AMD Radeon NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Linux AMD Radeon vs. NVIDIA GeForce Linux graphics cards on the proprietary graphics drivers under Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. A10-7850K Radeon R7: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 7168MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (900/1066MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.30.1, OpenGL: 4.3.12682, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 6450: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB (625/667MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.30.1, OpenGL: 4.3.12682, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 6770: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.30.1, OpenGL: 4.3.12682, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 6870: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.30.1, OpenGL: 4.3.12682, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.30.1, OpenGL: 4.3.12682, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R9 290: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.30.1, OpenGL: 4.3.12682, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 240: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 520: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 650: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (540/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 770: Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 4.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Device 1422, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 88.23 |======= Radeon HD 6450 ...... 61.17 |===== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 339.10 |============================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 460.60 |====================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 395.10 |================================ Radeon R9 290 ....... 424.03 |=================================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 154.10 |============= GeForce GT 520 ...... 53.47 |==== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 310.53 |========================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 322.60 |========================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 579.87 |================================================ GeForce GTX 760 ..... 563.20 |============================================== GeForce GTX 770 ..... 596.90 |================================================= Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 37.0 Radeon HD 6450 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 16.2 MAX: 51.0 Radeon HD 6770 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 10.0 Radeon HD 6870 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.1 MAX: 6.0 Radeon HD 7850 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 15.0 Radeon R9 290 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 15.0 GeForce GT 240 ...... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 13.0 GeForce GT 520 ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 18.6 MAX: 33.0 GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 6.0 GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.0 MAX: 6.0 GeForce GTX 680 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 4.0 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 4.0 GeForce GTX 770 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.6 MAX: 4.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 5.79 |====== Radeon HD 6450 ...... 2.06 |== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 11.36 |=========== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 18.93 |=================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 17.55 |================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 4.69 |===== GeForce GT 520 ...... 2.43 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 13.17 |============= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 16.89 |================= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 46.79 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 42.09 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 770 ..... 49.50 |================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 7.16 |====== Radeon HD 6450 ...... 2.80 |== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 17.18 |============== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 28.22 |======================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 22.32 |=================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 43.16 |==================================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 8.05 |======= GeForce GT 520 ...... 3.47 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 17.92 |=============== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 19.51 |================ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 57.22 |================================================ GeForce GTX 760 ..... 51.56 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 770 ..... 60.16 |================================================== Unvanquished Alpha 21 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 25.80 |====== Radeon HD 6450 ...... 15.70 |==== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 48.07 |=========== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 55.57 |============= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 58.50 |============== Radeon R9 290 ....... 116.60 |=========================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 42.10 |========== GeForce GT 520 ...... 20.20 |===== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 109.92 |========================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 120.33 |============================ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 204.37 |================================================ GeForce GTX 760 ..... 196.77 |============================================== GeForce GTX 770 ..... 208.13 |================================================= Unvanquished Alpha 21 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . MIN: 17 AVG: 38 MAX: 78 Radeon HD 6450 ...... MIN: 30 AVG: 63 MAX: 99 Radeon HD 6770 ...... MIN: 8 AVG: 21 MAX: 71 Radeon HD 6870 ...... MIN: 6 AVG: 18 MAX: 55 Radeon HD 7850 ...... MIN: 7 AVG: 17 MAX: 60 Radeon R9 290 ....... MIN: 4 AVG: 8 MAX: 26 GeForce GT 240 ...... MIN: 12 AVG: 21 MAX: 98 GeForce GT 520 ...... MIN: 30 AVG: 50 MAX: 82 GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. MIN: 5 AVG: 8 MAX: 67 GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 5 AVG: 8 MAX: 73 GeForce GTX 680 ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 5 MAX: 13 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 13 GeForce GTX 770 ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 5 MAX: 13 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 63.19 |================ Radeon HD 6450 ...... 38.25 |========== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 117.28 |============================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 120.31 |============================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 118.77 |============================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 114.79 |============================= GeForce GT 240 ...... 135.51 |================================== GeForce GT 520 ...... 36.80 |========= GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 179.49 |============================================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 173.25 |============================================ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 194.02 |================================================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 192.67 |================================================= GeForce GTX 770 ..... 193.28 |================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 58.21 |================ Radeon HD 6450 ...... 27.21 |======== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 103.63 |============================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 109.17 |============================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 107.33 |============================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 105.65 |============================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 67.22 |=================== GeForce GT 520 ...... 27.45 |======== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 140.09 |======================================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 140.04 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 175.29 |================================================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 174.08 |================================================= GeForce GTX 770 ..... 175.47 |================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 45.03 |================= Radeon HD 6450 ...... 18.82 |======= Radeon HD 6770 ...... 75.76 |============================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 84.74 |================================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 82.96 |=============================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 81.82 |=============================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 41.33 |================ GeForce GT 520 ...... 19.32 |======= GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 91.99 |=================================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 93.50 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 129.72 |================================================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 130.28 |================================================= GeForce GTX 770 ..... 130.43 |================================================= GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 2046 |============= Radeon HD 6450 ...... 590 |==== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 2687 |================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 3627 |======================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 5462 |=================================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 4240 |=========================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 932 |====== GeForce GT 520 ...... 269 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 1264 |======== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 1816 |============ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 6158 |======================================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 6757 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 770 ..... 7952 |=================================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 328 |=== Radeon HD 6450 ...... 197 |== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 1256 |============= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 2429 |========================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 2109 |===================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 5039 |=================================================== GeForce GT 240 ...... 693 |======= GeForce GT 520 ...... 163 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 1410 |============== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 1209 |============ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 3092 |=============================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 3187 |================================ GeForce GTX 770 ..... 3307 |================================= GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 2843 |============ Radeon HD 6450 ...... 613 |=== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 1062 |==== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 1131 |===== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 4441 |================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 4903 |==================== GeForce GT 520 ...... 543 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 1955 |======== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 3141 |============= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 11489 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 8682 |==================================== GeForce GTX 770 ..... 12133 |================================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better A10-7850K Radeon R7 . 72557 |======== Radeon HD 6450 ...... 47231 |===== Radeon HD 6770 ...... 256825 |============================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 411522 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 291947 |================================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 422080 |================================================= GeForce GT 240 ...... 90096 |========== GeForce GT 520 ...... 24387 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 157990 |================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 154758 |================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 276298 |================================ GeForce GTX 760 ..... 277291 |================================ GeForce GTX 770 ..... 289255 |==================================