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.
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Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores) 238GB Windows NT 10.0 (x86_64) Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores) MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0 Intel Sky Lake 16384MB 256GB TS256GSSD370S NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Intel Connection Ubuntu 15.10 4.2.0-17-generic (x86_64) Unity X Server 1.17.2 NVIDIA 358.09 4.4.0 GCC 5.2.1 20151010 ext4 3840x2160 eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 780 Ti, Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 950, Ubuntu 15.10: GTX 980 Ti: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimate gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra unigine-heaven: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-tropics: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreen gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-sanctuary: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen openarena: 2560 x 1600 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 1354 3232 6098 259.72 259.46 17941 324.30 323.24 19.99 59835 90.59 149.38 5852 207808 86.93 26.19 115.02 97.51 296.33 230.55 727 2058 2932 193.08 191.88 9808 270.68 271.17 10.01 58100 46.79 82.48 3470 172290 47.75 13.80 53.27 54.73 205.07 204.41 1815 5036 7527 264.67 262.85 20139 325.35 324.70 26.55 96797 109.06 172.98 6921 206711 116.09 32.64 122.75 117.27 316.70 202.26 341 809 2049 174.08 174.25 10463 242.38 241.46 19.99 52333 99.19 174.32 4306 182357 88.17 25.91 115.65 93.38 325.50 264.23 187 523 1065 70.08 70.09 5815 102.76 102.79 9.96 36290 49.03 90.42 2715 84581 47.91 13.68 53.45 53.43 213.23 228.59 490 1387 2643 167.28 167.21 12444 239.78 239.84 26.65 74397 124.44 212.23 5594 190882 114.63 32.83 127.26 109.23 307.65 228.75 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 12.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 9.84, N = 3 SE +/- 3.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.67, N = 3 1354 727 1815 341 187 490
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 1100 2200 3300 4400 5500 SE +/- 8.95, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 14.53, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 4.48, N = 3 3232 2058 5036 809 523 1387
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 1600 3200 4800 6400 8000 SE +/- 9.06, N = 3 SE +/- 3.28, N = 3 SE +/- 15.62, N = 3 SE +/- 6.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 6098 2932 7527 2049 1065 2643
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 3.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 259.72 193.08 264.67 174.08 70.08 167.28
Xonotic Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 3.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.89, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 259.46 191.88 262.85 174.25 70.09 167.21
GpuTest Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K SE +/- 45.04, N = 3 SE +/- 8.62, N = 3 SE +/- 24.69, N = 3 SE +/- 32.62, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 SE +/- 54.23, N = 3 17941 9808 20139 10463 5815 12444
Xonotic Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 324.30 270.68 325.35 242.38 102.76 239.78
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 2.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 2.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 323.24 271.17 324.70 241.46 102.79 239.84
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 19.99 10.01 26.55 19.99 9.96 26.65
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 20K 40K 60K 80K 100K SE +/- 623.74, N = 3 SE +/- 591.12, N = 3 SE +/- 695.87, N = 3 SE +/- 144.49, N = 3 SE +/- 72.34, N = 3 SE +/- 383.27, N = 3 59835 58100 96797 52333 36290 74397
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 90.59 46.79 109.06 99.19 49.03 124.44
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 149.38 82.48 172.98 174.32 90.42 212.23
GpuTest Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 1500 3000 4500 6000 7500 SE +/- 22.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.08, N = 3 SE +/- 107.54, N = 3 SE +/- 5.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 17.85, N = 3 5852 3470 6921 4306 2715 5594
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K SE +/- 18.48, N = 3 SE +/- 442.54, N = 3 SE +/- 285.68, N = 3 SE +/- 473.53, N = 3 SE +/- 110.27, N = 3 SE +/- 226.59, N = 3 207808 172290 206711 182357 84581 190882
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 86.93 47.75 116.09 88.17 47.91 114.63
Unigine Valley Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 26.19 13.80 32.64 25.91 13.68 32.83
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.56, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 115.02 53.27 122.75 115.65 53.45 127.26
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 97.51 54.73 117.27 93.38 53.43 109.23
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 4 8 12 16 20 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.34 / Max: 16 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.85 / Max: 15 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.12 / Max: 7 Min: 2 / Avg: 3.05 / Max: 5 Min: 3 / Avg: 4.66 / Max: 15 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.72 / Max: 14
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 56.55, N = 6 296.33 205.07 316.70 325.50 213.23 307.65
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 10 Ubuntu 15.10 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 3.26, N = 6 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 3.62, N = 3 SE +/- 2.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 1.79, N = 3 230.55 204.41 202.26 264.23 228.59 228.75
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