Test Run Linux GeForce GTX 980

Preview NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Z87-PRO, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00Y + 250GB VB0250EAVER + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AACS-0, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (910/2052MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: Samsung S22B300, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless

OS: Debian testing, Kernel: 3.16-2-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0.901 (1.16.1 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Test Run Linux GeForce GTX 980ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 TiIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz)Realtek ALC1150Samsung SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.043.13.0-36-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1NVIDIA 343.224.3.0GCC 4.8.2ext42560x1600Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores)ASUS Z87-PROIntel 4th Gen Core DRAM1000GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00Y + 250GB VB0250EAVER + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AACS-0ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (910/2052MHz)Intel 8 /C220Samsung S22B300Intel Connection I217-V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 WirelessDebian testing3.16-2-amd64 (x86_64)KDE 4.14.1X Server 1.16.0.901 (1.16.1 RC 1)NVIDIA 340.324.4.0GCC 4.9.13840x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+46.4%+46.4%+92.8%+92.8%+139.2%+139.2%+185.6%+185.6%43.8%2560 x 1600 - Ultimate185.7%1920 x 1080170.1%2560 x 1600 - Ultra152.4%2560 x 1600120.2%1920 x 1080 - Ultimate98.5%1920 x 1080 - Ultra63.7%2560 x 1600XonoticTesseractXonoticTesseractXonoticXonoticOpenArenaNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Test Run Linux GeForce GTX 980csgo: 2560 x 1600openarena: 2560 x 1600tesseract: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 2560 x 1600xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 2560 x 1600 - UltimateNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti157.45327.43285.73236.19206.93188.49162.90138.96470.97105.80107.25126.4174.6782.0648.64OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 2560 x 1600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980306090120150SE +/- 1.85, N = 3157.45

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti100200300400500SE +/- 3.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.99, N = 3327.43470.97MIN: 1MIN: 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti80160240320400Min: 321 / Avg: 327.43 / Max: 331.1Min: 467 / Avg: 470.97 / Max: 473.2

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti612182430Min: 1 / Avg: 3.09 / Max: 26Min: 1 / Avg: 2.1 / Max: 4

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti60120180240300SE +/- 2.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 3285.73105.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti50100150200250Min: 280.63 / Avg: 285.73 / Max: 288.91Min: 104.24 / Avg: 105.8 / Max: 107.88

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3236.19107.25
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200Min: 233.82 / Avg: 236.19 / Max: 237.96Min: 106.87 / Avg: 107.25 / Max: 107.59

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3206.93126.41MIN: 94 / MAX: 684MIN: 64 / MAX: 185
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200Min: 204.6 / Avg: 206.93 / Max: 208.59Min: 125.94 / Avg: 126.41 / Max: 126.77

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3188.4974.67MIN: 84 / MAX: 480MIN: 42 / MAX: 105
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 188.46 / Avg: 188.49 / Max: 188.52Min: 74.61 / Avg: 74.67 / Max: 74.76

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3162.9082.06MIN: 39 / MAX: 577MIN: 42 / MAX: 141
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 161.28 / Avg: 162.9 / Max: 164.22Min: 81.99 / Avg: 82.06 / Max: 82.12

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3138.9648.64MIN: 43 / MAX: 384MIN: 27 / MAX: 77
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 138.89 / Avg: 138.96 / Max: 139.06Min: 48.63 / Avg: 48.64 / Max: 48.66

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Testing initiated at 26 September 2014 20:07 by user phoronix.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Z87-PRO, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EARS-00Y + 250GB VB0250EAVER + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AACS-0, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (910/2052MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: Samsung S22B300, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless

OS: Debian testing, Kernel: 3.16-2-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.14.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0.901 (1.16.1 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 28 September 2014 22:35 by user dick.