NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 - Windows vs. Ubuntu Linux A performance comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler under Linux and Windows with the latest proprietary driver for each. Same hardware between OS installs of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 56GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.10.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 848.66 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 597.43 |===================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 171.04 |============================================ Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 201.66 |==================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 57.47 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 51.38 |=============================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1400 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 115.27 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 104.67 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 236.77 |================================================ Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 257.56 |==================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 112.34 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 105.98 |================================================= Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 96.25 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 91.76 |=================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 127.16 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 121.87 |================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 88.23 |===================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 84.83 |=================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 120.68 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 117.18 |================================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 406.50 |=================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 417.60 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 167.98 |=================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 172.00 |==================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 207.90 |=================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 212.58 |==================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 7 ........ 174.90 |==================================================== Ubuntu 12.04 LTS . 172.26 |===================================================