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Hardware Benchmarks Running UCSF Chimera

These scores measure the graphics card and CPU performance using Chimera to render volume data and molecular models. The benchmarks are run using Chimera menu entry Tools / Utilities / Benchmark.

Volume benchmarks

The volume scores (Surface, Mesh, Contour, Solid, Recolor) give the edge size of a cube shaped volume data array such that rendering or contouring or recoloring can be performed 10 times per second. Data of this size can be easily manipulated in Chimera.

Doubling a surface or mesh rendering score means rendering 4 times as many triangles or lines per second. Doubling a contouring, solid rendering or solid recoloring score means processing 8 times as many data points per second.

Molecule benchmarks

The molecule scores (Wire, Stick, BStick, Ribbon, Sphere, Ops) give the frames-per-second for molecule 1F4H in different display styles.

Results

This table includes Chimera versions 1.2525 (June 5, 2008) and later. An OpenGL optimization (vertex buffer objects) was added in this release that speeds up surface and mesh rendering. The optimization is present on all platforms except Mac X11. Older scores.

Volume ScoresMolecule Scores
Graphics Graphics Memory (Mb) OS Type Approx Cost Surface Mesh Contour Solid Recolor Wire Stick BStick Ribbon Sphere Ops Notes Test Date Chimera Version Machine Processor Clock (GHz) Main Memory (Gb) OS Version Driver Version Host name
GeForce GTX 470 1280 Windows $250 2060 1620 191 578 318 182 21.3 21.3 35.1 40.0 52.9 8938, 8939 11/10 1.5_b31778 64-bit 132-CK-NF79 6 Windows Vista Ultimate 4.1.0
Radeon HD 5900 Series 2048 ? Windows $700 1913 1856 207 5334 ? 420 1509 12.1 10.9 36.0 21.0 60.2 8459, solid must be wrong. 5/10 1.4.1_b30365 8 Vista SP2, build 6002 3.2.9704 Compatibility Profile Context
Radeon HD 5800 Series 1024 ? Windows $300 1877 1767 220 784 453 1596 11.5 10.0 35.3 19.2 71.3 10349 1/12 1.6_b35175 64-bit 4 Windows 7, SP1 build 7601 x64 4.1.11251 Compatibility Profile Context
Quadro FX 3800 1024 Windows $800 1797 1346 212 608 299 809 21.1 21.7 43.2 41.5 56.1 8401 4/10 1.4.1_b30365 132-CK-NF79 6 Windows XP SP2 3.2.0
Quadro 4000 2048 Windows $750 1739 1562 237 210 198 479 0.0 31.4 35.4 0.1 96.3 10428 2/11 1.6_b35237 64-bit HP Z400 Workstation 16 Windows 7 SP1 x64 4.1.0
Radeon HD 4850 512 Linux $200 1765 1183 202 751 505 43.4 9.3 8.7 32.9 14.9 49.2 sent by email 7/09 1.4_b27984 64-bit 8 Core i7 920 1.6 6 Linux 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64 2.1.8673 From Greg Couch
Quadro FX 3800 1024 Linux $800 1603 1147 184 378 290 26.9 9.9 9.9 32.2 15.6 40.2 7787 10/09 1.4_b29041 64-bit 8 Intel Xeon E5520 2.3 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (Tikanga) 3.0.0 NVIDIA 185.18.36
Radeon HD 4650 512 or 1024 Windows $70 1580 1394 193 317 268 309 10.8 9.7 48.6 19.6 52.2 8362 4/10 1.4.1_b30359 HP-Pavilion NY599AAR-ABA e9237c 8 Windows 7 x64 2.1.8673
Radeon HD 4850 512 Windows $200 1571 1094 186 512 376 32.1 8.6 7.7 35.9 12.7 75.0 7496 7/09 1.4_b28136 8 Core i7 920 1.6 6 Vista Home 2.1.8673 From Greg Couch
ATI FirePro V7750 1024 Linux $700 1527 1527 223 674 410 561 11.2 11.2 33.8 25.4 58.2 8171 2/10 1.5_b29999 8 Core i7 920 1.6 6 Linux 2.6.30.10-105.2.4.fc11.x86_64 3.2.9236 FireGL From Greg Couch
ATI FirePro V7750 1024 Linux $700 1493 1482 31 579 360 487 10.3 10.2 29.5 24.9 57.6 8619 7/10 1.5_b30998 64-bit 8 Core i7 920 2.6 6 Linux 2.6.30.10-105.2.23.fc11.x86_64 3.2.9756
GeForce GTX 295 1792 Windows $600 1472 644 218 602 362 771 21.6 21.6 41.8 39.8 66.3 8632 7/10 1.4.1_b30365 Micro-Star MS-7512 4 Windows 7 64-bit 3.3.0
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 1024 Windows laptop 1444 1339 214 512 341 745 7.8 7.0 29.1 13.0 81.7 9100 12/10 1.5_b32008 64-bit HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6 6 Window 7 Home Premium, 64-bit 4.1.10362 Compatibility Profile Context DDR5 graphics memory
Radeon HD 4850 512 Linux $200 1391 924 201 747 419 44.5 10.0 9.4 18.9 16.0 49.3 7339 6/09 1.4_b27722 Dell Studio 435MT Quad-Core i7 920 1.6 6 Linux 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64 2.1.8664 From Greg Couch
Quadro FX 580 512 Windows $200 1326 910 178 506 354 603 13.3 13.0 44.1 28.5 38.5 8072 1/10 1.4_b29530 Dell Precision WorkStation T3500 12 Windows Server 2003, SP2 3.0.0
Radeon HD 4870 512 Mac $200 1321 1316 199 512 454 1995 5.0 5.1 21.9 8.7 69.4 8076. 1/10 1.5_b29744 MacPro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.9 6 10.6.2 2.1 ATI-1.6.6 mach.cgl.ucsf.edu
Radeon HD 4870 512 Mac $200 1313 1313 204 512 461 1657 6.2 6.4 22.7 11.1 76.8 8987. 11/10 1.6_b31016 64-bit MacPro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.9 6 10.6.5 2.1 ATI-1.6.24 mach.cgl.ucsf.edu
Radeon HD 4850 512 Mac $100 1301 1292 205 512 432 1322 10.3 11.1 18.5 18.3 77.3 10261. 12/11 1.5.3_b33475 iMac11,1 Quad-Core i5 2.66 8 10.7.2 2.1 ATI-7.12.9 YZ's office machine
Quadro FX 3700M 1024 Linux laptop 1291 1052 N/A 172 172 174 22.1 21.8 31.3 33.4 47.3 9238 1/11 1.5.2_b32411 4 Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300 2.53 4 Ubuntu 10.10 3.3.0 NVIDIA 260.19.36
Quadro FX 1700 512 Linux $600 1284 1004 180 123 111 60 16.0 15.8 25.2 19.9 32.5 6337 9/08 2540 Linux 2.6.25-16-0.1 x86_64 2.1.2 nvidia 173.14.12
Radeon HD 4870 512 Mac $200 1222 1222 206 512 457 1685 7.7 7.9 22.7 13.9 66.1 10262. 12/11 1.5.3_b33475 MacPro4,1 Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.9 6 10.6.8 2.1 ATI-1.6.36 mach.cgl.ucsf.edu (Tom G's office machine)
Quadro FX 3800 1024 Linux $800 1210 987 209 110 117 97 30.7 0.3 18.5 1.1 47.5 8469 5/10 1.4.1_b30333 8 Intel Xeon W3520 2.67 12 RHEL 5.5 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.15
GeForce GT 330M 512 Mac laptop 1205 1142 209 512 376 304 3.7 3.7 10.9 7.2 50.8 8972 11/10 1.6_b31769 64-bit MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66 8 Mac OS 10.6.5 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.24
Radeon HD 4870 512 Mac $200 1200+ 1200+ 196 512 462 35.5 4.6 4.7 20.0 8.5 62.6 7345. Surface/mesh hangs machine at size 1300. 6/09 1.4_b27713 MacPro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.9 6 10.5.7 2.0 ATI-1.5.44 mach.cgl.ucsf.edu
Radeon HD 4850 512 Windows $200 1194 892 139 217 95 60 6.5 6.3 12.9 11.0 28.6 6129 (4) 8/08 2540 2 XP Pro SP2 2.1.7769
Quadro FX 1800 768 Linux $400 1148 861 199 124 120 355 22.8 22.8 48.6 41.7 40.3 8752 9/10 1.4.1_b30365 16 Intel Xeon E5520 2.27 12 Ubuntu 10.04 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.53
Quadro FX 580 512 Linux $200 1147 737 224 44 42 181 0.0 0.1 47.2 0.1 94.4 10293 12/11 1.5.3_b33475 64-bit 6 Intel Xeon W3690 2 12 Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.13
Quadro FX 5600 1536 Mac $2400 1146 957 184 732 385 25.6 2.9 2.9 8.7 5.3 39.8 7790 10/09 1.4_b29093 Aqua Mac Pro Dual Intel Xeon Quad-Core 3.2 32 Mac OS 10.6.1 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.2
Quadro FX 1800 768 Linux $400 1140 63? 199 75 75 312 3.0 13.6 53.0 22.6 38.9 8749 9/10 1.4.1_b30365 8 Intel Xeon E5520 2.27 12 Ubuntu 9.10 3.0.0 NVIDIA 185.18.36
Radeon HD 4350 (RV710) 512 or 1024 Linux $50 1118 839 153 259 193 328 6.7 6.0 10.4 12.1 27.6 9649 6/11 1.6_b33630 2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2 2 Debian 6.0.1 3.3.10188
GeForce GTX 260 896 Linux $200 1008 785 231 683 456 1011 37.0 36.1 52.7 53.7 67.6 8945 11/10 1.5_b31778 64-bit 2 Core 2 Duo, E8400 3.9 (over clocked?) 2 openSUSE 11.3 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.31
Radeon HD 6310M shared Linux laptop 981 704 150 304 193 194 2.7 2.4 9.1 4.8 22.2 9982 9/11 1.6_b34444 64-bit HP Pavilion dm1 Dual-core AMD E350 1.6 4 Ubuntu 11.04 4.1.10665 Compatibility Profile Context From Greg Couch
GeForce 9400 GT 512 Mac $50 968 542 188 262 166 286 4.5 4.2 9.2 7.2 48.3 10088
10/11 1.5.3_b33475 Mac Pro 3,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 3 4 Mac OS 10.6.8 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.37
GeForce 9800 GTX 512 Windows $300 956 656 175 470 280 61 10.2 10.2 30.5 18.8 41.3 6688 12/08 1.3.2575 3.25 Vista Pro SP1 2.1.2
GeForce GTX 285 1024 Linux $400 935 696 174 6878(?) 398 28.4 7.4 7.3 29.5 13.9 35.7 7807 10/09 1.4_b29093 64-bit 8 Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor 2380 2.5 32 openSUSE 11.1 3.0.0 NVIDIA 185.18.36
GeForce GTS 250 512 Linux $150 932 641 176 635 392 1041 13.4 13.2 37.8 30.4 32.1 7966 12/09 1.4_b29402 4 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 3 Ubuntu 9.04 3.0.0 NVIDIA 180.44
Radeon HD 6310M shared Windows laptop 902 677 135 154 128 213 2.2 2.0 6.2 3.9 18.3 9983 9/11 1.6_b34438 64-bit HP Pavilion dm1 Dual-core AMD E350 1.6 4 Windows 7 4.1.10907 Compatibility Profile Context From Greg Couch
GeForce GTX 280 1024 Windows $500 888 735 220 511 166 75 16.6 16.7 33.3 30.9 82 5921 (4) 7/08 2539 132-CK-NF79 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66 6 Vista Pro SP1 2.1.2 from Marcelo Berardi
GeForce 9800 GTX 512 Windows $300 887 606 171 512 292 60 10.0 10.0 29.9 18.8 40 6623 11/08 1.3.2575 2 Vista Pro SP1 2.1.2
GeForce 9600 GT 512 Windows $100 885 579 179 453 312 461 13.8 13.9 42.0 26.0 43.9 8176 2/10 1.4.1_b29977 2 Microsoft Windows 7 (Build 7600) (on x64) 3.2.0
Radeon HD 2600 256 Mac $80 883 739 195 301 230 375 5.2 5.6 18.9 7.9 43.6 8523 6/10 1.5_b30695 64-bit Mac Pro Dual Intel Xeon Quad-Core 2.8 8 Mac OS 10.6.3 2.1 ATI-1.6.10
Quadro FX 5600 1536 Mac $2800 874 876 183 406 151 99 4.8 4.7 7.4 6.7 47.9 6071 (4) 7/08 2540 Aqua Mac Pro Dual Intel Xeon Quad-Core 2.8 10 Mac OS 10.5.4 2.0 nvidia 1.5.28 strawson.cgl.ucsf.edu
Radeon HD 4330 256? Windows laptop 874 661 177 242 199 252 8.3 7.5 15.6 14.5 44.8 8275 3/10 1.4.1_b30192 Dell Inspiron 1545 3.5 Windows Vista SP2 2.1.8306 Release
GeForce GT 220 1024 Windows $70 871 610 238 44 44 128 21.2 21.2 48.0 15.4 73.2 8975 11/10 1.5_b31742 64-bit 6 Windows 7 Home Premium 3.2.0
GeForce GTS 240 512 or 1024 Linux $70 870 598 218 689 249 884 18.8 18.4 39.4 36.6 65.9 9249 2/11 1.5.2_b32411 8 Core i7 860 2.80 8 Gentoo 2.0.1 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.18
Quadro FX 4600 768 Linux $1600 864 847 167 512 330 28.7 7.7 7.7 20.0 12.4 24.3 7806 10/09 1.4_b27277 64-bit 16 OpenSUSE 10.3 2.1.2 NVIDIA 177.13
GeForce GTX 285 1024 Windows $400 862 584 208 512 440 857.4 18.4 18.9 49.4 33.3 80.8 8034 12/09 1.4_b29530 12 Windows 7, build 7600, x64 3.2.0
GeForce 8600 GTS 256 or 512 Linux $100 856 595 169 512 328 499 11.8 11.9 35.5 23.2 26.5 8355 3/10 1.4.1_b30282 2 AMD 64 X2 4800+ 2.5 4 Linux 2.6.32.10-90.fc12.x86_64 3.2.0 NVIDIA 190.53
GeForce GTX 285 1024 Mac $400 852 573 181 518 158 870 5.3 5.2 7.9 9.4 47.4 8521 6/10 1.4.1_b30365 Mac Pro 2 quad-core intel xeon 2.26 16 Mac OS 10.6.3 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.10
GeForce GT 120 512 Mac $150 848 853 186 512 298 22.8 1.4 1.4 5.9 3.1 38.5 7618 8/09 1.4_b28682 Mac Pro Dual Intel Xeon Quad-Core 2.8 10 Mac OS 10.5.8 2.0 nvidia 1.5.48 strawson.cgl.ucsf.edu
Quadro FX 3700 512 Linux $1000 848 738 198 255 168 60 20.0 19.9 25.1 30.0 30.0 6095 7/08 2540 Linux 2.6.24.19-generic, x86_64 2.1.2 NVIDIA 169.12
GeForce 9800 GT 512 Windows $150 843 586 175 460 305 60 9.2 9.4 30.0 17.2 40.4 6989 2/09 1.3.2575 3 Vista Pro SP1 3.0.0
GeForce 8800 GT 512 Windows $250 839 579 192 441 290 635 14.5 14.4 31.2 25.9 52.7 8345
3/10 1.4.1_b30282 Gateway FX7026 8 Vista SP2 3.2.0
GeForce GTX 295 1792 Windows $600 834 573 217 594 340 669 21.4 21.1 40.4 40.0 71.0 8631 7/10 1.4.1_b30365 Micro-Star MS-7512 4 Windows 7 64-bit 3.3.0
GeForce GTX 260 896 Windows $200 831 570 179 660 356 800 15.3 15.9 49.4 29.3 58.6 8420 5/10 1.4.1_b30365 4 Windows Vista SP2 3.2.0
GeForce GTX 260 896 Linux $200 824 532 200 734 178 28.4 9.7 9.6 26.4 16.2 36.1 7963 12/09 1.4_b28933 64-bit 8 Intel Xeon E5430 2.66 16 Mandriva 2009.1 3.0.0 NVIDIA 185.18.31
Quadro FX 370 256 Linux $100 820 718 209 256 224 115 14.8 1.2 15.2 0.5 40.0 8466 5/10 1.4.1_b30333 4 Intel Core 2, Q9650 3.00 6 RHEL 5.5 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.24
Radeon HD 3650 512? Windows $100 811 640 190 266 122 60 10.5 10.1 18.5 19.8 43.0 6470
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10/08 2540 Dell Vostro 410 3 XP Pro SP3 2.1.7281 Release
Quadro FX 4500 512 Mac $500 810 701 168 350 213 27.0 3.8 4.0 9.4 6.7 18.1 7969 12/09 1.5_b29523 Power Mac G5 Quad 4 PPC G5 2.5 8 Mac OS 10.5.7 2.0 NVIDIA-1.5.44
GeForce 8800 GT 512 Mac $250 805 518 183 391 168 801 3.2 3.1 8.4 6.7 45.8 9013
11/10 1.5_b31972 Mac Pro Dual-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 8 Mac OS 10.6.5 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.24
Radeon HD 3600 Series 512 or 1024 Windows $70 785 703 190 179 166 192 4.7 3.8 19.2 7.5 50.3 9633 5/11 1.5.3_b33475 64-bit MICRO-STAR MS-7235 4 Windows 7 x64 3.3.10750 Compatibility Profile Context
GeForce 9800 GT 512 Linux $100 784 512 206 720 349 854 26.4 26.4 39.8 55.7 42.6 8349 3/10 1.4.1_b30282 64-bit 8 Ubuntu 9.10 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.15
Quadro FX 4400 512 Windows $400 782 674 151 291 120 60 9.9 9.8 18.0 20.0 24.4 6283
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9/08 2540 HP xw6200 XP Pro SP3 2.1.2
GeForce GT 220 1024 Windows $70 776 524 157 371 256 228 11.6 11.7 24.8 24.0 27.8 8601 6/10 1.4.1_b30365 3 XP Pro SP3 3.2.0
GeForce 8600 GT 256 Linux $100 772 513 173 402 133 60 14.2 14.1 37.2 27.7 33.5 6070 7/08 2540 Linux 2.6.23.17-88.fc7, x86_64 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.09
Quadro FX 3600M 512 Windows $1000 768 768 191 262 133 60 15.2 15.1 31.6 28.1 43.3 6153 8/08 2540 Dell Precision M6300 Intel Core 2 Duo 3.5 XP Pro SP2 2.1.2
GeForce 8600 GT 256 Linux $100 761 522 152 452 325 60 10.6 10.6 28.5 20.9 27.5 6645 12/08 1.3.2576 2 Ubuntu 8.10, Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686 2.1.2 NVIDIA 177.82
GeForce 9500 GT 512 or 1024 Windows $60 758 506 204 140 132 190 19.3 19.3 51.3 30.9 73.8 8289 3/10 1.4.1_b30192 8 Windows 7 x64 3.2.0
Quadro FX 570 256 Linux $200 756 705 205 374 392 60 15.0 15.0 20.1 20.0 37.2 6923 2/09 1.3.2577 64-bit 8 RHEL 5 (Tikanga) 2.1.2 NVIDIA 169.12
GeForce 9600 GT 512 Windows $150 756 521 186 27 279 60 15.6 15.8 29.6 15.9 38.0 6842 1/09 1.3.2577 Windows XP SP3 (build 2600) 2.1.2
GeForce 9800M GS 512 Windows laptop 732 513 195 261 314 60 11.9 11.9 27.1 19.8 58.8 7579 8/09 1.3.2577 ASUS G50VT 4 Windows 6.1 Pro (build 7077) 2.1.2
GeForce 9500 GT 512 or 1024 Linux $60 728 517 207 382 322 322 28.5 26.8 36.3 43.3 48.7 8994 11/10 1.5_b31921 64-bit 2 Intel Core 2 Duo, E8400 3.0 4 CentOS 5.5 3.3.0 NVIDIA 260.19.12
Quadro FX 770M 512 Windows laptop 721 1103 188 512 316 60 4.5 4.6 13.7 5.4 50.8 7062
3/09 1.3 HP EliteBook 8530w 4 Vista SP1 2.1.2
Radeon 9600M GT 512 Mac laptop 715 449 188 350 396 60 3.4 3.5 8.5 5.7 39.3 7762 10/09 1.3.2577 Aqua MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 4 Mac OS 10.6.1 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.2
GeForce GT 120 512 Mac $150 708 471 178 390 275 349 5.6 5.3 5.3 11.0 48.2 8022, 2560x1600 screen 12/09 1.4_b29530 AGL Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.26 12 Mac OS 10.5.8 2.0 nvidia 1.5.48
GeForce 9400 GT 512 or 1024 Linux $50 706 494 162 451 256 59.9 10.5 10.2 18.2 18.5 19.5 7915
11/09 1.3.2577 3 openSUSE 11.1 3.0.0 NVIDIA 180.29
GeForce GT 330M 512 Mac laptop 700 461 200 489 290 356 8.2 7.9 10.9 13.7 41.1 8449 5/10 1.5_b30536 64-bit MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66 8 Mac OS 10.6.3 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.14
GeForce 8600 GT 256 Linux $100 697 478 198 383 178 307 3.3 23.3 8.6 38.0 42.2 9069 12/10 1.5_b32133 2 Pentium Dual-Core E5300 2.6 4 openSuse 11.3 64-bit 3.3.0 NVIDIA 260.19.21
GeForce 8800 GTS 512 Windows $300 692 529 197 349 149 60 18.9 18.8 20.0 30.0 49.2 6285
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9/08 2540 XP Pro SP3 2.1.2
GeForce GT 330M 512 Windows laptop 692 512 188 33 33 68.9 11.4 11.3 41.3 9.1 55.8 8415
4/10 1.4.1_b30365 8 Windows 7 build 7600 3.1 NVIDIA 188.67
GeForce GTX 260M 1024 Linux laptop 688 458 170 559 413 666 14.1 13.7 38.8 26.5 30.9 7965 12/09 1.4_b29486, 64-bit 8 Intel Core i7 Q720 1.60 4 Ubuntu 9.10 3.0.0 NVIDIA 185.18.36
Quadro FX 3800 1024 Linux $800 683 634 191 34 34 44.1 11.5 1.4 8.5 0.8 39.1 8368 4/10 1.4.1_b30282 4 Intel Core 2 Q6850 2 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (Tikanga) 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.15
Radeon 9600M GT 512 Windows 7 laptop 682 504 224 25 25 88 12.6 12.4 41.3 15.2 79.1 9096 12/10 1.5_b32133 MacBook Pro 5,3 4 Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit 3.1 NVIDIA 188.61
GeForce GT 330M 512 Mac laptop 679 466 198 489 270 314 6.8 6.7 9.0 11.1 46.9 8613 7/10 1.5_b30929 32-bit MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66 4 Mac OS 10.6.4 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.16
GeForce 9400 GT 512 or 1024 Linux $50 679 453 173 437 300 60 11.4 11.0 24.0 21.0 27.0 7916
11/09 1.3.2577 4 2.1.2 NVIDIA 180.22
GeForce 8800 GS 512 Mac $100 668 453 190 355 152 60 5.0 5.0 8.4 7.5 43.4 6076 (4) 7/08 2540 Aqua iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 4 Mac OS 10.5.4 2.0 NVIDIA-1.5.28 clemens.cgl.ucsf.edu
GeForce 9600M GT 256 Mac laptop 663 411 165 351 256 60 4.6 4.4 5.0 7.2 28.7 7003 3/09 1.3.2577 Aqua MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 4 Mac OS 10.5.6 2.0 NVIDIA-1.5.36
GeForce 8800 GS 512 Mac $100 662 464 190 512 281 505 6.0 5.9 7.3 9.6 56.5 8911 10/10 1.6_b31721 iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 4 Mac OS 10.5.8 2.0 NVIDIA-1.5.48
GeForce 8600M GT 512 Mac laptop 649 450 169 324 280 337 4.1 3.9 8.7 6.8 37.6 9393 3/11 1.4.1_b30365 MacBookPro4,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 4 Mac OS 10.6.6 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.26
GeForce 8600M GT 512 Mac laptop 641 415 186 291 230 288 4.4 4.2 9.0 7.1 49.4 9032 11/10 1.5_b31988 64-bit MacBook Pro 4,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 4 Mac OS 10.6.5 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.24
GeForce 8600M GT 512 Mac laptop 641 400 180 440 310 246 4.2 4.0 8.5 6.7 45.1 9033 11/10 1.5_b31961 X11 32-bit MacBook Pro 4,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 4 Mac OS 10.6.5 2.1 NVIDIA-1.6.24
GeForce 9600M GT 512 Mac laptop 634 415 177 332 236 320 5.4 5.4 6.1 8.7 35.0 8277 3/10 1.4_b29530 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 4 Mac OS 10.5.8 2.0 NVIDIA-1.5.48
Mobility Radeon X1700 256 Windows laptop 622 607 153 98 251 60 5.1 4.7 9.3 9.4 32.4 7074 3/09 1.3 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. F3JP Intel Core Duo T7200 2 2 Vista SP1 2.1.8494 Release
Radeon X1600 256 Mac $100 607 546 155 256 77 60 3.3 3.3 9.6 5.4 27.1 6072 7/08 2540 Aqua iMac Intel Core Duo 2 2 Mac OS 10.4.11 2.0 ATI 1.4.56 oscar.cgl.ucsf.edu
Radeon X1600 256 Mac laptop 604 519 180 311 244 574.9 2.8 2.8 13.2 4.8 38.3 8161 2/10 1.5_b29999 nsopengl 64-bit MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 2 Mac OS 10.6.2 2.0 ATI-1.6.6 Tom Goddard's laptop
Radeon X1600 256 Mac laptop 603 519 174 315 249 575.1 2.4 2.4 11.5 4.2 43.3 8160 2/10 1.5_b29999 nsopengl 32-bit MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 2 Mac OS 10.6.2 2.0 ATI-1.6.6 Tom Goddard's laptop
Radeon X1600 256 Mac laptop 575 565 172 313 232 17.8 3.7 3.6 10.5 4.7 30.3 7011 3/09 1.4_b26987 Aqua MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 2 Mac OS 10.5.6 2.0 ATI-1.5.36 Tom Goddard's laptop
GeForce 9500 GT 512 or 1024 Windows $60 546 448 180 11 11 48.4 14.3 14.2 38.2 4.9 51.5 8274 3/10 1.4.1_b30025 4 Windows 7 x64 3.2.0
GeForce 7600 GT 256 ? Linux $100 509 349 169 419 130 60 13.8 13.9 30.1 29.9 31.1 6017 7/08 2540 Linux 2.6.23.17-88.fc7, x86_64 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.09
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Mac $200 507 509 140 256 102 60 3.2 3.5 10.5 5.5 13.3 6041 7/08 2540 Aqua Power Mac G5 Dual PowerPC 970 (2.2) 2 2.5 Mac OS 10.5.4 2.0 ATI 1.5.28 mach.cgl.ucsf.edu
Mobility Radeon X2300 ? Linux integrated 489 489 183 185 303 60 8.6 8.6 12.4 12.1 37.1 6871 1/09 1.3.2577 3 Mandriva 2008.1 2.1.8304 Release
Mobility Radeon X2300 ? Windows integrated 489 489 196 150 314 60 8.6 8.6 18.9 12.1 44.3 6872 1/09 1.3.2577 HP nc65xx 3 XP Pro SP3 2.1.7769 Release
Radeon HD 3200 shared Windows integrated 488 394 147 239 101 90 7.9 6.9 12.7 14.2 28.9 6032 7/08 2540 1.8 XP Pro SP2 2.1.7659
GeForce 7950 GT 512 Windows $120 458 362 134 272 209 309 4.7 4.6 16.1 10.8 41.6 9256 2/11 1.5.2_b32411 MEDIONPC MS-7204 2 Windows 7 2.1.2
GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024 Windows $140 457 324 240 683 424 2780 25.8 25.9 37.0 58.8 98.2 9671 6/11 1.5.2_b32411 64-bit Lenovo 4105J6G 12 Windows 7 SP1 4.1.0
nVidia NB9M-NS 256? Linux 442 372 198 283 251 170 20.6 20.5 42.4 20.2 40.3 8200 2/10 1.4.1_b30025 2 Core 2 Duo P9500 2.53 4 Fedora 9 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.15
Mobility Radeon X1300 128? Windows laptop 420 423 127 113 232 60.0 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.4 3.8 7342 6/09 1.3.2577 Acer Aspire 5100 AMD Turion 64 X2 2 Vista Home SP1 2.0.6471
GeForce 9300M GS 256 Linux laptop 406 290 175 192 181 22.3 8.4 8.4 22.3 12.8 28.2 7262 5/09 1.4_b27479 3 Ubuntu 9.04, Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686 3.0.0 NVIDIA 180.44
Quadro NVS 295 256 Windows $100 403 269 226 77 76 93.5 18.8 18.5 46.0 17.8 82.6 9614 5/11 1.5.3_b33475, 64-bit Fujitsu Celsius W380 8 Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit 3.3.0
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Radeon 9600 128 Windows $200 374 370 119 91 90 58.8 4.7 4.6 19.8 6.8 25.7 9891 8/11 1.5.3_b33475 1 Microsoft Windows XP, SP3 (Build 2600) 2.0.5696
GeForce Go 7400 256? Windows laptop 361 178 161 59 21 18.4 5.3 5.7 14.5 5.8 28.9 7883 11/09 1.4_b29188 Dell Latitude D820 3 XP SP3 OpenGL 2.1.1
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GeForce 8600 GT 256 Linux $100 341 503 168 457 298 19.7 4.3 4.3 9.2 7.6 29.1 6684 12/08 1.4.2578 2 CentOS 5.2, Linux 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5 x86_64 2.1.2 NVIDIA 169.09
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Quadro4 980 XGL 128 Windows $150 287 286 158 256 256 60 12.1 12.0 32.7 17.0 24.7 7076 3/09 1.3 hp workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 3 2 Windows XP SP3 1.5.7 dali.cgl.ucsf.edu
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ATI Radeon 9600 128 Mac $50 218 217 86 155 75 72 3.6 3.6 8.8 5.9 12.8 5979 7/08 2536 X11 iMac G5 2 1 Mac OS 10.4.10 1.5 ATI-1.4.18 UCSF Mission Bay Library
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Intel 965/963 GMA 0 Windows laptop 189 187 186 187 127 15.1 1.3 1.3 14.8 1.4 48.4 8155 2/10 1.4.1_b29977 Toshiba Portege M700 4 Windows 7 build 7600 x64 2.0.0 - Build 8.15.10.1912
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Intel HD Graphics 3000 Mobile 68 Windows laptop 185 176 224 292 181 15.5 1.4 1.2 11.5 0.9 52.1 10135 10/11 1.5.3_b33475 64-bit Samsung 90X3A 4 Windows 7 x64 3.0.0 - Build 8.15.10.2266
GeForce Go 6150 0 Windows laptop 178 114 127 13 13 14.5 3.9 4.4 11.8 3.4 24.9 7841 11/09 1.4_b29188 HP Pavilion DV2310 AMD Turion 64 X2 1 Windows Vista SP2 2.1.0
Intel GMA 3000 shared Windows integrated 171 180 171 3 3 11.1 3.9 2.7 30.3 1.4 56.4 9556 5/11 1.5.3_b33258 Dell OptiPlex 745 Windows 7 Enterprise GDI Generic, OpenGL 1.1.0
Intel Cantiga 0 Windows laptop 163 164 174 246 157 15.1 1.3 1.2 13.4 1.4 38.7 8322 3/10 1.4_b29530 Windows Vista SP2 1.5.0 - Build 7.15.10.1502
Tungsten Graphics Linux 161 173 150 69 146 64 2.3 2.2 8.8 2.9 18.4 7580 8/09 1.3.2577 3 CentOS 5.3 (Final) Mesa (6.5.1) DRI R200 20060602
Intel 945GM 0 Windows laptop 152 154 31 198 128 18.2 1.1 1.1 11.1 1.1 36.2 9175 1/11 1.4_b29530 Acer Aspire 5710 Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Windows 7 1.4.0 - Build 8.14.10.1930
Intel Bear Lake B 0 Windows integrated 152 151 174 204 124 11.2 1.4 1.4 12.4 1.4 42.5 7327 5/09 1.4 b27645 HP Compaq dx2400 Microtower Dual Pentium E2180 2 1 Windows Vista Pro SP1 1.4.0 - Build 7.14.10.1461 CGL test lab
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Intel 945GM 0 Windows integrated 140 137 152 174 262 13.0 1.1 1.1 12.1 1.1 28.4 7340 6/09 1.3.2577 Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet 6363WDP Core Duo 2 Windows XP Pro SP2 1.4.0 - Build 7.14.10.4926
Mesa 7.7.1 Linux 111 144 196 5 5 5.7 2.3 2.2 15.4 1.4 41.2 8750 9/10 1.4.1_b30365 16 Intel Xeon E5520 2.27 12 Ubuntu 10.04 2.1 Mesa 7.7.1
Intel GMA X3100 ? Windows laptop 92 113 174 3 3 5.5 2.3 1.9 17.2 1.5 42.9 7876 11/09 1.4_b29053 Dell XPS M1330 Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 1.83 3 Vista SP2 GDI Generic, OpenGL 1.1.0
GDI Generic 16 Windows laptop 81 82 103 2 2 3.5 1.1 0.8 7.7 0.5 15.0 9157 1/11 1.5_b32133 Dell Latitude C610 Pentium III processor-M 1.0 2.5 Windows XP Pro SP3 OpenGL Version 1.1.0 Radeon Mobility graphics
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Intel GMA500, Mesa DRI Linux laptop 47 41 98 11 9 3.7 0.3 0.3 2.4 0.2 7.9 8980 11/10 1.4.1_b30365 Intel Atom Z530 1.6 0.9 Ubuntu 10.10 2.0 Mesa 7.4
GeForce 8600 GT 256 Windows $100 1 195 187 2 15 15.7 10.5 8.6 13.2 1.9 40.2 6954 2/09 1.3.2577 G31M-ES2L 3 Windows XP Pro SP3 2.1.2
GeForce 6150 SE 128 Windows integrated 1 38 148 1 1 2.3 8.2 8.2 12.6 3.5 18.0 7305 5/09 1.3.2577 M61SME-S2 1 Windows XP Pro SP3 2.0.3
Mesa 0 Linux 0 1 38 136 2 2 1.7 0.9 0.8 5.1 0.4 18.6 8063 1/10 1.4_b29530 Intel Pentium M 1.5 2 Ubuntu 9.10 2.1 Mesa 7.6
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Notes

(1) Peak frame rate is limited in molecule benchmarks to 60 frames per second because of synchronization to the display refresh rate.

(2) CPU and graphics both overclocked.

(3) Low surface/mesh scores probably because the machine was being used for other tasks while benchmarks were running. Detailed scores showed larger test sizes producing faster frame rates.

(4) Solid benchmark ran out of memory on sizes larger than the reported score (32-bit Chimera limitation).

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