AMD, NVIDIA GPU Drivers - Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 12.04 Linux

Benchmarking of an AMD Radeon HD 7950 Southern Islands graphics card under Microsoft Windows 7 Pro x64 and under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86_64 Linux. Testing with stock distributions on same hardware. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Results from the GeForce GTX 680 benchmarking on the same system were also tossed in for reference.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1205235-SU-WINLINGFX62.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz)Realtek ALC892SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3fglrx 8.96.4 Catalyst 12.44.2.11631GCC 4.6ext42560x1600Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores)56GBWindows NT6.1 (x86_64)Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)Realtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.10.0X Server 1.11.3NVIDIA 295.404.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40GCC 4.6ext42560x1600Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores)56GBWindows NT6.1 (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Compiz was running on this system.

lightsmark: 2560 x 1600nexuiz: 2560 x 1600 - Yes - Onunigine-heaven: 1400 x 1050unigine-heaven: 1600 x 1200unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080unigine-heaven: 2560 x 1600unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 2560 x 1600unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600warsow: 2560 x 1600xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Highxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - UltimateRadeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7456.19123.1479.3471.0866.6044.85197.96121.89153.57102.49319.50174.89128.26109.89804.71135.0580.7769.2165.0143.91190.29120.38148.58101.37347.73199.61137.40113.81597.43201.66104.6791.7684.8351.38212.58121.87172.26105.98417.60257.56172.00117.18848.66171.04115.2796.2588.2357.47207.90127.16174.90112.34406.50236.77167.98120.68OpenBenchmarking.org

Lightsmark

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 2560 x 1600Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 72004006008001000SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 4.23, N = 3456.19804.71597.43848.66

Nexuiz

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnUbuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 74080120160200SE +/- 2.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 2.76, N = 4123.14135.05201.66171.04

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1400 x 1050

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1400 x 1050Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 7306090120150SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 379.3480.77104.67115.27

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1600 x 1200

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1600 x 1200Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 720406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 371.0869.2191.7696.25

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 720406080100SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 366.6065.0184.8388.23

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 2560 x 1600Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 71326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 344.8543.9151.3857.47

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 750100150200250SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3197.96190.29212.58207.90

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 7306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3121.89120.38121.87127.16

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 74080120160200SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3153.57148.58172.26174.90

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 7306090120150SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3102.49101.37105.98112.34

Warsow

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 2560 x 1600Ubuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 790180270360450SE +/- 4.94, N = 4SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 3.94, N = 3319.50347.73417.60406.50

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: HighUbuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 760120180240300SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 2.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3174.89199.61257.56236.77

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraUbuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 74080120160200SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3128.26137.40172.00167.98

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateUbuntu 12.04 LTSWindows 7306090120150SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3109.89113.81117.18120.68

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