NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 VDPAU Video Decoding Linux
Some simple NVIDIA VDPAU video decoding benchmarks on Ubuntu Linux. NVIDIA Linux video playback testing by Michael Larabel.


GeForce GT 520: 

	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 GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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: 2560x1600

GeForce GT 610: 

	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: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/533MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, 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: 2560x1600

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: Samsung SyncMaster, 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: 2560x1600

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: Samsung SyncMaster, 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: 2560x1600

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: Samsung SyncMaster, 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: 2560x1600

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: Samsung SyncMaster, 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: 2560x1600

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: Samsung SyncMaster, 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: 2560x1600


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
Video Decoding: VDPAU
Percent
GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 0.2  AVG: 0.6  MAX: 1.3 
GeForce GT 610 ..... MIN: 0.2  AVG: 0.6  MAX: 1.6 
GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 0.2  AVG: 0.6  MAX: 1.1 
GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 0.1  AVG: 0.7  MAX: 4.0 
GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 0.2  AVG: 0.7  MAX: 6.6 
GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 0.2  AVG: 0.6  MAX: 1.1 
GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 0.2  AVG: 0.6  MAX: 2.3 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 32.0  AVG: 44.6  MAX: 47.0 
GeForce GT 610 ..... MIN: 34.0  AVG: 44.8  MAX: 48.0 
GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 39.0  AVG: 43.2  MAX: 46.0 
GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 24.0  AVG: 24.6  MAX: 27.0 
GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 26.0  AVG: 26.2  MAX: 27.0 
GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 41.0  AVG: 43.3  MAX: 46.0 
GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 32.0  AVG: 34.2  MAX: 38.0 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 13.0  AVG: 44.9  MAX: 70.0 
GeForce GT 610 ..... MIN: 13.0  AVG: 43.9  MAX: 73.0 
GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0   AVG: 8.9   MAX: 21.0 
GeForce GTX 750 .... MIN: 4.0   AVG: 26.8  MAX: 36.0 
GeForce GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 36.0  AVG: 38.8  MAX: 45.0 
GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 2.0   AVG: 6.7   MAX: 15.0 
GeForce GTX 980 .... MIN: 2.0   AVG: 24.9  MAX: 33.0 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
GPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
GeForce GTX 980 . MIN: 32.0  AVG: 32.8  MAX: 33.0 


1080p H.264 Video Playback 1.1
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
GeForce GTX 980 . MIN: 23.0  AVG: 24.7  MAX: 27.0 


GPU Temperature Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Celsius
GeForce GTX 980 . MIN: 32.0  AVG: 33.4  MAX: 38.0 


GPU Usage Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
GeForce GTX 980 . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 24.8  MAX: 33.0