Benchmarking of various NVIDIA GeForce 400/500 Fermi and GeForce 600 Kepler graphics cards on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com. Using Ubuntu 13.04 with the Linux 3.10 vanilla kernel.
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NVIDIA GeForce Fermi/Kepler Ubuntu Linux Performance
Benchmarking of various NVIDIA GeForce 400/500 Fermi and GeForce 600 Kepler graphics cards on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com. Using Ubuntu 13.04 with the Linux 3.10 vanilla kernel.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 15 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460:
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB OCZ VERTEX4 + 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000520AS + 40GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2048MB (549/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection
OS: LinuxMint 15, Kernel: 3.11.5-031105-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 1.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 505.40 |======================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 191.57 |==============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 30.10 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 213.87 |================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 577.60 |===========================================
Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 504.90 |======================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 191.40 |==============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 30.10 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 213.70 |================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 576.03 |===========================================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 420.30 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 117.30 |============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 22.70 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 142.00 |===============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 277.70 |============================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 241.73 |===========================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 70.60 |========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 14.20 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 85.47 |=========
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 387.83 |===========================================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 317.80 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 204.93 |============================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 28.04 |====
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 222.28 |==============================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 230.42 |===============================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 289.66 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 118.67 |==================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 18.80 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 157.46 |=======================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 231.70 |==================================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 283.87 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 140.57 |=====================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 21.74 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 159.15 |========================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 206.88 |===============================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 242.59 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 84.38 |===============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 14.31 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 110.48 |====================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 206.90 |=====================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 5390 |=============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1239 |==========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 262 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 1519 |=============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 3757 |===============================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 195.14 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 88.08 |===================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 15.87 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 101.73 |======================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 157.32 |===================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 5387 |=============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1240 |==========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 262 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 1519 |=============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 3781 |================================
Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 163.64 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 54.57 |==============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 10.30 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 71.56 |===================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 150.93 |========================================
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 42.80 |============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 14.16 |===============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 2.21 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 16.31 |=================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 33.41 |==================================
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 22.78 |==============================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 5.34 |=======
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 1.21 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 4.02 |=====
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 33.44 |============================================
Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 67.35 |============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 19.64 |=============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.73 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 22.69 |===============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 48.54 |================================
Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 58.00 |============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 16.18 |============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.14 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 19.38 |===============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 42.87 |=================================
Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 304.17 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 110.63 |================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 19.20 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 124.50 |==================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 277.70 |=======================================
Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 303.20 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 110.87 |================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 19.23 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 124.97 |==================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 275.93 |=======================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57671 |============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 22118 |=================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3909 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 24543 |===================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 34289 |==========================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57555 |============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 22044 |=================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3886 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 24468 |===================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 34191 |==========================
Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57.98 |============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 16.19 |============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.14 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 19.38 |===============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 42.89 |=================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 999 |===================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 322 |===========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 69 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 399 |==============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 1281 |=============================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 999 |===================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 322 |===========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 69 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 399 |==============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 1282 |=============================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 426 |====================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 112 |=========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 24 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 139 |============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 544 |==============================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 426 |====================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 112 |=========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 24 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 139 |============
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 544 |==============================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 228271 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 105963 |====================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 13437 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 109786 |=====================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 103413 |===================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 226971 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 105966 |====================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 13437 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 109788 |=====================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 102088 |===================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 9022 |=============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1873 |=========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 504 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2230 |===========
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 6719 |==================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 9019 |=============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1873 |=========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 504 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2231 |===========
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 6721 |==================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 1883 |====================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 705 |==============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 95 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 867 |=================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 2345 |=============================================
GpuTest 0.5.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Points > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 1883 |====================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 705 |==============
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 95 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 867 |=================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 2344 |=============================================
Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 34.44 |===================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 9.16 |=========
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 1.73 |==
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 10.42 |===========
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 42.87 |============================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room
Score > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 295 |==============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 149 |=======================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 27 |====
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 181 |============================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 203 |================================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala
Score > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 647 |==============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 318 |=======================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 43 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 381 |===========================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 441 |===============================
LuxMark 2.1beta1
OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR
Score > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 4184 |=============================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 2157 |=======================
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 317 |===
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2583 |============================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 2908 |===============================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 4.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 22.0
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 22.0 AVG: 44.0 MAX: 76.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 23.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.6 MAX: 24.0
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 37
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 10 AVG: 14 MAX: 39
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 38 AVG: 70 MAX: 99
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 8 AVG: 12 MAX: 39
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 8
Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.9 MAX: 5.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 10.0
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 61.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 9.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 6.0
Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.9 MAX: 7.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 10.0
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 61.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 9.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 6.0