NVIDIA GeForce Linux Performance R310 Benchmarks of the new NVIDIA GeForce R310 Linux graphics driver from a GeForce 9800GT, GeForce GTX 460, and GeForce GTX 680 graphics cards of the NVIDIA 310.14 Beta Linux x86_64 driver compared to the NVIDIA 304.43 stable release. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article looking at the improved NVIDIA OpenGL gaming performance. 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.14, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.14, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.14, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 62.95 |================= 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14 .. 80.85 |====================== GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 114.51 |=============================== GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14 . 137.64 |===================================== GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 143.79 |======================================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14 . 171.22 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 70.30 |========== 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14 .. 105.60 |=============== GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 113.73 |================ GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14 . 139.77 |==================== GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 285.20 |========================================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14 . 320.10 |============================================== Unigine Heaven 3.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 26.63 |============= 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14 .. 29.79 |============== GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 46.78 |====================== GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14 . 53.64 |========================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 93.87 |============================================ GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14 . 99.28 |=============================================== Unigine Heaven 3.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 11.98 |====== 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14 .. 16.20 |========= GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 32.73 |================== GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14 . 35.75 |=================== GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 72.23 |======================================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14 . 87.26 |=============================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 35.96 |========= GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 73.11 |================== GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 186.18 |============================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 34.26 |============ GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 57.97 |==================== GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 135.41 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 112.56 |======================= 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14 .. 141.92 |============================= GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 165.43 |================================= GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14 . 200.65 |========================================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 182.49 |===================================== GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14 . 227.20 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 52.99 |================ 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14 .. 62.39 |=================== GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 115.33 |================================== GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14 . 130.60 |======================================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 131.39 |======================================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14 . 154.67 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GT: NVIDIA 304.43 .. 28.14 |========= 9800GT: NVIDIA 310.14 .. 30.13 |========== GTX 460: NVIDIA 304.43 . 64.05 |===================== GTX 460: NVIDIA 310.14 . 71.99 |======================== GTX 680: NVIDIA 304.43 . 118.71 |======================================= GTX 680: NVIDIA 310.14 . 139.36 |==============================================