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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores) Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon 16384MB 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850 MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Intel Connection Ubuntu 15.10 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64) Unity X Server 1.17.2 NVIDIA 352.63 4.5.0 GCC 5.2.1 20151010 ext4 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz) DELL P2415Q 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64) nouveau 1.0.12 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1202/6008MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (1202/6008MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1202/7000MHz) MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Kernel Details - Linux 4.4: GTX 650, Linux 4.4: GTX 680, Linux 4.4: GTX 760, Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti: nouveau.pstate=1 Graphics Details - Linux 4.4: GTX 650, Linux 4.4: GTX 680, Linux 4.4: GTX 760, Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti, Linux 4.5: GTX 650, Linux 4.5: GTX 680, Linux 4.5: GTX 760, Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti: EXA
gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen openarena: 1920 x 1080 tesseract: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate csgo: 1920 x 1080 tf2: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 482 213 144253 1231 40153 127.00 124.77 353.84 164.67 110.61 57.76 93.24 1911 828 271321 3142 63034 350.67 230.46 358.41 284.13 224.08 165.39 110.19 1479 636 270625 3230 64312 321.80 219.18 361.39 280.11 219.33 151.10 109.75 3148 1296 318935 6100 63648 394.03 272.34 363.47 285.94 236.92 196.39 115.52 440 164 98879 908 35197 98.30 90.73 303.36 125.21 83.54 44.77 78.91 1939 722 254043 3018 68116 183.03 210.83 307.26 230.67 177.74 82.27 98.37 492 183 106983 1143 24537 111.03 97.35 309.55 141.78 95.24 45.00 83.45 965 335 113278 1935 21450 144.10 127.45 304.03 184.78 129.83 75.37 93.15 440 164 99272 909 35230 103.30 91.94 305.78 131.32 87.92 46.92 87.05 1940 722 255143 3037 68175 232.05 217.94 310.12 233.32 183.94 82.74 101.88 492 183 107326 1143 24537 116.50 98.47 305.80 149.37 100.19 48.11 94.99 965 334 113598 1950 21462 153.23 128.19 312.32 199.31 139.70 78.17 103.31 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 8.69, N = 3 SE +/- 6.84, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 3148 1911 1479 482 1940 965 492 440 1939 965 492 440
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 20.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1296 828 636 213 722 334 183 164 722 335 183 164
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 70K 140K 210K 280K 350K SE +/- 5102.54, N = 6 SE +/- 1292.43, N = 3 SE +/- 453.52, N = 3 SE +/- 723.76, N = 3 SE +/- 9.00, N = 3 SE +/- 19.55, N = 3 SE +/- 5.51, N = 3 SE +/- 4.18, N = 3 SE +/- 4.33, N = 3 SE +/- 61.76, N = 3 SE +/- 5.57, N = 3 SE +/- 1.67, N = 3 318935 271321 270625 144253 255143 113598 107326 99272 254043 113278 106983 98879
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 760 GTX 680 GTX 650 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 15.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 5.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 6100 3230 3142 1231 3037 1950 1143 909 3018 1935 1143 908
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 NVIDIA 352.63 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 15K 30K 45K 60K 75K SE +/- 21.85, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 2.67, N = 3 SE +/- 9.17, N = 3 SE +/- 25.90, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 3.76, N = 3 SE +/- 49.54, N = 3 SE +/- 629.67, N = 3 SE +/- 344.78, N = 3 SE +/- 33.62, N = 3 68175 35230 24537 21462 68116 35197 24537 21450 64312 63648 63034 40153
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 3.65, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 5.60, N = 6 SE +/- 1.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 394.03 350.67 321.80 127.00 232.05 153.23 116.50 103.30 183.03 144.10 111.03 98.30
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 5.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 3.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 272.34 230.46 219.18 124.77 217.94 128.19 98.47 91.94 210.83 127.45 97.35 90.73
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low GTX 780 Ti GTX 760 GTX 680 GTX 650 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 1.16, N = 3 SE +/- 2.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 1.82, N = 3 SE +/- 2.60, N = 3 SE +/- 3.66, N = 3 SE +/- 2.60, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 3.11, N = 3 SE +/- 1.38, N = 3 SE +/- 3.02, N = 3 363.47 361.39 358.41 353.84 312.32 310.12 305.80 305.78 309.55 307.26 304.03 303.36
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 3.18, N = 3 SE +/- 1.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 3.27, N = 3 SE +/- 1.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 285.94 284.13 280.11 164.67 233.32 199.31 149.37 131.32 230.67 184.78 141.78 125.21
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.85, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 2.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 236.92 224.08 219.33 110.61 183.94 139.70 100.19 87.92 177.74 129.83 95.24 83.54
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 3.21, N = 4 SE +/- 24.45, N = 6 SE +/- 20.52, N = 6 SE +/- 8.30, N = 6 SE +/- 2.07, N = 6 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 4.39, N = 6 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 6 SE +/- 0.63, N = 5 196.39 165.39 151.10 57.76 82.74 78.17 48.11 46.92 82.27 75.37 45.00 44.77
Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 2.71, N = 6 SE +/- 2.78, N = 6 SE +/- 3.12, N = 6 SE +/- 1.44, N = 6 SE +/- 1.38, N = 6 SE +/- 1.86, N = 6 SE +/- 0.97, N = 3 SE +/- 2.13, N = 6 SE +/- 1.85, N = 6 SE +/- 1.75, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 1.40, N = 6 115.52 110.19 109.75 93.24 103.31 101.88 94.99 87.05 98.37 93.15 83.45 78.91
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.5 Linux 4.4 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 650 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.56 / Max: 20 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.82 / Max: 17 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.07 / Max: 17 Min: 5 / Avg: 7.86 / Max: 22 Min: 2 / Avg: 4.64 / Max: 26 Min: 3 / Avg: 6.62 / Max: 26 Min: 4 / Avg: 8.56 / Max: 25 Min: 5 / Avg: 9.64 / Max: 20 Min: 2 / Avg: 5.46 / Max: 20 Min: 3 / Avg: 6.91 / Max: 24 Min: 5 / Avg: 8.96 / Max: 26 Min: 5 / Avg: 10.14 / Max: 19
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