NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Linux Review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 on Ubuntu Linux compared to many other Linux AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com reviewing the GTX 980.

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September 29 2014
 
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September 29 2014
 
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September 29 2014
 
Radeon R9 270X
September 29 2014
 
Radeon R9 290
September 29 2014
 
GeForce GTX 680
September 29 2014
 
GeForce GTX 750
September 28 2014
 
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
September 28 2014
 
GeForce GTX 760
September 28 2014
 
GeForce GTX 770
September 28 2014
 
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September 28 2014
 
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September 28 2014
 
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Linux ReviewOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz)XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1150/1650MHz)Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz)XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz)Intel Wellsburg HD AudioSE39UY04SEK SE39UY04Intel ConnectionUbuntu 14.043.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1fglrx 14.40.1NVIDIA 343.224.3.131794.3.0GCC 4.8.2ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorsNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Linux Review BenchmarksSystem Logs- Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 7950, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 290: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri - Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 7950, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R9 270X, Radeon R9 290, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX TITAN: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536- GeForce GTX 750: GPU Compute Cores: 512- GeForce GTX 750 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 640- GeForce GTX 760: GPU Compute Cores: 1152- GeForce GTX 770: GPU Compute Cores: 1536- GeForce GTX 780 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2880- GeForce GTX TITAN: GPU Compute Cores: 2688- GeForce GTX 680: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.- GeForce GTX 750: GPU Compute Cores: 512.- GeForce GTX 750 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 640.- GeForce GTX 760: GPU Compute Cores: 1152.- GeForce GTX 770: GPU Compute Cores: 1536.- GeForce GTX 780 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2880.- GeForce GTX TITAN: GPU Compute Cores: 2688.

Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 980Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%262%423%585%Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveLuxMarkLuxMarkLuxMark3840 x 2160GPU - RoomGPU - SalaGPU - Luxball HDR

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Linux Reviewunigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080luxmark: GPU - Roomluxmark: GPU - Salaluxmark: GPU - Luxball HDRcsgo: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 9804391140876642.0598319151416485.356061125786957.3385316261163880.341300253018801115.3748.635791207812697.7128.72489897678120.5033.265821012816049.6342.97475989692078.2951.4260512628597104.0388.921105227516848151.5782.15969205215208147.1593.381707309522719153.11OpenBenchmarking.org

Unigine Heaven

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 98020406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 328.7233.2642.9748.6351.4282.1588.9293.38

LuxMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: RoomRadeon HD 7850GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 770Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XGeForce GTX TITANRadeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 780 TiRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 980400800120016002000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 28.00, N = 6SE +/- 2.67, N = 3439475489579582605606853969983110513001707

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: SalaGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 750 TiRadeon R7 260XRadeon HD 7850GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950GeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 780 TiRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 9807001400210028003500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 3.18, N = 3SE +/- 4.04, N = 389798910121125114012071262162619152052227525303095

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore, More Is BetterLuxMark 2.1beta1OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDRGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 760Radeon R7 260XGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 770Radeon HD 7850Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950GeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 780 TiRadeon R9 290GeForce GTX 9805K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 2.85, N = 3SE +/- 15.65, N = 3SE +/- 20.85, N = 3SE +/- 4.37, N = 3SE +/- 4.18, N = 3SE +/- 21.15, N = 3SE +/- 16.09, N = 36781692078698126816085978766116381416415208168481880122719

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 750Radeon HD 7850GeForce GTX 750 TiRadeon R7 260XGeForce GTX 760Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 290GeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 980306090120150SE +/- 1.85, N = 6SE +/- 2.09, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 320.5042.0549.6357.3378.2980.3485.3597.71104.03115.37147.15151.57153.11