OpenCL NVIDIA vs. AMD Testing OpenCL graphics processor comparison of AMD and NVIDIA on Ubuntu Linux for a future article on Phoronix.com. GeForce GT 740: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Ancor MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Ancor MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Ancor MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Ancor MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX TITAN: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Ancor MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Ancor MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 31.0 AVG: 40.3 MAX: 43.0 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 25.0 AVG: 41.8 MAX: 45.0 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 25.0 AVG: 52.8 MAX: 58.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 53.0 AVG: 75.6 MAX: 81.0 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 75.2 MAX: 80.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 49.0 AVG: 76.4 MAX: 82.0 LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... 168 |======= GeForce GTX 750 .... 507 |==================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 601 |======================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 499 |=================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 1010 |======================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 1149 |============================================= Radeon HD 6870 ..... 293 |=========== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 609 |======================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 991 |====================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 623 |======================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 849 |================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 1340 |==================================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... 1.63 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 .... 4.48 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 5.08 |============================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 3.77 |================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 4.13 |===================================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 2.12 |=================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 4.84 |============================================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 5.61 |=================================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 5.73 |==================================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 5.42 |================================================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 5.67 |=================================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 33 AVG: 40 MAX: 41 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 31 AVG: 41 MAX: 44 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 33 AVG: 51 MAX: 55 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 53 AVG: 75 MAX: 80 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 42 AVG: 72 MAX: 78 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 55 AVG: 74 MAX: 78 LuxMark 2.1beta1 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 46 AVG: 103 MAX: 117 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 46 AVG: 113 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 47 AVG: 118 MAX: 127 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 79 AVG: 268 MAX: 284 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 61 AVG: 278 MAX: 297 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 63 AVG: 138 MAX: 146 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 58 AVG: 126 MAX: 130 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 60 AVG: 177 MAX: 192 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 48 AVG: 109 MAX: 122 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 58 AVG: 157 MAX: 167 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 62 AVG: 236 MAX: 253 LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... 341 |======= GeForce GTX 750 .... 923 |=================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 1036 |===================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 1036 |===================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 2122 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 2348 |=============================================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 643 |============= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 1124 |======================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 1919 |====================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 1141 |======================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 1580 |================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 2593 |==================================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... 3.24 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 .... 8.09 |======================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 8.73 |========================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 7.40 |=================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 7.96 |====================================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 4.50 |====================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 8.74 |========================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 10.67 |=================================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 10.32 |================================================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 9.98 |================================================ Radeon R9 290 ...... 10.51 |================================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 33 AVG: 41 MAX: 42 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 36 AVG: 43 MAX: 45 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 46 AVG: 54 MAX: 57 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 56 AVG: 77 MAX: 81 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 66 AVG: 78 MAX: 80 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 63 AVG: 79 MAX: 81 LuxMark 2.1beta1 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 62 AVG: 105 MAX: 109 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 49 AVG: 114 MAX: 129 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 49 AVG: 119 MAX: 124 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 56 AVG: 287 MAX: 304 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 56 AVG: 295 MAX: 314 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 63 AVG: 143 MAX: 149 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 61 AVG: 129 MAX: 131 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 59 AVG: 180 MAX: 192 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 52 AVG: 111 MAX: 130 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 60 AVG: 158 MAX: 164 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 70 AVG: 247 MAX: 269 LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... 2403 |====== GeForce GTX 750 .... 6869 |================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 8249 |===================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 7183 |=================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 15635 |========================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 17325 |============================================= Radeon HD 6870 ..... 6396 |================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 8722 |======================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 14234 |===================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 8067 |===================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 11704 |============================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 19662 |=================================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... 22.64 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 .... 60.30 |======================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 67.96 |============================================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 53.57 |=================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 57.22 |====================================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 42.80 |============================ Radeon HD 7850 ..... 65.58 |=========================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 76.66 |=================================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 71.56 |=============================================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 71.29 |=============================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 77.35 |=================================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 34 AVG: 41 MAX: 43 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 37 AVG: 43 MAX: 45 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 46 AVG: 56 MAX: 58 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 54 AVG: 77 MAX: 81 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 66 AVG: 79 MAX: 80 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 66 AVG: 79 MAX: 82 LuxMark 2.1beta1 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 54 AVG: 106 MAX: 115 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 47 AVG: 114 MAX: 126 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 47 AVG: 121 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 54 AVG: 292 MAX: 305 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 59 AVG: 303 MAX: 324 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 62 AVG: 149 MAX: 156 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 57 AVG: 133 MAX: 136 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 59 AVG: 186 MAX: 193 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 51 AVG: 113 MAX: 132 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 56 AVG: 164 MAX: 170 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 66 AVG: 254 MAX: 265 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts GeForce GT 740 ..... MIN: 46 AVG: 102 MAX: 117 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 46 AVG: 110 MAX: 129 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 47 AVG: 116 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 53 AVG: 268 MAX: 305 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 56 AVG: 280 MAX: 324 Radeon HD 6870 ..... MIN: 62 AVG: 138 MAX: 156 Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 57 AVG: 125 MAX: 136 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 56 AVG: 173 MAX: 193 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 48 AVG: 107 MAX: 132 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 56 AVG: 154 MAX: 170 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 59 AVG: 236 MAX: 269