GTX 980 NVIDIA Linux Efficiency Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1150/1650MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.40.1, OpenGL: 4.3.13179, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX TITAN: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (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: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-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: 3840x2160 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 45.05 |=============== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 86.94 |============================ Radeon R7 260X ..... 58.60 |=================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 80.18 |========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 117.43 |====================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 97.36 |================================ GeForce GTX 750 .... 23.04 |======= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 49.39 |================ GeForce GTX 760 .... 78.93 |========================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 100.05 |================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 153.83 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 146.41 |================================================ GeForce GTX 980 .... 153.29 |================================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 0.28 |===================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 0.39 |============================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 0.38 |============================ Radeon R9 270X ..... 0.40 |============================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 0.47 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 0.42 |=============================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 0.20 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 0.37 |=========================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 0.35 |========================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 0.41 |============================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 0.55 |========================================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 0.53 |======================================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 0.70 |==================================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 40.0 AVG: 61.6 MAX: 66.0 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 56.0 AVG: 78.2 MAX: 85.0 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 60.2 MAX: 66.0 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 52.5 MAX: 57.0 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 70.4 MAX: 86.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 54.0 AVG: 73.3 MAX: 79.0 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 28.0 AVG: 41.7 MAX: 45.0 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 60.0 MAX: 66.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 51.0 AVG: 76.2 MAX: 81.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 54.0 AVG: 72.2 MAX: 79.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 44.0 AVG: 66.8 MAX: 77.0 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 53.0 AVG: 73.6 MAX: 81.0 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 49.0 AVG: 69.6 MAX: 80.0 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 78 AVG: 163 MAX: 176 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 70 AVG: 225 MAX: 256 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 60 AVG: 156 MAX: 173 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 70 AVG: 202 MAX: 226 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 72 AVG: 248 MAX: 331 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 66 AVG: 229 MAX: 264 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 57 AVG: 116 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 57 AVG: 134 MAX: 144 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 65 AVG: 227 MAX: 268 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 60 AVG: 242 MAX: 292 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 65 AVG: 281 MAX: 357 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 67 AVG: 277 MAX: 359 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 62 AVG: 219 MAX: 273 Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 19.44 |=========== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 44.73 |========================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 26.90 |=============== Radeon R9 270X ..... 40.79 |======================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 59.55 |================================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 65.39 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 29.78 |================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 34.35 |=================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 55.28 |=============================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 69.69 |======================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 91.58 |=================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 84.83 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 89.42 |================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 0.12 |================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 0.19 |========================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 0.17 |======================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 0.20 |=========================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 0.20 |=========================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 0.27 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 0.24 |================================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 0.26 |=================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 0.23 |=============================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 0.28 |===================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 0.29 |======================================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 0.30 |======================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 0.39 |==================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 51 AVG: 63 MAX: 65 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 58 AVG: 82 MAX: 85 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 47 AVG: 62 MAX: 64 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 41 AVG: 55 MAX: 57 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 72 AVG: 89 MAX: 93 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 67 AVG: 78 MAX: 80 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 33 AVG: 49 MAX: 51 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 53 AVG: 66 MAX: 68 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 57 AVG: 79 MAX: 81 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 66 AVG: 79 MAX: 81 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 59 AVG: 80 MAX: 83 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 65 AVG: 79 MAX: 81 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 67 AVG: 79 MAX: 80 Unigine Valley 1.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 68 AVG: 160 MAX: 172 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 72 AVG: 230 MAX: 246 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 64 AVG: 155 MAX: 162 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 83 AVG: 208 MAX: 218 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 85 AVG: 297 MAX: 328 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 108 AVG: 246 MAX: 258 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 69 AVG: 123 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 70 AVG: 132 MAX: 138 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 104 AVG: 235 MAX: 261 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 104 AVG: 252 MAX: 282 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 135 AVG: 316 MAX: 342 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 127 AVG: 280 MAX: 336 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 98 AVG: 227 MAX: 262 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 52.64 |=================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 106.23 |======================================= Radeon R7 260X ..... 71.96 |========================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 96.44 |=================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 122.53 |============================================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 101.62 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750 .... 39.90 |=============== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 48.34 |================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 87.23 |================================ GeForce GTX 770 .... 107.09 |======================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 137.53 |================================================== GeForce GTX TITAN .. 131.64 |================================================ GeForce GTX 980 .... 117.90 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... 0.34 |============================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 0.51 |============================================== Radeon R7 260X ..... 0.50 |============================================= Radeon R9 270X ..... 0.51 |============================================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 0.50 |============================================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 0.46 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 .... 0.36 |================================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 0.40 |==================================== GeForce GTX 760 .... 0.39 |=================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 0.47 |========================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 0.50 |============================================= GeForce GTX TITAN .. 0.50 |============================================= GeForce GTX 980 .... 0.58 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 52 AVG: 63 MAX: 65 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 55 AVG: 77 MAX: 84 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 41 AVG: 61 MAX: 64 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 38 AVG: 53 MAX: 57 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 75 AVG: 85 MAX: 90 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 63 AVG: 76 MAX: 79 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 37 AVG: 46 MAX: 47 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 46 AVG: 62 MAX: 64 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 64 AVG: 79 MAX: 82 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 62 AVG: 77 MAX: 80 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 64 AVG: 75 MAX: 79 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 65 AVG: 78 MAX: 81 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 64 AVG: 77 MAX: 80 Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 71 AVG: 155 MAX: 167 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 68 AVG: 208 MAX: 250 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 62 AVG: 144 MAX: 162 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 68 AVG: 190 MAX: 218 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 79 AVG: 244 MAX: 346 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 65 AVG: 222 MAX: 251 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 56 AVG: 112 MAX: 126 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 56 AVG: 120 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 97 AVG: 227 MAX: 253 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 66 AVG: 228 MAX: 279 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 138 AVG: 274 MAX: 334 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 73 AVG: 263 MAX: 339 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 62 AVG: 202 MAX: 243 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 61.8 MAX: 66.0 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 47.0 AVG: 78.0 MAX: 85.0 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 60.1 MAX: 66.0 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 31.0 AVG: 53.1 MAX: 57.0 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 83.7 MAX: 93.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 75.6 MAX: 80.0 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 27.0 AVG: 44.7 MAX: 51.0 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 61.9 MAX: 68.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 50.0 AVG: 77.3 MAX: 82.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 46.0 AVG: 75.9 MAX: 81.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 39.0 AVG: 75.1 MAX: 83.0 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 53.0 AVG: 76.8 MAX: 81.0 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 45.0 AVG: 75.3 MAX: 80.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Radeon HD 7850 ..... MIN: 65 AVG: 156 MAX: 176 Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 66 AVG: 214 MAX: 256 Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 56 AVG: 148 MAX: 173 Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 67 AVG: 194 MAX: 226 Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 68 AVG: 261 MAX: 346 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 64 AVG: 227 MAX: 264 GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 55 AVG: 115 MAX: 128 GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 55 AVG: 124 MAX: 144 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 61 AVG: 222 MAX: 268 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 60 AVG: 232 MAX: 292 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 63 AVG: 285 MAX: 357 GeForce GTX TITAN .. MIN: 65 AVG: 263 MAX: 359 GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 61 AVG: 209 MAX: 273