AMD NVIDIA Linux Ubuntu Performance Running AMD and NVIDIA Linux benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1150/1650MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, 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 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX TITAN: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.12, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 gentoo-s2: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte H67MA-UD2H-B3, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 4001GB Western Digital WD4001FAEX-0, Graphics: Intel Sandybridge Desktop (1350MHz), Audio: Realtek ID 889 OS: Gentoo, Kernel: 3.13.5-gentoo (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.13.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Half-Life 2 - Lost Coast Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 128.95 |======================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 188.86 |================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 240.46 |========================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 99.15 |================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 112.69 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 190.10 |================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 233.90 |========================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 283.22 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 274.46 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 131.63 |====================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 166.83 |============================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 233.27 |======================================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 108.17 |================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 127.07 |===================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 191.10 |================================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 247.90 |========================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 302.77 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 282.37 |=============================================== gentoo-s2 .......... 148.70 |========================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.6 MAX: 52.0 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.0 MAX: 51.0 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 51.0 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 9.2 MAX: 29.0 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 7.9 MAX: 30.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 29.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.0 MAX: 10.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.3 MAX: 28.0 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.5 MAX: 29.0 gentoo-s2 .......... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.7 MAX: 63.0 Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 114.54 |=============================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 150.76 |======================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 163.46 |============================================ GeForce GTX 750 .... 90.87 |======================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 109.05 |============================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 165.85 |============================================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 180.70 |================================================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 186.96 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 186.71 |================================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 23.16 |============= Radeon R9 270X ..... 35.87 |===================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 55.26 |================================ GeForce GTX 750 .... 28.61 |================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 33.34 |=================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 43.44 |========================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 51.00 |============================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 88.12 |=================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 83.30 |================================================ Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 75.14 |================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 108.04 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 160.90 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 52.89 |============= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 63.34 |=============== GeForce GTX 760 .... 109.65 |========================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 139.26 |================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 211.29 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 189.50 |============================================= gentoo-s2 .......... 0.18 | Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 88.53 |================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 134.44 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 177.92 |================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 85.12 |================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 97.28 |================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 160.87 |=============================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 196.33 |===================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 263.11 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 246.61 |=============================================== gentoo-s2 .......... 6.71 |= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 28.87 |================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 43.78 |========================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 65.37 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 29.73 |================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 34.32 |=================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 55.33 |=============================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 67.83 |====================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 90.13 |=================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 84.37 |================================================ Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 53.70 |====================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 80.17 |================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 92.10 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 68.20 |=========================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 76.37 |=============================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 110.40 |============================================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 117.43 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 124.53 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 124.13 |================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 19 MAX: 99 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 2 AVG: 12 MAX: 96 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 2 AVG: 11 MAX: 62 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 4 AVG: 15 MAX: 64 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 2 AVG: 13 MAX: 46 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 9 MAX: 27 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 8 MAX: 26 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 1 AVG: 8 MAX: 26 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 1 AVG: 8 MAX: 26 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 142.60 |=========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 181.97 |=================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 215.57 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 110.95 |===================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 125.58 |======================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 204.58 |======================================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 231.34 |============================================ GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 262.47 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 258.99 |================================================= gentoo-s2 .......... 30.16 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R7 260X ..... 102.24 |============================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 123.31 |================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 141.29 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 70.73 |=================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 82.04 |====================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 139.26 |====================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 160.76 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 185.48 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 182.39 |================================================= gentoo-s2 .......... 19.38 |=====