AMD NVIDIA Linux Graphics 11 Tests AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce Linux OpenGL graphics gaming benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 285: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX TITAN X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, 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 Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, 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 Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, 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 Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, 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 Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, 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 Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 960: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 740: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 first1: Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 270 @ 3.91GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3, Chipset: AMD RS880 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB SPCC Solid State + 250GB Western Digital WD2500AAJB-5 + 250GB Seagate ST3250823A + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EARS-22Y + 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1ER1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1200/1650MHz), Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: S22D300, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Very High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 30.77 |======================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 23.38 |================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 9.10 |======= Radeon R9 285 ....... 21.00 |================ GeForce GTX TITAN X . 66.75 |================================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 16.14 |============ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 54.72 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 19.25 |============== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 43.67 |================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 49.96 |===================================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 21.73 |================ GeForce GTX 650 ..... 7.36 |====== GeForce GT 740 ...... 7.36 |====== Civilization: Beyond Earth Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX TITAN X . 38.11 |================================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 16.64 |====================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 36.85 |================================================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 19.60 |========================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 36.71 |================================================ GeForce GTX 970 ..... 34.21 |============================================= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 29.36 |======================================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 29.89 |======================================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 26.01 |================================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 11.65 |=============== GeForce GT 740 ...... 11.72 |=============== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 116.85 |================================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 114.17 |================================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 67.90 |==================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 110.57 |================================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 40.50 |============ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 81.17 |======================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 166.37 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 ..... 72.83 |===================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 166.71 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 82.92 |======================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 161.96 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 167.10 |================================================= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 154.06 |============================================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 149.73 |============================================ GeForce GTX 760 ..... 133.63 |======================================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 48.15 |============== GeForce GT 740 ...... 48.16 |============== Metro 2033 Redux Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0m5 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 54.41 |============================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 51.43 |============================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 23.63 |============= Radeon R9 285 ....... 46.01 |========================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 27.88 |=============== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 37.20 |==================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 92.31 |================================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 45.94 |========================= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 90.95 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 54.20 |============================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 91.95 |================================================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 87.84 |================================================ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 77.98 |========================================== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 74.78 |========================================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 74.38 |======================================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 31.68 |================= GeForce GT 740 ...... 32.28 |================= Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0m5 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 68.80 |============================ Radeon HD 7950 ...... 57.23 |======================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 34.28 |============== Radeon R9 285 ....... 51.80 |===================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 27.90 |============ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 35.81 |=============== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 118.33 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 ..... 41.52 |================= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 110.57 |============================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 47.26 |==================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 109.09 |============================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 105.51 |============================================ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 76.02 |=============================== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 81.24 |================================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 70.43 |============================= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 24.99 |========== GeForce GT 740 ...... 25.08 |========== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 64.52 |================================ Radeon HD 7950 ...... 46.47 |======================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 25.64 |============= Radeon R9 285 ....... 48.94 |========================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 22.23 |=========== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 33.21 |================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 99.28 |================================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 30.03 |=============== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 88.58 |============================================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 34.69 |================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 87.31 |============================================ GeForce GTX 970 ..... 83.83 |========================================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 64.01 |================================ GeForce GTX 960 ..... 60.54 |============================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 55.34 |============================ GeForce GTX 650 ..... 20.07 |========== GeForce GT 740 ...... 20.07 |========== first1 .............. 29.20 |=============== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 143.58 |=================================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 143.34 |=================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 128.12 |=============================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 146.37 |==================================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 103.85 |========================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 125.01 |=============================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 199.07 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 ..... 74.70 |================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 189.10 |============================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 87.60 |====================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 199.50 |================================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 181.01 |============================================ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 169.33 |========================================== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 143.14 |=================================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 155.33 |====================================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 62.81 |=============== GeForce GT 740 ...... 62.86 |=============== first1 .............. 92.15 |======================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 3073 |====================================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 1584 |==================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 1133 |============== Radeon R9 285 ....... 2291 |============================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 1303 |================ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 1307 |================ GeForce GTX TITAN X . 4081 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 1049 |============= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 3216 |======================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 1166 |=============== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 3407 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 2749 |================================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 1924 |======================== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 1785 |====================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 1709 |===================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 614 |======== GeForce GT 740 ...... 613 |======== first1 .............. 1806 |======================= LuxMark 3.0 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Hotel Score > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 2663 |=================================================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 1866 |==================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 982 |=================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 1339 |========================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 1942 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 381 |======= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 1500 |============================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 436 |======== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 986 |=================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 1386 |=========================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 582 |=========== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 910 |================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 460 |========= GeForce GTX 650 ..... 142 |=== GeForce GT 740 ...... 142 |=== first1 .............. 948 |================== LuxMark 3.0 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Microphone Score > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 6091 |================================================ Radeon HD 7950 ...... 5206 |========================================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 2651 |===================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 3208 |========================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 6530 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 1320 |========== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 4816 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 1363 |=========== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 4278 |================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 4582 |==================================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 2119 |================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 2506 |==================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 1957 |=============== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 671 |===== GeForce GT 740 ...... 671 |===== first1 .............. 2105 |================ LuxMark 3.0 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 290 ....... 15255 |================================================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 11080 |==================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 5877 |=================== Radeon R9 285 ....... 8326 |=========================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 14941 |================================================= GeForce GTX 750 ..... 3742 |============ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 11578 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 4261 |============== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 9613 |================================ GeForce GTX 970 ..... 10536 |=================================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 4566 |=============== GeForce GTX 960 ..... 5921 |=================== GeForce GTX 760 ..... 4270 |============== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 1445 |===== GeForce GT 740 ...... 1448 |===== first1 .............. 4707 |===============