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.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Radeon HD 7950 GeForce GTX 680 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 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 Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores) 56GB Windows NT 6.1 (x86_64) 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 Radeon HD 7950 GeForce GTX 680 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 109.89 128.26 174.89 319.50 102.49 153.57 121.89 197.96 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 91.76 104.67 201.66 597.43 120.68 167.98 236.77 406.50 112.34 174.90 127.16 207.90 57.47 88.23 96.25 115.27 171.04 848.66 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 +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 120.68 117.18 113.81 109.89
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 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 172.00 167.98 137.40 128.26
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 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 2.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 257.56 236.77 199.61 174.89
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 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 3.94, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 4.94, N = 4 417.60 406.50 347.73 319.50
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 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 212.58 207.90 197.96 190.29
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 +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 115.27 104.67 80.77 79.34
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 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 2.76, N = 4 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 2.17, N = 6 201.66 171.04 135.05 123.14
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 +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 848.66 597.43 804.71 456.19
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