X-Plane 11 Benchmark NVIDIA AMD Linux 24 way NVIDIA GeForce AMD Radeon Linux GPU comparison of X-Plane 11 flight simulator on Ubuntu Linux. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.
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X-Plane 11 Benchmark NVIDIA AMD Linux Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads) ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0606 BIOS) Intel Device 3ec2 16384MB 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB Realtek ALC1220 DELL P2415Q Intel Connection Ubuntu 17.10 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180114 GNOME Shell 3.26.2 modesetting 1.19.5 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0) GCC 7.2.0 ext4 3840x2160 XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550 2048MB XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB Sapphire AMD Radeon 4096MB AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 8800 2048MB Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 560 4096MB Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB 4.3 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0) Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB 3.3 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0) Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB 4.3 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz) NVIDIA 390.12 4.5.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz) Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz) Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8192MB (1607/4006MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz) eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz) eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Security Details - KPTI Protection Kernel Details - Radeon R9 290: radeon.si_support=0 radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=1 - Radeon RX 580: amdgpu.si_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=1 - Radeon R9 Fury: amdgpu.si_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=1 - Radeon RX Vega 56: amdgpu.si_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=1 - Radeon HD 7950: radeon.si_support=0 radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=1 - Radeon R9 270X: radeon.si_support=0 radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=1 - Radeon RX 560: amdgpu.si_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=1 - Radeon HD 6950: radeon.si_support=0 radeon.cik_support=0 - Radeon HD 6870: radeon.si_support=0 radeon.cik_support=0 - Radeon HD 5830: radeon.si_support=0 radeon.cik_support=0
X-Plane 11 Benchmark NVIDIA AMD Linux xplane11: Low - 1920 x 1080 xplane11: Medium - 1920 x 1080 xplane11: Very High - 1920 x 1080 xplane11: Very High GPU - 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 116.62 106.15 85.56 29.25 115.02 101.94 84.55 26.80 66.49 54.43 47.54 15.52 115.25 102.34 85.23 28.15 110.94 101.88 84.66 28.80 115.02 100.94 83.50 28.54 115.92 104.74 84.69 29.12 103.14 84.95 72.10 22.93 103.63 88.80 72.77 23.86 105.01 81.93 68.33 18.41 56.45 45.68 41.33 13.01 64.69 53.21 45.99 7.74 46.34 39.21 34.66 5.61 117.03 109.21 90.49 37.07 120.73 108.27 90.52 37.16 104.09 86.44 68.86 3.59 118.64 109.03 91 37.21 118.21 108.93 90.93 37.08 122.40 104.56 90.44 35.93 99.74 86.37 69.24 2.55 122.04 107.62 87.13 35.87 104.11 107.11 85.29 33.11 120.68 109.32 87.62 37.12 100.51 73.58 68.95 6.23 OpenBenchmarking.org
X-Plane Quality: Low - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Low - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 30 60 90 120 150 116.62 115.02 66.49 115.25 110.94 115.02 115.92 103.14 103.63 105.01 56.45 64.69 46.34 117.03 120.73 104.09 118.64 118.21 122.40 99.74 122.04 104.11 120.68 100.51
X-Plane Quality: Low - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Low - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 0.1958 0.3916 0.5874 0.7832 0.979 0.79 0.59 0.62 0.53 0.72 0.69 0.78 0.55 0.58 0.79 0.32 0.39 0.30 0.84 0.79 0.82 0.84 0.78 0.69 0.50 0.60 0.47 0.87 0.63
X-Plane Quality: Medium - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Medium - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 20 40 60 80 100 106.15 101.94 54.43 102.34 101.88 100.94 104.74 84.95 88.80 81.93 45.68 53.21 39.21 109.21 108.27 86.44 109.03 108.93 104.56 86.37 107.62 107.11 109.32 73.58
X-Plane Quality: Medium - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Medium - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 0.1755 0.351 0.5265 0.702 0.8775 0.71 0.54 0.52 0.49 0.70 0.60 0.71 0.52 0.53 0.67 0.26 0.32 0.25 0.78 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.58 0.45 0.51 0.43 0.69 0.49
X-Plane Quality: Very High - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Very High - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 20 40 60 80 100 85.56 84.55 47.54 85.23 84.66 83.50 84.69 72.10 72.77 68.33 41.33 45.99 34.66 90.49 90.52 68.86 91.00 90.93 90.44 69.24 87.13 85.29 87.62 68.95
X-Plane Quality: Very High - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Very High - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 0.1418 0.2836 0.4254 0.5672 0.709 0.57 0.43 0.44 0.38 0.56 0.49 0.55 0.40 0.41 0.52 0.23 0.27 0.22 0.62 0.59 0.57 0.63 0.59 0.51 0.36 0.43 0.36 0.62 0.45
X-Plane Quality: Very High GPU - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Very High GPU - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 9 18 27 36 45 29.25 26.80 15.52 28.15 28.80 28.54 29.12 22.93 23.86 18.41 13.01 7.74 5.61 37.07 37.16 3.59 37.21 37.08 35.93 2.55 35.87 33.11 37.12 6.23
X-Plane Quality: Very High GPU - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better X-Plane 11 Quality: Very High GPU - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 0.0608 0.1216 0.1824 0.2432 0.304 0.15 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.20 0.19 0.17 0.15 0.16 0.18 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.27 0.23 0.04 0.24 0.25 0.21 0.02 0.18 0.15 0.25 0.05
GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 15 30 45 60 75 Min: 37 / Avg: 51.13 / Max: 66 Min: 32 / Avg: 50.79 / Max: 62 Min: 26 / Avg: 47.56 / Max: 59 Min: 43 / Avg: 69.74 / Max: 80 Min: 24 / Avg: 45.11 / Max: 66 Min: 31 / Avg: 59.68 / Max: 71 Min: 28 / Avg: 53.7 / Max: 71 Min: 41 / Avg: 62.42 / Max: 73 Min: 29 / Avg: 45.75 / Max: 55 Min: 28 / Avg: 53.31 / Max: 66 Min: 36 / Avg: 55.48 / Max: 63.5 Min: 36.5 / Avg: 53.68 / Max: 60.5 Min: 27 / Avg: 42.11 / Max: 49 Min: 31 / Avg: 47.11 / Max: 54 Min: 36 / Avg: 49.95 / Max: 56 Min: 28 / Avg: 38.29 / Max: 51 Min: 36 / Avg: 44.22 / Max: 50 Min: 32 / Avg: 53.21 / Max: 60 Min: 32 / Avg: 48.12 / Max: 55 Min: 41 / Avg: 64.34 / Max: 76 Min: 41 / Avg: 67.39 / Max: 74 Min: 41 / Avg: 64.96 / Max: 74 Min: 31 / Avg: 51.08 / Max: 59 Min: 33 / Avg: 61.25 / Max: 71
System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring OpenBenchmarking.org Watts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Radeon RX Vega 64 Radeon R9 285 Radeon RX 550 Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 Fury Radeon RX Vega 56 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5830 GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 980 Ti GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 GeForce GTX 960 60 120 180 240 300 Min: 61.7 / Avg: 151.09 / Max: 276.6 Min: 46.7 / Avg: 171.4 / Max: 245.7 Min: 37.8 / Avg: 94.6 / Max: 149.3 Min: 66.8 / Avg: 207.63 / Max: 316.6 Min: 45 / Avg: 167.65 / Max: 289.1 Min: 51 / Avg: 185.75 / Max: 360.9 Min: 61.7 / Avg: 187.83 / Max: 324.6 Min: 62.2 / Avg: 164.27 / Max: 229 Min: 58.1 / Avg: 159.47 / Max: 219.2 Min: 38.8 / Avg: 115.17 / Max: 167.9 Min: 60.6 / Avg: 159.05 / Max: 201.3 Min: 52.4 / Avg: 148.86 / Max: 196.8 Min: 61.2 / Avg: 146.15 / Max: 215.9 Min: 37.4 / Avg: 130.88 / Max: 169.1 Min: 43.3 / Avg: 151.61 / Max: 206.5 Min: 37.3 / Avg: 104.97 / Max: 161 Min: 46.1 / Avg: 141.46 / Max: 185.5 Min: 43.1 / Avg: 145 / Max: 183.1 Min: 45.4 / Avg: 170.35 / Max: 210.7 Min: 51.4 / Avg: 162.84 / Max: 247 Min: 49.1 / Avg: 198.24 / Max: 239.2 Min: 49.3 / Avg: 222.57 / Max: 293.3 Min: 39.8 / Avg: 143.36 / Max: 188 Min: 42.7 / Avg: 128.14 / Max: 196.5
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