NVIDIA GeForce Fermi/Kepler Ubuntu Linux Performance Benchmarking of various NVIDIA GeForce 400/500 Fermi and GeForce 600 Kepler graphics cards on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel of Phoronix.com. Using Ubuntu 13.04 with the Linux 3.10 vanilla kernel. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 15 HDMI/DP, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660: Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB OCZ VERTEX4 + 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000520AS + 40GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2048MB (549/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 15, Kernel: 3.11.5-031105-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 1.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.13, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 560: Processor: Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 320GB Hitachi HDT72103 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AADS-6 + 500GB HD-PVRU2, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: jfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 142.00 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 22.70 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 117.30 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 420.30 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 277.70 |============================ GTX 560 ................... 137.13 |============== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 23.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 22.0 AVG: 44.0 MAX: 76.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 22.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 4.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.6 MAX: 24.0 GTX 560 ................... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 13.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 85.47 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 14.20 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 70.60 |======== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 241.73 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 387.83 |=========================================== GTX 560 ................... 288.57 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 8 AVG: 12 MAX: 39 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 38 AVG: 70 MAX: 99 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 10 AVG: 14 MAX: 39 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 37 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 8 GTX 560 ................... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 11 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 213.70 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 30.10 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 191.40 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 504.90 |====================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 576.03 |=========================================== GTX 560 ................... 267.70 |==================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 9.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 61.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.9 MAX: 5.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 6.0 GTX 560 ................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.7 MAX: 7.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 213.87 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 30.10 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 191.57 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 505.40 |====================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 577.60 |=========================================== GTX 560 ................... 268.53 |==================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 9.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 61.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.9 MAX: 7.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 6.0 GTX 560 ................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.7 MAX: 9.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 16.31 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 2.21 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 14.16 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 42.80 |============================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 33.41 |================================== GTX 560 ................... 19.17 |==================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 4.02 |===== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 1.21 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 5.34 |======= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 22.78 |============================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 33.44 |============================================ GTX 560 ................... 20.37 |=========================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 22.69 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.73 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 19.64 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 67.35 |============================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 48.54 |================================ GTX 560 ................... 25.40 |================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 19.38 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.14 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 16.18 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 58.00 |============================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 42.87 |================================= GTX 560 ................... 24.02 |================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 19.38 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3.14 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 16.19 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57.98 |============================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 42.89 |================================= GTX 560 ................... 24.02 |================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 10.42 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 1.73 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 9.16 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 34.44 |=================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 42.87 |============================================ GTX 560 ................... 24.02 |========================= Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 124.97 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 19.23 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 110.87 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 303.20 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 275.93 |======================================= Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 124.50 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 19.20 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 110.63 |================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 304.17 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 277.70 |======================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 222.28 |============================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 28.04 |==== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 204.93 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 317.80 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 230.42 |=============================== GTX 560 ................... 205.50 |============================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 157.46 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 18.80 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 118.67 |================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 289.66 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 231.70 |================================== GTX 560 ................... 205.70 |=============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 159.15 |======================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 21.74 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 140.57 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 283.87 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 206.88 |=============================== GTX 560 ................... 162.06 |========================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 110.48 |==================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 14.31 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 84.38 |=============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 242.59 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 206.90 |===================================== GTX 560 ................... 162.05 |============================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 101.73 |====================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 15.87 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 88.08 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 195.14 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 157.32 |=================================== GTX 560 ................... 111.27 |========================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 71.56 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 10.30 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 54.57 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 163.64 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 150.93 |======================================== GTX 560 ................... 111.45 |============================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 1519 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 262 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1240 |========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 5387 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 3781 |================================ GTX 560 ................... 1660 |============== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 1519 |============= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 262 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1239 |========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 5390 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 3757 |=============================== GTX 560 ................... 1662 |============== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 24543 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3909 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 22118 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57671 |============================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 34289 |========================== GTX 560 ................... 34840 |=========================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 24468 |=================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 3886 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 22044 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 57555 |============================================ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 34191 |========================== GTX 560 ................... 34981 |=========================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 867 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 95 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 705 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 1883 |==================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 2344 |============================================= GTX 560 ................... 1975 |====================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 867 |================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 95 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 705 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 1883 |==================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 2345 |============================================= GTX 560 ................... 1975 |====================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2231 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 504 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1873 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 9019 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 6721 |================================== GTX 560 ................... 2750 |============== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2230 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 504 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 1873 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 9022 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 6719 |================================== GTX 560 ................... 2751 |============== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 109786 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 13437 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 105963 |==================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 228271 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 103413 |=================== GTX 560 ................... 186815 |=================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 109788 |===================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 13437 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 105966 |==================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 226971 |=========================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 102088 |=================== GTX 560 ................... 187095 |=================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 139 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 24 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 112 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 426 |==================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 544 |============================================== GTX 560 ................... 329 |============================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 139 |============ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 24 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 112 |========= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 426 |==================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 544 |============================================== GTX 560 ................... 329 |============================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 399 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 69 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 322 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 999 |=================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 1281 |============================================= GTX 560 ................... 909 |================================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 399 |============== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 69 |== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 322 |=========== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 999 |=================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 1282 |============================================= GTX 560 ................... 909 |================================ LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 181 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 27 |==== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 149 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 295 |============================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 203 |================================ LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 381 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 43 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 318 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 647 |============================================== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 441 |=============================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .... 2583 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 ..... 317 |=== NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 2157 |======================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 .... 4184 |============================================= NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .... 2908 |===============================