Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. Windows 8.1 Updated - NVIDIA GeForce NVIDIA GeForce graphics comparison of the latest NVIDIA binary drivers under Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1 updated. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GTX 750: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GTX 680: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GT 520: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GTX 760: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) 9800GTX: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 280.74 |==================================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 96.44 |============ GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 21.37 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 289.30 |===================================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 308.84 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 197.93 |========================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 256.63 |================================= GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 189.28 |========================= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 241.00 |=============================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 23.05 |=== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 237.45 |=============================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 107.43 |============== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 330.37 |=========================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 131.27 |=========== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 24.77 |== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 394.27 |================================ GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 486.20 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 191.17 |================ GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 436.27 |==================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 196.37 |================ GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 372.73 |=============================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 26.50 |== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 320.77 |========================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 157.23 |============= Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 66.02 |==================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 8.79 |=== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 3.78 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 74.96 |======================= GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 131.76 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 42.05 |============= GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 118.96 |==================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 38.42 |============ GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 54.13 |================ GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 3.42 |= GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 59.83 |================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 10.61 |=== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 214.93 |====================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 50.36 |===== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 12.89 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 255.21 |========================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 391.00 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 103.21 |=========== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 378.40 |======================================= GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 101.25 |========== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 243.01 |========================= GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 12.86 |= GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 209.50 |===================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 50.47 |===== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 180.16 |========================= 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 53.05 |======= GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 10.71 |== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 207.97 |============================= GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 284.83 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 95.47 |============= GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 238.80 |================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 87.44 |============ GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 199.56 |============================ GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 10.58 |= GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 157.80 |====================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 51.02 |======= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 421.33 |======================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 401.86 |======================= GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 93.97 |===== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 421.20 |======================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 421.82 |======================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 417.88 |======================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 709.80 |======================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 701.57 |======================================== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 709.37 |======================================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 106.08 |====== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 709.66 |======================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 631.97 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 296.19 |======================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 181.70 |=============== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 37.35 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 305.71 |========================= GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 308.07 |========================= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 254.83 |===================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 490.76 |======================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 306.22 |========================= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 458.95 |===================================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 36.53 |=== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 444.59 |==================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 212.06 |================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 259.11 |======================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 81.43 |======== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 27.70 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 271.80 |========================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 280.24 |========================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 177.62 |================= GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 424.14 |======================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 199.56 |=================== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 379.08 |==================================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 27.31 |=== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 357.72 |================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 94.77 |========= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 177.39 |============================= 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 52.05 |========= GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 19.40 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 187.58 |=============================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 201.16 |================================= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 111.57 |================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 243.72 |======================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 121.53 |==================== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 226.89 |===================================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 19.23 |=== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 212.80 |=================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 58.48 |========== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 226.57 |========================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 351.52 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 91.21 |========== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 340.44 |======================================= GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 89.67 |========== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 216.76 |========================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 68.86 |=========================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 96.32 |====================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 31.62 |============ GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 101.75 |======================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 31.86 |============= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 68.85 |=========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 59496 |===================================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 4650 |=== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 3911 |== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 58130 |==================================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 63868 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 30948 |=================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 65426 |========================================= GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 38678 |======================== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 64306 |======================================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 6611 |==== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 65598 |========================================= 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 4592 |=== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 1725 |============ 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 562 |==== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 97 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 1931 |============= GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 3409 |======================= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 1022 |======= GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 6102 |========================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 2013 |============== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 3082 |===================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 163 |= GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 3232 |====================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 1164 |======== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 224007 |=============================== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 101566 |============== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 13336 |== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 226482 |=============================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 288593 |======================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 121494 |================= GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 283787 |======================================= GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 177124 |========================= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 273975 |====================================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 24323 |=== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 250912 |=================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 154300 |===================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 331 |========== 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 51 |== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 24 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 427 |============= GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 676 |===================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 175 |===== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 1343 |========================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 345 |=========== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 852 |=========================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 48 |== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 659 |===================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 102 |=== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 17 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 3 AVG: 8 MAX: 21 GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... MIN: 21 AVG: 40 MAX: 67 GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 18 GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . MIN: 1 AVG: 2 MAX: 4 GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 18 GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... MIN: 1 AVG: 2 MAX: 25 GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 5 MAX: 26 GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 26 GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... MIN: 1 AVG: 38 MAX: 98 GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 48 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 6 MAX: 35