Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 Linux NVIDIA Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 Linux operating system comparison with proprietary NVIDIA graphics drivers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Windows 10: GTX 950: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 358.09, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 230.55 |====================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 204.41 |================================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 202.26 |================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 264.23 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 228.59 |====================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 228.75 |====================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 296.33 |======================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 205.07 |============================ Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 316.70 |=========================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 325.50 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 213.23 |============================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 307.65 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.3 MAX: 16.0 Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 15.0 Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 7.0 Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 3.0 MAX: 5.0 Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 4.7 MAX: 15.0 Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.7 MAX: 14.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 86.93 |================================= Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 47.75 |================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 116.09 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 88.17 |================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 47.91 |================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 114.63 |=========================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 19.99 |================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 10.01 |================= Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 26.55 |============================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 19.99 |================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 9.96 |================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 26.65 |============================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 115.02 |======================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 53.27 |================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 122.75 |========================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 115.65 |======================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 53.45 |================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 127.26 |============================================ Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 149.38 |=============================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 82.48 |================= Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 172.98 |==================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 174.32 |==================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 90.42 |=================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 212.23 |============================================ Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 90.59 |================================ Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 46.79 |================= Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 109.06 |======================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 99.19 |=================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 49.03 |================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 124.44 |============================================ Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 97.51 |===================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 54.73 |===================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 117.27 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 93.38 |=================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 53.43 |==================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 109.23 |========================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 26.19 |==================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 13.80 |=================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 32.64 |============================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 25.91 |==================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 13.68 |=================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 32.83 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 323.24 |============================================ Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 271.17 |===================================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 324.70 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 241.46 |================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 102.79 |============== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 239.84 |================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 324.30 |============================================ Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 270.68 |===================================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 325.35 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 242.38 |================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 102.76 |============== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 239.78 |================================ Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 259.72 |=========================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 193.08 |================================ Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 264.67 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 174.08 |============================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 70.08 |============ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 167.28 |============================ Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 259.46 |=========================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 191.88 |================================ Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 262.85 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 174.25 |============================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 70.09 |============ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 167.21 |============================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 5852 |======================================= Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 3470 |======================= Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 6921 |============================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 4306 |============================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 2715 |================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 5594 |===================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 59835 |============================ Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 58100 |=========================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 96797 |============================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 52333 |======================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 36290 |================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 74397 |=================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 6098 |===================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 2932 |================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 7527 |============================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 2049 |============= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 1065 |======= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 2643 |================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 17941 |======================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 9808 |====================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 20139 |============================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 10463 |======================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 5815 |============= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 12444 |============================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 207808 |============================================ Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 172290 |==================================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 206711 |============================================ Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 182357 |======================================= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 84581 |================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 190882 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 1354 |================================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 727 |================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 1815 |============================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 341 |========= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 187 |===== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 490 |============ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 780 Ti ... 3232 |============================== Windows 10: GTX 950 ...... 2058 |=================== Windows 10: GTX 980 Ti ... 5036 |============================================== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti . 809 |======= Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950 .... 523 |===== Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti . 1387 |=============