NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 - Windows vs. Ubuntu Linux
A performance comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler under Linux and Windows with the latest proprietary driver for each. Same hardware between OS installs of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Windows 7: 

	Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 56GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64)


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 597.43 |=====================================
Windows 7 ........ 848.66 |====================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 201.66 |====================================================
Windows 7 ........ 171.04 |============================================


Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1400 x 1050
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 104.67 |===============================================
Windows 7 ........ 115.27 |====================================================


Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 91.76 |===================================================
Windows 7 ........ 96.25 |=====================================================


Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 84.83 |===================================================
Windows 7 ........ 88.23 |=====================================================


Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 51.38 |===============================================
Windows 7 ........ 57.47 |=====================================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 212.58 |====================================================
Windows 7 ........ 207.90 |===================================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 121.87 |==================================================
Windows 7 ........ 127.16 |====================================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 172.26 |===================================================
Windows 7 ........ 174.90 |====================================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 105.98 |=================================================
Windows 7 ........ 112.34 |====================================================


Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 417.60 |====================================================
Windows 7 ........ 406.50 |===================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 257.56 |====================================================
Windows 7 ........ 236.77 |================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 172.00 |====================================================
Windows 7 ........ 167.98 |===================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 117.18 |==================================================
Windows 7 ........ 120.68 |====================================================