NVIDIA GeForce vs. AMD Radeon Pre-Vega Linux
Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
GeForce GTX 980
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz).
GeForce GTX 1060
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz).
GeForce GTX 1070
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz).
GeForce GTX 1080
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz).
GeForce GTX 1050
Changed Graphics to Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz).
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz).
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz).
GeForce GTX 970
Changed Graphics to eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz).
GeForce GTX 960
Changed Graphics to eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz).
Radeon R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD FIJI 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Radeon RX 580
Changed Graphics to MSI AMD POLARIS10 8192MB.
Radeon RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Radeon RX 560
Changed Graphics to AMD POLARIS11 4096MB.
Radeon R9 285
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD TONGA 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Radeon R9 290
Changed Graphics to XFX AMD HAWAII 4096MB.
Kernel Notes: amdgpu.cik_support=1
System Power Consumption Monitor
GPU Temperature Monitor
Unigine Superposition
Unigine Valley
Unigine Heaven
GpuTest
Xonotic
Civilization VI
Team Fortress 2
Metro: Last Light Redux
Dawn of War III
Dota 2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
BioShock Infinite
GeForce GTX 980
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 31 July 2017 20:41 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 08:02 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1060
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 12:57 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1070
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 15:09 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1080
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 1 August 2017 18:23 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1050
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 05:46 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 06:27 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 11:19 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 970
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 13:10 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 960
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Testing initiated at 2 August 2017 21:04 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD FIJI 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 10:08 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX 580
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 11:55 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 14:23 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX 560
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD POLARIS11 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 16:13 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 285
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD TONGA 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 18:07 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 290
Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD HAWAII 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170730, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: amdgpu.cik_support=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 7 August 2017 20:03 by user phoronix.