Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 NVIDIA GTX 1070 GTX 1080 Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. GTX 1070: Windows 10: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) GTX 1080: Windows 10: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (30/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1605/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 191.0 |===================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 241.7 |=============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 117.7 |======================= GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 143.7 |============================ Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 61.4 |====================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 77.3 |================================================ GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 43.0 |=========================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 53.3 |================================= F1 2015 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality: Ultra High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 121.03 |======================================= GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 143.08 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 82.48 |=========================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 89.43 |============================= GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 139.02 |========================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 152.19 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 92.03 |============================ GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 103.93 |=============================== GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 92.29 |======================================= GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 107.80 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 65.97 |============================ GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 73.46 |=============================== The Talos Principle 64-bit Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 D3D11 .... 52.7 |======================== GTX 1070: Windows 10 OpenGL ... 37.6 |================= GTX 1070: Windows 10 Vulkan ... 45.7 |===================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 D3D11 .... 89.1 |========================================= GTX 1080: Windows 10 OpenGL ... 57.3 |========================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 Vulkan ... 80.7 |===================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 OpenGL . 36.5 |================= GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 Vulkan . 47.2 |====================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 OpenGL . 56.4 |========================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 Vulkan . 67.4 |=============================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 92.72 |========================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 96.85 |============================================ GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 98.60 |============================================= GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 101.30 |============================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 101.21 |============================================ GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 105.64 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 86.32 |====================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 92.83 |======================================== Metro Last Light Redux Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 61.00 |=========================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 73.65 |================================= GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 89.18 |======================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 102.76 |============================================== Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 58.36 |===================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 73.26 |=============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 51.05 |================================= GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 60.72 |======================================= Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 50.65 |===================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 64.05 |=============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 42.48 |=============================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 52.42 |====================================== Insurgency Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 187.95 |================================ GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 195.44 |================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 240.83 |========================================= GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 267.26 |============================================== BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 77.79 |============================ GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 92.10 |================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 108.28 |======================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 125.61 |============================================== Company of Heroes 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Minimum Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 64.98 |======================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 75.57 |=============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 50.87 |================================ GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 53.26 |================================= Company of Heroes 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Maximum Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 52.24 |======================================= GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 62.17 |=============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 39.17 |============================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 43.63 |================================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 355.55 |===================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 367.66 |====================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 393.07 |========================================= GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 445.49 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 318.91 |======================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 318.06 |======================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 309.64 |======================================= GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 367.14 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 282.63 |=========================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 280.17 |=========================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 247.26 |====================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 301.42 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 224.85 |============================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 225.24 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 176.34 |==================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 218.65 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 6125 |======================================= GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 7464 |================================================ GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 6114 |======================================= GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 7484 |================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 78713 |========================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 80385 |=========================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 86061 |============================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 87435 |=============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 2778 |====================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 3492 |================================================ GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 2777 |====================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 3506 |================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 12834 |====================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 15718 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 12890 |====================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 15945 |=============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 167694 |================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 201405 |======================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 184305 |===================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 229158 |============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 564 |===================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 737 |================================================= GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 559 |===================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 733 |================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 1750 |===================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 2293 |================================================ GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 1740 |==================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 2271 |================================================ Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 139.96 |======================================= GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 165.52 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 136.92 |====================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 159.57 |============================================ Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 31.15 |========================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 34.92 |=============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 31.20 |========================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 34.88 |=============================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 134.75 |========================================= GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 149.62 |============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 113.41 |=================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 129.39 |======================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 1070: Windows 10 ... 39.33 |====================================== GTX 1080: Windows 10 ... 48.87 |=============================================== GTX 1070: Ubuntu 16.04 . 38.55 |===================================== GTX 1080: Ubuntu 16.04 . 47.26 |=============================================