Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 18.04 - RTX Launch Drivers NVIDIA Windows vs. Linux benchmarks on the latest drivers... Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Windows 10: GTX 1060: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 3000MHz Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15, Disk: 110GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1911/4004MHz), Network: Intel Connection I219-V OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 17134, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 411.63 (24.21.14.1163), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 3000MHz Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15, Disk: 110GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1911/5505MHz), Network: Intel Connection I219-V OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 17134, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 411.63 (24.21.14.1163), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB 3000MHz Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15, Disk: 110GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11264MB (2160/7000MHz), Network: Intel Connection I219-V OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 17134, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64), Display Driver: 411.63 (24.21.14.1163), File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 410.57, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1885/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 410.57, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 8th Gen Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11264MB (1350/7000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 410.57, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 58.38 |============ Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 140.00 |============================ Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 168.00 |================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 99.07 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 195.45 |======================================= Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 214.21 |=========================================== BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 58.29 |============ Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 139.00 |============================ Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 166.00 |================================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 98.73 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 195.58 |======================================= Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 213.84 |=========================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 82.67 |======================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 147.00 |=========================================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 147.00 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 72.30 |===================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 129.35 |====================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 131.48 |====================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 82.30 |======================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 148.00 |=========================================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 149.00 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 81.30 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 127.97 |===================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 132.02 |====================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 387 |============================= Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 467 |=================================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 463 |=================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 426 |================================ Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 610 |============================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 612 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.6 MAX: 18.0 Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.1 MAX: 20.0 Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.1 MAX: 20.0 Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 23.0 Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 26.0 Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 27.0 Portal Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 282 |=================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 611 |========================================= Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 680 |============================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 249 |================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 565 |====================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 618 |========================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ............ 21.20 |========== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ......... 48.99 |======================= Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ......... 73.00 |================================== Windows 10 - D3D11: GTX 1060 .... 23.16 |=========== Windows 10 - D3D11: GTX 1080 Ti . 54.40 |========================= Windows 10 - D3D11: RTX 2080 Ti . 81.91 |====================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .......... 20.90 |========== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti ....... 49.42 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti ....... 73.52 |================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 297 |==================================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 333 |========================================= Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 333 |========================================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 194 |======================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 372 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 378 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 214 |================================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 261 |========================================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 255 |========================================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 134 |====================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 277 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 286 |============================================== Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Text Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 22445 |========================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 22273 |========================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 21111 |======================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 38320 |============================================ Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 38134 |============================================ Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 37929 |============================================ Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Image Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 7262687 |========== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 14427654 |===================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 15938563 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 15592072 |====================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 28094059 |======================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 28572642 |========================================= Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Vector Graphics Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 3230543 |========= Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 6104785 |================= Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 6846957 |=================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 6895522 |=================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 12944583 |==================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 14550785 |========================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 4111 |============= Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 9165 |============================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 11926 |======================================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 4426 |============== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 9789 |================================ Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 13600 |============================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 2310 |=============== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 5467 |=================================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 6948 |============================================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 2070 |============= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 4835 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 6040 |======================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 8418 |============== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 17539 |============================= Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 26485 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 9379 |=============== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 20305 |================================= Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 26831 |============================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 50842 |================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 103303 |===================================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 119701 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 61878 |====================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 107486 |======================================= Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 104619 |====================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 135059 |==================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 279190 |======================================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 291532 |========================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 135379 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 297727 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 160886 |======================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 317 |======== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 833 |==================== Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 1828 |============================================ Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 317 |======== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 854 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 1884 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 1188 |============= Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 2914 |================================= Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 3809 |=========================================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 1210 |============== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 3082 |=================================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 3986 |============================================= Chaos Group V-RAY 1.1.0 Mode: CUDA GPU Seconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10: GTX 1060 ...... 131.91 |=========================================== Windows 10: GTX 1080 Ti ... 77.46 |========================= Windows 10: RTX 2080 Ti ... 59.23 |=================== Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1060 .... 124.70 |========================================= Ubuntu 18.04: GTX 1080 Ti . 67.07 |====================== Ubuntu 18.04: RTX 2080 Ti . 53.89 |==================