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
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz).
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
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
Changed Graphics to Ashley 3072MB (549/3500MHz).
OpenArena
Unigine Heaven
Unigine Sanctuary
Unigine Tropics
Unigine Valley
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OpenArena
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
Testing initiated at 14 December 2013 10:06 by user desktop.
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
Testing initiated at 14 December 2013 08:17 by user desktop.
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
Testing initiated at 14 December 2013 22:30 by user phoronix.
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
Testing initiated at 15 December 2013 00:07 by user phoronix.
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
Testing initiated at 15 December 2013 08:44 by user phoronix.