4K NVIDIA AMD Ubuntu Linux Gaming

Big 4K Linux graphics gaming comparison. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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4K NVIDIA AMD Ubuntu Linux GamingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)Intel C610/X99Intel ConnectionUbuntu 15.043.19.0-22-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1NVIDIA 352.214.4.0GCC 4.9.2ext43840x2160eVGA 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 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (836/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz)XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz)SE39UY04fglrx 15.20.34.4.13397Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz)Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz)MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX TITAN X, Radeon HD 7950, Radeon R9 285, Radeon R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveEnvironment Details- Radeon HD 7950, Radeon R9 285, Radeon R9 290: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri

4K NVIDIA AMD Ubuntu Linux Gamingbioshock-infinite: 3840 x 2160 - Very Highcivbe: 3840 x 2160metro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.1metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.1tesseract: 3840 x 2160unigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreencsgo: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37016.0220.2549.9741.38115.1216.2294.935.449.9116.1411.9564.165.2019.8411.3711.9830.7124.7173.278.7547.7913.2617.4046.6238.32102.4914.0778.3828.2026.3965.0166.38175.1226.00143.2921.7920.9146.2243.78117.1116.1392.6032.8725.8361.5263.59159.3423.99129.8437.3927.4762.6167.36167.1025.76139.6343.9828.4968.2676.86186.3532.42155.6125.4225.4963.0461.27163.2224.54136.8946.5729.7168.0980.14191.0034.30156.9617.7635.4433.7534.0993.3414.0777.726.9229.4832.0331.5192.3813.8174.3425.4245.5440.1944.76118.7921.53104.7815.0527.4827.6925.7380.6710.2363.65OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Very High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Very HighGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3701122334455SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 316.025.4411.3713.2628.2021.7932.8737.3943.9825.4246.5717.766.9225.4215.05MIN: 6.1 / MAX: 82.18MIN: 1.87 / MAX: 230.01MIN: 3.35 / MAX: 83.87MIN: 4.13 / MAX: 82.57MIN: 9.66 / MAX: 81.69MIN: 8.79 / MAX: 81.95MIN: 12.28 / MAX: 81.88MIN: 14.7 / MAX: 82MIN: 9.6 / MAX: 82MIN: 9.36 / MAX: 82.03MIN: 15.13 / MAX: 81.93MIN: 4.21 / MAX: 84.17MIN: 2.54 / MAX: 122.33MIN: 6.86 / MAX: 81.96MIN: 4.05 / MAX: 84.44

Civilization: Beyond Earth

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCivilization: Beyond EarthResolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3701020304050SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 2SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 6SE +/- 0.53, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 320.259.9111.9817.4026.3920.9125.8327.4728.4925.4929.7135.4429.4845.5427.48MIN: 6.99 / MAX: 40.03MIN: 4.84 / MAX: 16.3MIN: 4.55 / MAX: 20.47MIN: 6.53 / MAX: 33.24MIN: 6.79 / MAX: 57.31MIN: 7.57 / MAX: 44.71MIN: 8.06 / MAX: 58.43MIN: 7.96 / MAX: 78.49MIN: 7.32 / MAX: 78.66MIN: 6.65 / MAX: 48.08MIN: 9.36 / MAX: 80.32MIN: 7.72 / MAX: 134.77MIN: 6.68 / MAX: 131.49MIN: 8.03 / MAX: 135.22MIN: 5.33 / MAX: 135.56

Civilization: Beyond Earth

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterCivilization: Beyond EarthResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Total Frame TimeGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3704080120160200Min: 24.98 / Avg: 55.33 / Max: 141.71Min: 64.69 / Avg: 107.17 / Max: 202.42Min: 50.7 / Avg: 89.97 / Max: 214.76Min: 30.11 / Avg: 62.1 / Max: 138.61Min: 17.45 / Avg: 46.02 / Max: 125.77Min: 17.11 / Avg: 45.34 / Max: 111.64Min: 17.89 / Avg: 44.46 / Max: 115Min: 13.28 / Avg: 44.47 / Max: 99.44Min: 20.8 / Avg: 46.69 / Max: 150.27Min: 13.14 / Avg: 41.92 / Max: 106.88Min: 8.2 / Avg: 38.27 / Max: 113.09Min: 7.92 / Avg: 44.89 / Max: 147.89Min: 7.4 / Avg: 28.37 / Max: 104.46Min: 7.47 / Avg: 48.29 / Max: 154.04

Metro 2033 Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v5.8.1GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3701530456075SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 349.9716.1430.7146.6265.0146.2261.5262.6168.2663.0468.0933.7532.0340.1927.69

Metro: Last Light Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v5.8.1GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37020406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 341.3811.9524.7138.3266.3843.7863.5967.3676.8661.2780.1434.0931.5144.7625.73

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3704080120160200SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3115.1264.1673.27102.49175.12117.11159.34167.10186.35163.22191.0093.3492.38118.7980.67

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 316.225.208.7514.0726.0016.1323.9925.7632.4224.5434.3014.0713.8121.5310.23

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 750 TiGeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 980 TiGeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 6SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 394.9319.8447.7978.38143.2992.60129.84139.63155.61136.89156.9677.7274.34104.7863.65

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