AMD Radeon NVIDIA Temp, Performance Per Watt System power consumption, GPU temperature, performance-per-Watt benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix by Michael Larabel. Reviewing the Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X Linux graphics card with Catalyst on Ubuntu Linux. 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 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: NVIDIA GPU 1c 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 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: 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 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 Radeon HD 5830: 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: ATI Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, 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: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, 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: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, 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: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: 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: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, 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: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: 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: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, 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: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: 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: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, 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: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 19.69 |================= GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.18 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 16.42 |============== GeForce GTX 680 .... 58.92 |=================================================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 22.22 |=================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 29.06 |========================= Radeon HD 6950 ..... 33.87 |============================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 23.07 |==================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 46.73 |======================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 43.99 |====================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 0.11 |========================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 0.03 |======= GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 0.08 |=================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 0.22 |==================================================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 0.12 |============================ Radeon HD 6870 ..... 0.14 |================================= Radeon HD 6950 ..... 0.15 |=================================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 0.15 |=================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 0.21 |================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 0.21 |================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 54.0 MAX: 56.0 GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 62.6 MAX: 66.0 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 66.6 MAX: 69.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 76.7 MAX: 81.0 Radeon HD 5830 ..... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 63.9 MAX: 66.5 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 50.0 AVG: 65.0 MAX: 67.0 Radeon HD 6950 ..... MIN: 46.0 AVG: 66.8 MAX: 69.5 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 56.3 MAX: 64.0 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 47.0 AVG: 78.0 MAX: 82.0 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 32.0 AVG: 53.7 MAX: 56.0 Unigine Valley 1.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 109 AVG: 185 MAX: 191 GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 63 AVG: 99 MAX: 102 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 108 AVG: 193 MAX: 201 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 120 AVG: 266 MAX: 275 Radeon HD 5830 ..... MIN: 113 AVG: 186 MAX: 195 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 120 AVG: 204 MAX: 214 Radeon HD 6950 ..... MIN: 138 AVG: 224 MAX: 233 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 100 AVG: 152 MAX: 166 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 75 AVG: 224 MAX: 243 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 120 AVG: 208 MAX: 215 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 71.56 |====================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 10.29 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 54.54 |================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 163.44 |================================================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 71.56 |====================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 86.26 |========================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 102.14 |=============================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 107.89 |================================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 127.30 |======================================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 124.62 |====================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 0.39 |======================== GeForce GT 520 ..... 0.10 |====== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 0.29 |================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 0.83 |==================================================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 0.40 |========================= Radeon HD 6870 ..... 0.46 |============================= Radeon HD 6950 ..... 0.51 |================================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 0.70 |============================================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 0.69 |=========================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 0.73 |============================================== Xonotic 0.7 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 49 AVG: 54 MAX: 56 GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 51 AVG: 62 MAX: 64 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 63 AVG: 67 MAX: 68 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 56 AVG: 72 MAX: 79 Radeon HD 5830 ..... MIN: 58 AVG: 64 MAX: 66 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 55 AVG: 62 MAX: 65 Radeon HD 6950 ..... MIN: 46 AVG: 62 MAX: 67 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 54 AVG: 61 MAX: 65 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 50 AVG: 68 MAX: 73 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 39 AVG: 49 MAX: 52 Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 129 AVG: 184 MAX: 192 GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 65 AVG: 98 MAX: 100 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 121 AVG: 188 MAX: 197 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 70 AVG: 197 MAX: 271 Radeon HD 5830 ..... MIN: 100 AVG: 180 MAX: 199 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 97 AVG: 187 MAX: 215 Radeon HD 6950 ..... MIN: 101 AVG: 200 MAX: 235 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 91 AVG: 154 MAX: 181 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 90 AVG: 186 MAX: 222 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 89 AVG: 171 MAX: 213 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 32.0 AVG: 53.7 MAX: 56.0 GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 62.0 MAX: 66.0 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 66.4 MAX: 69.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 74.9 MAX: 81.0 Radeon HD 5830 ..... MIN: 37.5 AVG: 63.3 MAX: 66.5 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 63.4 MAX: 67.0 Radeon HD 6950 ..... MIN: 40.0 AVG: 64.0 MAX: 69.5 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 25.0 AVG: 57.8 MAX: 65.0 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 73.6 MAX: 82.0 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 27.0 AVG: 51.4 MAX: 56.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 73 AVG: 180 MAX: 192 GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 59 AVG: 98 MAX: 102 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 70 AVG: 188 MAX: 201 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 70 AVG: 241 MAX: 275 Radeon HD 5830 ..... MIN: 76 AVG: 179 MAX: 199 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 75 AVG: 192 MAX: 215 Radeon HD 6950 ..... MIN: 81 AVG: 209 MAX: 235 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 68 AVG: 149 MAX: 181 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 68 AVG: 205 MAX: 243 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 69 AVG: 190 MAX: 215