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


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

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


Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 . 157.45 |==============================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... 327.43 |==============================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 470.97 |===========================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.1   MAX: 26.0 
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 2.1   MAX: 4.0 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... 285.73 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 105.80 |================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... 236.19 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 107.25 |====================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... 206.93 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 126.41 |==========================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... 188.49 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 74.67  |=================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... 162.90 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 82.06  |======================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 .... 138.96 |===========================================
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 48.64  |===============