: 243 MAX: 265
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 91.86 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 77.71 |===============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 86.31 |===================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.37 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.34 |===================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.36 |=====================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 66 AVG: 77 MAX: 79
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 51 AVG: 68 MAX: 70
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 51 AVG: 70 MAX: 73
Unigine Heaven 3.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 132 AVG: 246 MAX: 264
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 103 AVG: 226 MAX: 245
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 104 AVG: 240 MAX: 262
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 42.93 |=================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 42.60 |=================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 47.60 |=====================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.17 |================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.19 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.20 |======================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 65 AVG: 77 MAX: 79
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 51 AVG: 69 MAX: 71
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 51 AVG: 71 MAX: 74
Unigine Heaven 3.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 108 AVG: 249 MAX: 271
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 103 AVG: 229 MAX: 249
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 106 AVG: 241 MAX: 264
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 212.78 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 176.96 |==============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 197.97 |=================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.78 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.75 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.79 |======================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 71 AVG: 78 MAX: 80
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 50 AVG: 69 MAX: 72
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 55 AVG: 72 MAX: 74
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 141 AVG: 272 MAX: 277
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 143 AVG: 235 MAX: 247
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 117 AVG: 252 MAX: 265
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 121.80 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 110.82 |=================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 121.88 |====================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.44 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.46 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.47 |======================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 74 AVG: 79 MAX: 80
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 58 AVG: 72 MAX: 73
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 60 AVG: 74 MAX: 75
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 127 AVG: 274 MAX: 279
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 112 AVG: 243 MAX: 253
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 114 AVG: 257 MAX: 267
Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 172.46 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 138.98 |=============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 153.92 |================================
Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.64 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.61 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.63 |=====================================
Unigine Tropics 1.3
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 71 AVG: 78 MAX: 79
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 58 AVG: 69 MAX: 70
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 53 AVG: 71 MAX: 72
Unigine Tropics 1.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 141 AVG: 270 MAX: 277
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 109 AVG: 229 MAX: 256
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 107 AVG: 244 MAX: 274
Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 105.85 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 92.26 |===============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 102.56 |===================================
Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.39 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.39 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.41 |======================================
Unigine Tropics 1.3
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 72 AVG: 79 MAX: 80
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 52 AVG: 70 MAX: 72
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 57 AVG: 72 MAX: 74
Unigine Tropics 1.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 142 AVG: 271 MAX: 279
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 108 AVG: 235 MAX: 258
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 111 AVG: 251 MAX: 271
VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 103.17 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 82.52 |=============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 89.94 |===============================
VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.38 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.37 |=====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.38 |======================================
VDrift 2010-06-30
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 64 AVG: 78 MAX: 80
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 58 AVG: 69 MAX: 71
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 58 AVG: 71 MAX: 73
VDrift 2010-06-30
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 124 AVG: 270 MAX: 282
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 109 AVG: 221 MAX: 235
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 105 AVG: 237 MAX: 251
Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 416.67 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 320.90 |============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 323.37 |============================
Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 1.63 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 1.56 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 1.57 |=====================================
Warsow 0.61
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 70 AVG: 77 MAX: 80
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 55 AVG: 65 MAX: 69
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 50 AVG: 65 MAX: 70
Warsow 0.61
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 131 AVG: 256 MAX: 277
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 114 AVG: 206 MAX: 245
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 119 AVG: 206 MAX: 250
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 155.14 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 126.28 |=============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 127.32 |==============================
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.75 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.75 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.73 |=====================================
Xonotic 0.6
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 48.0 AVG: 65.2 MAX: 74.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 45.0 AVG: 58.9 MAX: 62.0
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 49.0 AVG: 59.0 MAX: 61.0
Xonotic 0.6
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 110 AVG: 207 MAX: 258
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 120 AVG: 168 MAX: 192
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 140 AVG: 174 MAX: 214
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 117.18 |====================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 107.47 |=================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 111.96 |==================================
Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... 0.47 |==============================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . 0.60 |======================================
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . 0.59 |=====================================
Xonotic 0.6
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 70 AVG: 75 MAX: 78
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 57 AVG: 62 MAX: 65
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 57 AVG: 63 MAX: 66
Xonotic 0.6
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 ........... MIN: 130 AVG: 248 MAX: 271
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 800-1250MHz . MIN: 109 AVG: 180 MAX: 226
AMD Radeon HD 7950 @ 900-1375MHz . MIN: 118 AVG: 189 MAX: 229