Linux Power use Tests by Michael Larabel. GeForce GTX 1070: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (187/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection 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, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1080: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (37/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection 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, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980 Ti: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection 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, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 960: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection 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, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 950: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection 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, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection 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, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection 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, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.7.0-rc2-polaris-test (x86_64) 20160625, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA (git-6b0ac95) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.7.0-rc2-polaris-test (x86_64) 20160625, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA (git-6b0ac95) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 F1 2015 Test: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... 85.70 |============================================= GeForce GTX 1080 ...... 91.07 |================================================ GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... 79.37 |========================================== GeForce GTX 960 ....... 37.56 |==================== GeForce GTX 950 ....... 30.57 |================ GeForce GTX 970 ....... 61.54 |================================ Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . 45.03 |======================== Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. 18.36 |========== F1 2015 Test: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra Quality Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... 0.47 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1080 ...... 0.48 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... 0.34 |=================================== GeForce GTX 960 ....... 0.26 |=========================== GeForce GTX 950 ....... 0.23 |======================= GeForce GTX 970 ....... 0.33 |================================== Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . 0.29 |============================== Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. 0.13 |============= F1 2015 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 48.0 AVG: 67.0 MAX: 74.0 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 48.0 AVG: 66.4 MAX: 74.0 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 59.0 AVG: 76.0 MAX: 82.0 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 54.0 AVG: 66.6 MAX: 72.0 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 51.0 AVG: 65.4 MAX: 70.0 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 54.6 MAX: 62.0 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 34.7 MAX: 52.0 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 54.0 AVG: 62.9 MAX: 69.0 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 45.4 MAX: 53.0 F1 2015 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 40 AVG: 182 MAX: 212 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 40 AVG: 188 MAX: 238 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 50 AVG: 233 MAX: 272 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 42 AVG: 147 MAX: 168 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 82 AVG: 134 MAX: 148 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 46 AVG: 188 MAX: 216 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 44 AVG: 51 MAX: 110 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 54 AVG: 153 MAX: 267 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 51 AVG: 139 MAX: 197 Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.4.0 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... 89.30 |========================================= GeForce GTX 1080 ...... 102.24 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... 94.40 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 960 ....... 45.46 |===================== GeForce GTX 950 ....... 39.49 |================== GeForce GTX 970 ....... 69.47 |================================ GeForce GTX 980 ....... 76.67 |=================================== Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . 69.41 |================================ Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. 35.39 |================ Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.4.0 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... 0.43 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1080 ...... 0.44 |================================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... 0.32 |==================================== GeForce GTX 960 ....... 0.24 |=========================== GeForce GTX 950 ....... 0.24 |=========================== GeForce GTX 970 ....... 0.30 |================================= GeForce GTX 980 ....... 0.33 |===================================== Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . 0.25 |============================ Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. 0.17 |=================== Metro: Last Light Redux GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 58 AVG: 74 MAX: 76 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 58 AVG: 77 MAX: 81 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 65 AVG: 81 MAX: 84 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 49 AVG: 72 MAX: 75 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 50 AVG: 71 MAX: 74 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 41 AVG: 62 MAX: 66 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 37 AVG: 74 MAX: 80 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 57 AVG: 65 MAX: 70 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 37 AVG: 55 MAX: 60 Metro: Last Light Redux System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 41 AVG: 206 MAX: 219 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 41 AVG: 233 MAX: 256 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 63 AVG: 295 MAX: 329 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 76 AVG: 187 MAX: 203 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 41 AVG: 167 MAX: 179 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 94 AVG: 229 MAX: 241 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 87 AVG: 234 MAX: 250 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 55 AVG: 278 MAX: 372 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 52 AVG: 209 MAX: 243 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... 79.21 |========================================= GeForce GTX 1080 ...... 93.18 |================================================ GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... 72.07 |===================================== GeForce GTX 960 ....... 30.04 |=============== GeForce GTX 950 ....... 26.03 |============= GeForce GTX 970 ....... 47.43 |======================== GeForce GTX 980 ....... 55.97 |============================= Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . 75.49 |======================================= Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. 42.81 |====================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... 0.41 |================================================= GeForce GTX 1080 ...... 0.40 |================================================ GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... 0.26 |=============================== GeForce GTX 960 ....... 0.19 |======================= GeForce GTX 950 ....... 0.19 |======================= GeForce GTX 970 ....... 0.23 |=========================== GeForce GTX 980 ....... 0.26 |=============================== Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . 0.30 |==================================== Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. 0.22 |========================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 60 AVG: 75 MAX: 77 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 62 AVG: 80 MAX: 82 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 64 AVG: 81 MAX: 84 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 50 AVG: 69 MAX: 73 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 48 AVG: 66 MAX: 73 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 44 AVG: 61 MAX: 65 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 61 AVG: 78 MAX: 80 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 54 AVG: 67 MAX: 72 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 41 AVG: 57 MAX: 59 Unigine Heaven 4.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 42 AVG: 195 MAX: 202 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 95 AVG: 231 MAX: 244 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 50 AVG: 274 MAX: 293 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 42 AVG: 158 MAX: 182 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 41 AVG: 139 MAX: 155 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 95 AVG: 207 MAX: 225 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 47 AVG: 217 MAX: 230 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 68 AVG: 255 MAX: 295 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 58 AVG: 194 MAX: 218 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 64.2 MAX: 77.0 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 66.8 MAX: 82.0 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 74.2 MAX: 84.0 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 65.1 MAX: 75.0 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 47.0 AVG: 64.4 MAX: 76.0 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 28.0 AVG: 50.6 MAX: 66.0 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 61.9 MAX: 80.0 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 54.0 AVG: 65.5 MAX: 72.0 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 28.0 AVG: 52.5 MAX: 60.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts GeForce GTX 1070 ...... MIN: 40 AVG: 151 MAX: 219 GeForce GTX 1080 ...... MIN: 40 AVG: 170 MAX: 256 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .... MIN: 50 AVG: 212 MAX: 329 GeForce GTX 960 ....... MIN: 42 AVG: 128 MAX: 203 GeForce GTX 950 ....... MIN: 41 AVG: 119 MAX: 179 GeForce GTX 970 ....... MIN: 46 AVG: 157 MAX: 241 GeForce GTX 980 ....... MIN: 44 AVG: 150 MAX: 250 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa . MIN: 54 AVG: 229 MAX: 372 Radeon R9 285 - Mesa .. MIN: 51 AVG: 177 MAX: 243