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XFX Radeon R9 285: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Diamond Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 MSI Radeon R7 370: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EVGA GeForce GTX 950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1201/3304MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EVGA GeForce GTX 960: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 EVGA GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 980 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX TITAN X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.16, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 196.71 |========================== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 194.90 |========================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 199.30 |=========================== Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 202.88 |=========================== EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 164.47 |====================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 233.43 |=============================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 299.42 |======================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 183.98 |========================= EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 270.66 |==================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 284.06 |====================================== GeForce GTX 980 ......... 273.96 |===================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 274.32 |===================================== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 337.05 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.84 |================= Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 0.78 |================ MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 1.34 |=========================== Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 0.39 |======== EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 1.79 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 2.36 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 2.15 |=========================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 1.00 |==================== EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 1.28 |========================= EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 0.80 |================ GeForce GTX 980 ......... 0.56 |=========== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 0.46 |========= GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 0.34 |======= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 283.93 |=================================== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 320.00 |======================================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 254.50 |================================ Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 326.33 |========================================= EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 126.90 |================ GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 251.70 |=============================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 320.60 |======================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 311.00 |======================================= EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 335.87 |========================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 359.40 |============================================= GeForce GTX 980 ......... 360.73 |============================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 342.93 |=========================================== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 348.20 |=========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.5 MAX: 16.0 Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 10.0 MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.9 MAX: 11.0 Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.0 MAX: 11.0 EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. MIN: 5.0 AVG: 7.8 MAX: 22.0 GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.9 MAX: 18.0 GeForce GTX 760 ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 17.0 EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.2 MAX: 17.0 EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 18.0 EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.8 MAX: 16.0 GeForce GTX 980 ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.7 MAX: 16.0 GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 20.0 GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.8 MAX: 16.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 1.21 |====================== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 1.29 |======================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 1.71 |================================ Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 0.62 |=========== EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 1.38 |========================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 2.54 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 2.31 |=========================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 1.69 |=============================== EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 1.58 |============================= EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 1.01 |=================== GeForce GTX 980 ......... 0.74 |============== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 0.57 |=========== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 0.35 |====== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 51.37 |====================== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 74.17 |================================ MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 38.62 |================= Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 94.39 |========================================= EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 20.10 |========= GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 34.68 |=============== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 55.11 |======================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 52.83 |======================= EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 60.74 |========================== EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 85.56 |===================================== GeForce GTX 980 ......... 90.28 |======================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 100.58 |=========================================== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 104.59 |============================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.22 |========================== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 0.30 |=================================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 0.26 |=============================== Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 0.18 |===================== EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 0.22 |========================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 0.35 |========================================= GeForce GTX 760 ......... 0.40 |=============================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 0.29 |================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 0.29 |================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 0.24 |============================ GeForce GTX 980 ......... 0.18 |===================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 0.17 |==================== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 0.10 |============ Metro 2033 Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.1 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 72.08 |======================= Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 74.46 |======================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 67.56 |====================== Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 74.37 |======================== EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 55.97 |================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 97.45 |=============================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 129.86 |========================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 79.63 |========================== EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 130.38 |========================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 137.23 |============================================ GeForce GTX 980 ......... 137.16 |============================================ GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 139.56 |============================================= GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 134.95 |============================================ Metro 2033 Redux Performance / Cost - Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.1 Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.31 |=============== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 0.30 |============== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 0.45 |====================== Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 0.14 |======= EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 0.61 |============================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 0.98 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 0.93 |============================================= EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 0.43 |===================== EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 0.62 |============================== EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 0.39 |=================== GeForce GTX 980 ......... 0.28 |============= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 0.23 |=========== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 0.14 |======= Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.1 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 80.06 |======================= Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 89.40 |========================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 71.26 |==================== Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 90.26 |========================== EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 44.21 |============= GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 85.65 |======================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 119.74 |================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 72.80 |===================== EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 137.06 |======================================= EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 157.33 |============================================= GeForce GTX 980 ......... 155.33 |============================================ GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 153.63 |============================================ GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 155.48 |============================================ Metro: Last Light Redux Performance / Cost - Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.1 Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.34 |================== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 0.36 |=================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 0.48 |========================== Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 0.17 |========= EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 0.48 |========================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 0.87 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 0.86 |============================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 0.40 |====================== EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 0.65 |=================================== EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 0.44 |======================== GeForce GTX 980 ......... 0.32 |================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 0.26 |============== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 0.16 |========= Meta Performance Per Dollar Performance Per Dollar Performance Per Dollar > Higher Is Better XFX Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.58 |=================== Diamond Radeon R9 290 ... 0.60 |==================== MSI Radeon R7 370 ....... 0.85 |============================ Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury . 0.30 |========== EVGA GeForce GT 740 SC .. 0.89 |============================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti ...... 1.42 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 760 ......... 1.33 |============================================ EVGA GeForce GTX 950 .... 0.76 |========================= EVGA GeForce GTX 960 .... 0.88 |============================= EVGA GeForce GTX 970 .... 0.58 |=================== GeForce GTX 980 ......... 0.42 |============== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ...... 0.34 |=========== GeForce GTX TITAN X ..... 0.22 |=======