SteamOS vs. Ubuntu Linux NVIDIA GPUs NVIDIA graphics card benchmarks on the SteamOS 1.0 Beta against Ubuntu 13.10. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. SteamOS: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.88, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 319.60, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Ashley 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 44 HDMI/DP, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 319.60, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 242.47 |========================= SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 324.23 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 236.73 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 240.17 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 315.70 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.1 MAX: 32.0 SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 4.0 Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 81.0 Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.1 MAX: 32.0 Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.2 MAX: 81.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 42.89 |================= SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 79.36 |=============================== Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 46.38 |================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 46.72 |=================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 85.83 |================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 216.21 |===================== SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 340.60 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 209.37 |==================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 218.26 |===================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 340.12 |================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 129.81 |==================== SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 209.57 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 128.02 |==================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 128.33 |==================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 208.46 |================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 177.72 |======================= SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 256.50 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 174.56 |====================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 179.70 |======================= Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 257.32 |================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 112.66 |====================== SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 170.55 |================================= Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 111.99 |====================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 112.35 |====================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 169.35 |================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 58.04 |====================== SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 82.58 |================================ Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 61.47 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 62.14 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 88.09 |================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 808.79 |================================= SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 440.88 |================== Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 446.86 |================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 455.12 |=================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 452.33 |================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 804.22 |================================= SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 444.46 |================== Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 458.21 |=================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 458.69 |=================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 462.72 |=================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 246.41 |================================= SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 218.94 |============================= Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 200.43 |=========================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 207.48 |============================ Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 224.19 |============================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 191.76 |=============================== SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 203.50 |================================ Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 168.13 |=========================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 169.24 |=========================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 206.77 |================================= GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 2074 |===================== SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 3374 |=================================== Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 1914 |==================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 1917 |==================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 3412 |=================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better SteamOS: GTX 680 .................... 8884 |===================== SteamOS: GTX 780 Ti ................. 14045 |================================ Ubuntu 13.10: GTX 680 ............... 9027 |===================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 680 .... 9022 |===================== Ubuntu 13.10 NVIDIA 319: GTX 780 Ti . 14698 |==================================