Performance Per Dollars Some Phoronix Test Suite performance-per-dollar benchmarks. Tests for a future article. 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 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 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 (1164/3505MHz), 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 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 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 (229/4006MHz), 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 (1163/5005MHz), 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 Radeon R9 285 - PRO: 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 200 2048MB, 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, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 Fury - PRO: 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 4096MB, 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, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX 480 - PRO: 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: AMD Radeon HD 7700 8192MB, 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, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 285: 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, 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, 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 R7 370: 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: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, 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, 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 Fury: 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, 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, 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 RX 480: 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: AMD Radeon RX 480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, 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: amdgpu 1.1.99, 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 950 ...... 16.41 |========= GeForce GTX 960 ...... 29.40 |=============== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 63.21 |================================= GeForce GTX 980 ...... 69.94 |==================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 79.73 |========================================= GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 86.48 |============================================= GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 94.39 |================================================= Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 29.28 |=============== Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 48.55 |========================= Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 45.22 |======================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 17.80 |========= Radeon R7 370 ........ 14.52 |======== Radeon R9 Fury ....... 43.75 |======================= Radeon RX 480 ........ 28.46 |=============== F1 2015 Performance / Cost - Test: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra Quality Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 0.12 |============================= GeForce GTX 960 ...... 0.15 |==================================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 0.21 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 0.14 |================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 0.16 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 0.19 |============================================= GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 0.14 |================================= Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 0.12 |============================= Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 0.10 |======================== Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 0.19 |============================================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 0.07 |================= Radeon R7 370 ........ 0.10 |======================== Radeon R9 Fury ....... 0.09 |===================== Radeon RX 480 ........ 0.12 |============================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 32.14 |=============== GeForce GTX 960 ...... 36.94 |================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 55.77 |=========================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 60.53 |============================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 72.94 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 83.01 |======================================== GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 100.30 |================================================ Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 47.09 |======================= Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 87.49 |========================================== Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 68.24 |================================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 48.70 |======================= Radeon R7 370 ........ 35.59 |================= Radeon R9 Fury ....... 83.39 |======================================== Radeon RX 480 ........ 65.15 |=============================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 0.23 |======================================== GeForce GTX 960 ...... 0.19 |================================= GeForce GTX 970 ...... 0.19 |================================= GeForce GTX 980 ...... 0.12 |===================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 0.15 |========================== GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 0.18 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 0.14 |======================== Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 0.19 |================================= Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 0.17 |============================= Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 0.29 |================================================== Radeon R9 285 ........ 0.20 |================================== Radeon R7 370 ........ 0.24 |========================================= Radeon R9 Fury ....... 0.16 |============================ Radeon RX 480 ........ 0.27 |=============================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.4.0 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 39.47 |================== GeForce GTX 960 ...... 37.69 |================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 69.73 |================================= GeForce GTX 980 ...... 75.90 |=================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 94.53 |============================================ GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 89.38 |========================================== GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 102.88 |================================================ Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 27.86 |============= Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 50.35 |======================= Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 39.40 |================== Radeon R9 285 ........ 35.76 |================= Radeon R7 370 ........ 25.98 |============ Radeon R9 Fury ....... 69.51 |================================ Radeon RX 480 ........ 52.78 |========================= Metro: Last Light Redux Performance / Cost - Phoronix Test Suite v6.4.0 Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 0.28 |================================================== GeForce GTX 960 ...... 0.19 |================================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 0.23 |========================================= GeForce GTX 980 ...... 0.15 |=========================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 0.19 |================================== GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 0.20 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 0.15 |=========================== Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 0.11 |==================== Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 0.10 |================== Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 0.16 |============================= Radeon R9 285 ........ 0.14 |========================= Radeon R7 370 ........ 0.17 |============================== Radeon R9 Fury ....... 0.14 |========================= Radeon RX 480 ........ 0.22 |======================================= Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 32.50 |================ GeForce GTX 960 ...... 41.60 |==================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 86.20 |========================================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 93.50 |============================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 97.60 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 97.10 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 99.50 |================================================= Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 42.70 |===================== Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 76.30 |====================================== Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 65.40 |================================ Radeon R9 285 ........ 45.60 |====================== Radeon R7 370 ........ 33.50 |================ Radeon R9 Fury ....... 78.30 |======================================= Radeon RX 480 ........ 61.40 |============================== Dota 2 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 0.23 |======================================== GeForce GTX 960 ...... 0.21 |==================================== GeForce GTX 970 ...... 0.29 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 0.19 |================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 0.20 |================================== GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 0.22 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 0.14 |======================== Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 0.17 |============================= Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 0.15 |========================== Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 0.27 |=============================================== Radeon R9 285 ........ 0.18 |=============================== Radeon R7 370 ........ 0.22 |====================================== Radeon R9 Fury ....... 0.15 |========================== Radeon RX 480 ........ 0.26 |============================================= Meta Performance Per Dollar Performance Per Dollar Performance Per Dollar > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 950 ...... 0.22 |================================================ GeForce GTX 960 ...... 0.18 |======================================= GeForce GTX 970 ...... 0.23 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 ...... 0.15 |================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti ... 0.17 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1070 ..... 0.20 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 1080 ..... 0.14 |============================== Radeon R9 285 - PRO .. 0.15 |================================= Radeon R9 Fury - PRO . 0.13 |============================ Radeon RX 480 - PRO .. 0.23 |================================================== Radeon R9 285 ........ 0.15 |================================= Radeon R9 Fury ....... 0.14 |============================== Radeon RX 480 ........ 0.22 |================================================