Latest AMD Radeon R9 290 Linux Performance Look Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com with different AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards. Radeon HD 7850: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12780, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12780, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R7 260X: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1150/1650MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12780, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12780, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12780, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 760: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (540/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 770: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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 1.14.5, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 143.27 |====================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 206.30 |================================ Radeon R7 260X ..... 128.77 |==================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 161.07 |========================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 220.50 |================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 241.37 |===================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 202.30 |=============================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 260.00 |======================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 322.43 |================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 62.0 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 62.0 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.8 MAX: 61.0 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 62.0 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.5 MAX: 71.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.1 MAX: 35.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 35.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.8 MAX: 35.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 35.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 24.16 |============== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 42.38 |========================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 22.80 |============= Radeon R9 270X ..... 35.57 |===================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 52.39 |=============================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 48.21 |============================ GeForce GTX 760 .... 43.39 |========================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 50.80 |============================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 87.16 |=================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 30.57 |================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 46.66 |=========================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 28.73 |================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 43.83 |========================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 63.04 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 63.72 |==================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 55.03 |=============================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 67.67 |======================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 89.57 |=================================================== Unvanquished Alpha 21 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 70.03 |============ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 147.53 |========================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 93.13 |================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 92.20 |================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 161.20 |============================ GeForce GTX 680 .... 213.83 |===================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 194.83 |================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 232.40 |========================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 285.80 |================================================== Unvanquished Alpha 21 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 14.1 MAX: 81.0 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.7 MAX: 27.0 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 10.7 MAX: 88.0 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 10.7 MAX: 85.0 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 21.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 4.7 MAX: 9.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 9.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 10.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.5 MAX: 9.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 155.05 |=========================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 171.61 |============================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 143.38 |========================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 166.05 |============================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 170.37 |============================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 241.83 |========================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 223.56 |======================================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 254.87 |============================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 285.87 |================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 112.12 |============================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 132.57 |================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 106.22 |=========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 127.35 |================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 131.04 |================================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 164.77 |========================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 148.25 |===================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 170.87 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 197.74 |================================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 1125 |================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 1587 |======================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 1188 |================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 2232 |================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 2774 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 1941 |============================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 1723 |=========================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 2078 |================================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 3379 |==================================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 4220 |=============== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 4583 |================ Radeon R7 260X ..... 4996 |================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 5504 |=================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 4810 |================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 8993 |================================ GeForce GTX 760 .... 6780 |======================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 9508 |================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 14525 |=================================================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenCL Heartwall Seconds < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 .. 6.01 |========================================== Radeon HD 7950 .. 5.07 |==================================== Radeon R7 260X .. 4.91 |================================== Radeon R9 270X .. 4.70 |================================= Radeon R9 290 ... 4.90 |================================== GeForce GTX 680 . 5.19 |==================================== GeForce GTX 760 . 7.83 |======================================================= GeForce GTX 770 . 4.89 |================================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenCL Leukocyte Seconds < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 60.24 |=================================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 55.28 |=============================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 59.23 |================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 54.38 |============================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 54.82 |============================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 12.22 |========== GeForce GTX 760 .... 12.73 |=========== GeForce GTX 770 .... 11.67 |========== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 9.16 |======== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 605 |======================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 984 |====================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 617 |======================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 844 |================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 1333 |==================================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 654 |========================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 546 |===================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 686 |=========================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1215 |=============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 1107 |======================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 1873 |====================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 1118 |======================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 1555 |================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 2550 |==================================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 1316 |=========================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 1094 |====================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 1379 |============================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 2408 |================================================= LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 8522 |======================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 13724 |==================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 7823 |===================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 11428 |============================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 19199 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 8943 |======================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 7668 |==================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 9363 |========================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 18097 |================================================