SteamOS 2.0 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 - NVIDIA Linux

NVIDIA Linux graphics card benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com of SteamOS 2.0 Brewmaster tests with various Steam Linux games then compared to Ubuntu 15.10.

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SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 680
October 21 2015
 
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 780 Ti
October 21 2015
 
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 950
October 21 2015
 
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 980 Ti
October 21 2015
 
Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 680
October 27 2015
 
Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 780 Ti
October 27 2015
 
Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 950
October 27 2015
 
Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 980 Ti
October 27 2015
 
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 TiIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)Intel Wellsburg HD AudioIntel ConnectionSteamOS 2.03.18.0-trunk+steamos3-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.14.4X Server 1.16.4NVIDIA 352.304.4.0GCC 4.9.2ext41920x1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)Device 2048MB (1202/3304MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz)Intel Xeon E7 v3/XeonNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)Realtek ALC1150Ubuntu 15.104.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2NVIDIA 358.09GCC 5.2.1 20151010NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 680: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 780 Ti: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 950: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 980 Ti: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very Highcsgo: 1920 x 1080dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 8x MSAAmetro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3tf2: 1920 x 1080SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti128.37178.4765.17132.21130.07112.20124.04199.6387.66135.14154.57113.87120.79158.9262.49124.81124.77114.06126.92210.4992.42134.48153.30117.06122.9266.15133.05129.41111.36125.4489.99135.28154.73110.31117.4162.91123.55124.39111.56123.5395.14135.19155.58110.20OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very HighGTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 6SE +/- 1.93, N = 5SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 6128.37124.04120.79126.92122.92125.44117.41123.53
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very HighGTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti20406080100Min: 126.35 / Avg: 128.37 / Max: 130.99Min: 118.48 / Avg: 124.04 / Max: 128.3Min: 120.08 / Avg: 120.79 / Max: 121.83Min: 124.31 / Avg: 126.92 / Max: 129.44Min: 118.1 / Avg: 122.92 / Max: 126.5Min: 118.27 / Avg: 125.44 / Max: 129.16Min: 116.67 / Avg: 117.41 / Max: 118.33Min: 118.59 / Avg: 123.53 / Max: 132.55

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3178.47199.63158.92210.49
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti4080120160200Min: 177.13 / Avg: 178.47 / Max: 179.83Min: 194.65 / Avg: 199.63 / Max: 202.69Min: 153.93 / Avg: 158.92 / Max: 161.86Min: 209.21 / Avg: 210.49 / Max: 212.33

DiRT Showdown

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAAGTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 365.1787.6662.4992.4266.1589.9962.9195.14
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAAGTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti20406080100Min: 65.03 / Avg: 65.17 / Max: 65.26Min: 87.23 / Avg: 87.66 / Max: 88.04Min: 62.36 / Avg: 62.49 / Max: 62.57Min: 90.48 / Avg: 92.42 / Max: 93.93Min: 65.88 / Avg: 66.15 / Max: 66.31Min: 89.69 / Avg: 89.99 / Max: 90.18Min: 62.6 / Avg: 62.91 / Max: 63.1Min: 94.82 / Avg: 95.14 / Max: 95.6

Metro 2033 Redux

A Steam-based test of the Metro 2033 Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 2.15, N = 3132.21135.14124.81134.48133.05135.28123.55135.19
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150Min: 130.52 / Avg: 132.21 / Max: 133.78Min: 133.52 / Avg: 135.14 / Max: 137.51Min: 124.22 / Avg: 124.81 / Max: 125.45Min: 132.34 / Avg: 134.48 / Max: 136.42Min: 131.39 / Avg: 133.05 / Max: 134.4Min: 134.51 / Avg: 135.28 / Max: 136.54Min: 121.05 / Avg: 123.55 / Max: 125.52Min: 130.94 / Avg: 135.19 / Max: 137.92

Metro: Last Light Redux

A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 3130.07154.57124.77153.30129.41154.73124.39155.58
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150Min: 129.37 / Avg: 130.07 / Max: 131.02Min: 152.59 / Avg: 154.57 / Max: 157.31Min: 124.45 / Avg: 124.77 / Max: 125.25Min: 151.73 / Avg: 153.3 / Max: 154.91Min: 128.95 / Avg: 129.41 / Max: 129.7Min: 152.27 / Avg: 154.73 / Max: 157.36Min: 123.98 / Avg: 124.39 / Max: 125Min: 152.86 / Avg: 155.58 / Max: 158.55

Team Fortress 2

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 3.46, N = 3SE +/- 4.82, N = 3SE +/- 4.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.94, N = 3SE +/- 2.89, N = 6SE +/- 3.78, N = 6SE +/- 2.82, N = 6SE +/- 1.61, N = 4112.20113.87114.06117.06111.36110.31111.56110.20
SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti20406080100Min: 106.21 / Avg: 112.2 / Max: 118.18Min: 104.92 / Avg: 113.87 / Max: 121.46Min: 105.5 / Avg: 114.06 / Max: 118.86Min: 111.54 / Avg: 117.06 / Max: 121.56Min: 96.95 / Avg: 111.36 / Max: 115.33Min: 92.5 / Avg: 110.31 / Max: 118.97Min: 99.26 / Avg: 111.56 / Max: 118.45Min: 106.28 / Avg: 110.2 / Max: 114.03