NVIDIA vs. Radeon VDPAU Testing

NVIDIA VDPAU video decode benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1705261-TR-VDPAUTEST83&grt&rdt&rro.

NVIDIA vs. Radeon VDPAU TestingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkMonitorOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 1030Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 580Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 560Radeon R7 260XRadeon R7 370Radeon R9 285Radeon RX 550Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores)MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0Intel Device 591f + Z27016384MB525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1505/4006MHz)Realtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 17.044.10.0-21-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.19.3NVIDIA 381.224.5.01.0.42GCC 6.3.0 20170406ext41920x1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (480/4006MHz)Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1316/3504MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4096MB (1121/3504MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz)MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1804MHz)MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2048MB (1264/3003MHz)AMD Radeon RX 460 2048MBAcer B286HK4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170516amdgpu 1.3.994.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0)MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBmodesetting 1.19.3Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBAMD Baffin [Polaris11] 4096MBamdgpu 1.3.99Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X/360 2048MBmodesetting 1.19.3MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBGigabyte AMD Polaris12 2048MBOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic -vProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Radeon RX 460, Radeon RX 580, Radeon R9 Fury, Radeon RX 560, Radeon R7 260X, Radeon R7 370, Radeon R9 285, Radeon RX 550: GLAMOR

NVIDIA vs. Radeon VDPAU Testingqvdpautest: 1280x720 MPEG Decodingqvdpautest: 1920x1080 MPEG Decodingqvdpautest: 1280x720 H.264 Decodingqvdpautest: 1920x1080 H.264 Decodingqvdpautest: 1440x1080 VC-1 Decodingqvdpautest: 1920x1080 MPEG4 Decodingqvdpautest: Multi-Threaded MPEG DecodingGeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 1030Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 580Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 560Radeon R7 260XRadeon R7 370Radeon R9 285Radeon RX 55094567011525517127126469366771187548750717658119963510634118335356083844247711422401814748886181118523663672597381453883194268484504303185275115781303051852751157813019110613966777210656866949021338729351423410846026347469225411848128359521752981394522316153167234105447249474611836916660829792122162691115523410740820862491552451074572354846147OpenBenchmarking.org

GPU Temperature Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusGPU Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 370Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 10701326395265Min: 23 / Avg: 31.06 / Max: 48Min: 27 / Avg: 35.78 / Max: 56Min: 26 / Avg: 44 / Max: 64Min: 25 / Avg: 36.74 / Max: 60Min: 26 / Avg: 36.19 / Max: 58Min: 22 / Avg: 32.78 / Max: 49Min: 20 / Avg: 32 / Max: 57Min: 52 / Avg: 57.31 / Max: 69Min: 43 / Avg: 46.49 / Max: 55Min: 34 / Avg: 41.28 / Max: 53Min: 33 / Avg: 43.51 / Max: 66Min: 30 / Avg: 36.51 / Max: 48Min: 32 / Avg: 45.26 / Max: 68Min: 28 / Avg: 36.24 / Max: 50Min: 25 / Avg: 30.45 / Max: 42Min: 25 / Avg: 31.17 / Max: 44Min: 31 / Avg: 37.9 / Max: 52Min: 39 / Avg: 47.48 / Max: 63

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070300600900120015002452343692342982542345681913053033818883841199936945

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec Per Watt, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 MPEG DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 10705101520255.382.615.494.362.712.604.7314.402.093.135.655.0114.507.0220.9011.359.28

qVDPAUtest

GPU Temperature Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1GPU Temperature MonitorRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 10701326395265Min: 23 / Avg: 30.87 / Max: 48Min: 28 / Avg: 35.31 / Max: 56Min: 26 / Avg: 37.7 / Max: 60Min: 26 / Avg: 35.44 / Max: 58Min: 22 / Avg: 30.04 / Max: 49Min: 20 / Avg: 31.17 / Max: 57Min: 52 / Avg: 56.48 / Max: 69Min: 43 / Avg: 47.54 / Max: 55Min: 35 / Avg: 42.3 / Max: 53Min: 33 / Avg: 42.58 / Max: 66Min: 31 / Avg: 38.04 / Max: 48Min: 32 / Avg: 43.85 / Max: 68Min: 28 / Avg: 36.84 / Max: 50Min: 25 / Avg: 30.73 / Max: 42Min: 25 / Avg: 32.35 / Max: 44Min: 31 / Avg: 38.58 / Max: 52Min: 41 / Avg: 48.64 / Max: 63

qVDPAUtest

System Power Consumption Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1System Power Consumption MonitorRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 107060120180240300Min: 28.5 / Avg: 45.57 / Max: 88Min: 42.7 / Avg: 89.51 / Max: 217.6Min: 36.7 / Avg: 67.26 / Max: 123Min: 27.4 / Avg: 53.63 / Max: 118.6Min: 42.1 / Avg: 110.04 / Max: 313.5Min: 39.6 / Avg: 97.58 / Max: 241Min: 32 / Avg: 49.5 / Max: 88.7Min: 25.4 / Avg: 39.45 / Max: 72Min: 69.5 / Avg: 91.51 / Max: 148.7Min: 41 / Avg: 97.53 / Max: 209.5Min: 30.6 / Avg: 53.62 / Max: 93.9Min: 31.1 / Avg: 76.04 / Max: 144.1Min: 32.4 / Avg: 61.26 / Max: 97.9Min: 28.6 / Avg: 54.71 / Max: 99Min: 27.5 / Avg: 57.36 / Max: 99.2Min: 35 / Avg: 82.43 / Max: 150.4Min: 31 / Avg: 101.87 / Max: 195.3

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 370Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070150300450600750107107122166105139118108669106185185453618424635677670

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1280x720 H.264 Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1280x720 H.264 DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 370Radeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070300600900120015004574081624474524814604901392752758831118771106311871152

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1920x1080 H.264 Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 H.264 DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 370Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070120240360480600235208696024923128326321366115115194523142411548551

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1440x1080 VC-1 Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1440x1080 VC-1 DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070200400600800100048628247615947387777878268663240833750712

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: 1920x1080 MPEG4 DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 370Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 10701503004506007504649111974653524629372130130484672181535717712

qVDPAUtest

Video Test: Multi-Threaded MPEG Decoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames/sec, More Is BetterqVDPAUtest 0.5.1Video Test: Multi-Threaded MPEG DecodingRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 370Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070140280420560700147155559211816717592514106504597474608658646

System Power Consumption Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringRadeon RX 550Radeon R9 285Radeon R7 370Radeon R7 260XRadeon RX 560Radeon R9 FuryRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 460GeForce GT 1030GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 950GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 750GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 107060120180240300Min: 28.3 / Avg: 40.77 / Max: 88.2Min: 39 / Avg: 73.72 / Max: 217.6Min: 40.5 / Avg: 64.38 / Max: 141.3Min: 36.7 / Avg: 57.92 / Max: 123Min: 27.4 / Avg: 44.41 / Max: 118.6Min: 42.1 / Avg: 88.37 / Max: 313.5Min: 39.6 / Avg: 73.91 / Max: 241Min: 32 / Avg: 44.51 / Max: 88.7Min: 24.4 / Avg: 34.32 / Max: 72Min: 43.8 / Avg: 79.02 / Max: 148.7Min: 41 / Avg: 79.84 / Max: 209.5Min: 30.6 / Avg: 47.86 / Max: 93.9Min: 31.1 / Avg: 62.68 / Max: 144.1Min: 24.1 / Avg: 47.33 / Max: 97.9Min: 28.3 / Avg: 46.56 / Max: 99Min: 24.5 / Avg: 45.52 / Max: 99.2Min: 27 / Avg: 65.2 / Max: 150.4Min: 29.4 / Avg: 77.53 / Max: 195.3


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