AMD Radeon R9 290 vs. NVIDIA GeForce 700 Linux Preview

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article reviewing the Radeon R9 290 graphics card and compared to other NVIDIA GeForce 700 series. This is just some early preview benchmarks.

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XFX Radeon R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12614, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
OpenCL Notes: GPU Compute Cores: 1536
System Notes: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 44 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz).

AMD Radeon R9 290 vs. NVIDIA GeForce 700 Linux PreviewProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionXFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBRealtek ALC1150SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 13.103.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.14.3fglrx 13.25.54.3.12614GCC 4.8ext42560x1600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP4.3.0Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz)NVIDIA GPU 44 HDMI/DPUnity 7.1.2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz)NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DPOpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- XFX Radeon R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/driCompiler Details- XFX Radeon R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- XFX Radeon R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveOpenCL Details- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536System Details- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.

XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%123%145%168%Unigine SanctuaryUnvanquishedXonoticUnigine TropicsUnigine TropicsOpenArenaUnigine ValleyXonotic2560 x 16002560 x 16002560 x 1600 - Ultra2560 x 16001920 x 10802560 x 16001920 x 10802560 x 1600 - Ultimate

AMD Radeon R9 290 vs. NVIDIA GeForce 700 Linux Previewunvanquished: 2560 x 1600openarena: 2560 x 1600xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimateunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 2560 x 1600unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770166.50208.70174.95135.9557.87110.78155.65101.41209.70241.67241.65163.2663.18129.66181.37112.86296.40325.10306.57207.3989.26210.44260.70170.35238.57260.87266.35177.1666.66136.27191.14119.50OpenBenchmarking.org

Unvanquished

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 21Resolution: 2560 x 1600XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 77060120180240300SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3166.50209.70296.40238.57

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 77070140210280350SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3208.70241.67325.10260.87MIN: 1MIN: 2MIN: 1MIN: 2

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraXFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 77070140210280350SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3174.95241.65306.57266.35MIN: 83 / MAX: 478MIN: 121 / MAX: 404MIN: 156 / MAX: 592MIN: 133 / MAX: 446

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateXFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 77050100150200250SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3135.95163.26207.39177.16MIN: 30 / MAX: 420MIN: 39 / MAX: 331MIN: 41 / MAX: 480MIN: 43 / MAX: 362

Unigine Valley

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 77020406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 357.8763.1889.2666.66

Unigine Sanctuary

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 77050100150200250SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3110.78129.66210.44136.27

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 77060120180240300SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3155.65181.37260.70191.14

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600XFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 7704080120160200SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3101.41112.86170.35119.50

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeXFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 7701326395265Min: 1 / Avg: 4.81 / Max: 69Min: 2 / Avg: 4.13 / Max: 35Min: 1 / Avg: 3.06 / Max: 32Min: 2 / Avg: 3.82 / Max: 33

Unvanquished

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 21Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeXFX Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770510152025Min: 2 / Avg: 5.99 / Max: 20Min: 3 / Avg: 4.73 / Max: 10Min: 2 / Avg: 3.36 / Max: 8Min: 2 / Avg: 4.18 / Max: 9

10 Results Shown

Unvanquished
OpenArena
Xonotic:
  2560 x 1600 - Ultra
  2560 x 1600 - Ultimate
Unigine Valley
Unigine Sanctuary
Unigine Tropics:
  1920 x 1080
  2560 x 1600
OpenArena:
  2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time:
    Milliseconds
    Milliseconds

XFX Radeon R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12614, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 16 November 2013 13:41 by user pts.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
OpenCL Notes: GPU Compute Cores: 1536
System Notes: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.

Testing initiated at 18 November 2013 01:32 by user phoronix.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 44 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 20 November 2013 12:25 by user phoronix.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Testing initiated at 20 November 2013 13:50 by user phoronix.