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&grr&rdt .
Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 GeForce GTX 680 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores) 56GB Windows NT 6.1 (x86_64) Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0 Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz) Realtek ALC892 SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168B Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.10.0 X Server 1.11.3 fglrx 8.96.4 Catalyst 12.4 4.2.11631 GCC 4.6 ext4 2560x1600 Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores) 56GB Windows NT 6.1 (x86_64) Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0 Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz) Realtek ALC892 Realtek RTL8111/8168B Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.10.0 X Server 1.11.3 NVIDIA 295.40 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40 GCC 4.6 ext4 2560x1600 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Compiz was running on this system.
xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimate xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultra xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - High warsow: 2560 x 1600 unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 2560 x 1600 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 2560 x 1600 unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1600 x 1200 unigine-heaven: 1400 x 1050 nexuiz: 2560 x 1600 - Yes - On lightsmark: 2560 x 1600 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 GeForce GTX 680 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 120.68 167.98 236.77 406.50 112.34 174.90 127.16 207.90 57.47 88.23 96.25 115.27 171.04 848.66 109.89 128.26 174.89 319.50 102.49 153.57 121.89 197.96 44.85 66.60 71.08 79.34 123.14 456.19 113.81 137.40 199.61 347.73 101.37 148.58 120.38 190.29 43.91 65.01 69.21 80.77 135.05 804.71 117.18 172.00 257.56 417.60 105.98 172.26 121.87 212.58 51.38 84.83 91.76 104.67 201.66 597.43 OpenBenchmarking.org
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 120.68 117.18 109.89 113.81
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 167.98 172.00 128.26 137.40
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 2.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 236.77 257.56 174.89 199.61
Warsow Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 3.94, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 4.94, N = 4 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 406.50 417.60 319.50 347.73
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 112.34 105.98 102.49 101.37
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 174.90 172.26 153.57 148.58
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 127.16 121.87 121.89 120.38
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 207.90 212.58 197.96 190.29
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 57.47 51.38 44.85 43.91
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 88.23 84.83 66.60 65.01
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1600 x 1200 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 96.25 91.76 71.08 69.21
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1400 x 1050 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1400 x 1050 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 115.27 104.67 79.34 80.77
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 2.76, N = 4 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 2.17, N = 6 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 171.04 201.66 123.14 135.05
Lightsmark Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GeForce GTX 680 Radeon HD 7950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 4.23, N = 3 SE +/- 4.10, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 848.66 597.43 456.19 804.71
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