Ubuntu Desktop Environments Testing of various Linux desktop environments from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS repository as of 7 February 2012 with NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards using different open and closed-source graphics driver options. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 2D 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - Nouveau: KDE Plasma 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.00, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - Nouveau: Xfce 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.8, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 2D 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - NVIDIA: KDE Plasma 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.00, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Xfce 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.8, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 2D 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Radeon: KDE Plasma 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.00, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Radeon: Xfce 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.8, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11, OpenGL: 4.1.11251, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 2D 5.2.0: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11, OpenGL: 4.1.11251, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11, OpenGL: 4.1.11251, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Classic 3.2.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11, OpenGL: 4.1.11251, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Catalyst: KDE Plasma 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.00, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11, OpenGL: 4.1.11251, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 5770 - Catalyst: Xfce 4.8: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.8, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11, OpenGL: 4.1.11251, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0 .......... 33.97 |===== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ....... 33.57 |===== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 .. 37.37 |===== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 .. 34.53 |===== 9800GTX - Nouveau: KDE Plasma 4.8 ....... 32.53 |===== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Xfce 4.8 ............. 37.40 |===== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 122.63 |================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 146.90 |===================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 158.47 |======================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 152.97 |====================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 147.97 |===================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Xfce 4.8 .............. 163.30 |======================= HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 33.87 |===== HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 36.00 |===== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 37.80 |===== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 36.40 |===== HD 5770 - Radeon: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 35.12 |===== HD 5770 - Radeon: Xfce 4.8 .............. 37.97 |===== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 5.2.0 ......... 200.43 |============================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ...... 200.10 |============================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 . 199.40 |============================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 . 199.23 |============================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: KDE Plasma 4.8 ...... 201.40 |============================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: Xfce 4.8 ............ 202.03 |============================= Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0 ......... 45.82 |=== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ...... 42.02 |=== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 . 50.87 |=== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 . 46.57 |=== 9800GTX - Nouveau: KDE Plasma 4.8 ...... 42.18 |=== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Xfce 4.8 ............ 50.82 |=== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0 .......... 337.41 |===================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ....... 264.49 |================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 .. 456.36 |============================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 .. 346.94 |====================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: KDE Plasma 4.8 ....... 329.10 |===================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Xfce 4.8 ............. 471.53 |============================== HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0 .......... 90.30 |====== HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ....... 86.70 |====== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 .. 102.49 |======= HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 .. 99.65 |====== HD 5770 - Radeon: KDE Plasma 4.8 ....... 91.75 |====== HD 5770 - Radeon: Xfce 4.8 ............. 101.87 |====== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0 .......... 133.47 |======= 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ....... 113.87 |====== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 .. 176.40 |========= 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 .. 141.33 |======= 9800GTX - Nouveau: KDE Plasma 4.8 ....... 123.27 |====== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Xfce 4.8 ............. 175.87 |========= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 449.53 |======================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 354.30 |================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 544.40 |============================ 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 463.90 |======================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 434.57 |======================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Xfce 4.8 .............. 558.73 |============================= HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 144.50 |======== HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 136.03 |======= HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 166.90 |========= HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 161.00 |======== HD 5770 - Radeon: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 150.63 |======== HD 5770 - Radeon: Xfce 4.8 .............. 167.03 |========= HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 5.2.0 ......... 360.07 |=================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ...... 359.10 |=================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 . 359.10 |=================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 . 362.23 |=================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: KDE Plasma 4.8 ...... 363.20 |=================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Xfce 4.8 ............ 356.93 |=================== VDrift 2010-06-30 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0 .......... 80.60 |============================= 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ....... 66.08 |======================= 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 .. 84.37 |============================== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 .. 81.07 |============================= 9800GTX - Nouveau: KDE Plasma 4.8 ....... 67.98 |======================== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Xfce 4.8 ............. 84.40 |============================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 39.77 |============== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 33.80 |============ 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 43.78 |================ 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 40.50 |============== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 40.75 |============== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Xfce 4.8 .............. 35.55 |============= HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 52.19 |=================== HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 66.64 |======================== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 64.63 |======================= HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 63.06 |====================== HD 5770 - Radeon: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 58.44 |===================== HD 5770 - Radeon: Xfce 4.8 .............. 73.56 |========================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 5.2.0 ......... 50.67 |================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ...... 50.69 |================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 . 50.74 |================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 . 50.69 |================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: KDE Plasma 4.8 ...... 50.71 |================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Xfce 4.8 ............ 50.73 |================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0 .......... 72.23 |======== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ....... 61.27 |======= 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 .. 69.10 |======== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 .. 73.17 |======== 9800GTX - Nouveau: KDE Plasma 4.8 ....... 62.43 |======= 9800GTX - Nouveau: Xfce 4.8 ............. 76.50 |========= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 213.23 |======================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 182.97 |===================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 223.30 |========================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 224.27 |========================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 213.27 |======================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Xfce 4.8 .............. 255.77 |============================= HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 25.03 |=== HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 25.43 |=== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 24.13 |=== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 26.20 |=== HD 5770 - Radeon: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 25.80 |=== HD 5770 - Radeon: Xfce 4.8 .............. 26.60 |=== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 5.2.0 ......... 234.57 |=========================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ...... 233.77 |=========================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 . 119.83 |============== HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 . 234.03 |=========================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: KDE Plasma 4.8 ...... 234.27 |=========================== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Xfce 4.8 ............ 234.80 |=========================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 5.2.0 .......... 141.27 |======== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ....... 110.33 |======= 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 .. 167.70 |========== 9800GTX - Nouveau: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 .. 144.90 |========= 9800GTX - Nouveau: KDE Plasma 4.8 ....... 108.40 |====== 9800GTX - Nouveau: Xfce 4.8 ............. 167.27 |========== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 421.83 |========================= 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 365.03 |====================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 480.07 |============================ 9800GTX - NVIDIA: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 455.33 |=========================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 435.10 |========================== 9800GTX - NVIDIA: Xfce 4.8 .............. 490.93 |============================= HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 5.2.0 ........... 147.67 |========= HD 5770 - Radeon: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ........ 140.67 |======== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 ... 177.00 |========== HD 5770 - Radeon: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 ... 165.20 |========== HD 5770 - Radeon: KDE Plasma 4.8 ........ 44.63 |=== HD 5770 - Radeon: Xfce 4.8 .............. 178.17 |=========== HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 5.2.0 ......... 284.23 |================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: Unity 2D 5.2.0 ...... 285.47 |================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1 . 282.43 |================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: GNOME Classic 3.2.1 . 286.47 |================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: KDE Plasma 4.8 ...... 287.77 |================= HD 5770 - Catalyst: Xfce 4.8 ............ 285.60 |=================