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&rdt&grt.

ProcessorDiskMotherboardChipsetMemoryGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTSIntel 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 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 4.6ext42560x1600OpenBenchmarking.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 - UltimateGeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950GeForce GTX 680 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS848.66171.04115.2796.2588.2357.47207.90127.16174.90112.34406.50236.77167.98120.68456.19123.1479.3471.0866.6044.85197.96121.89153.57102.49319.50174.89128.26109.89804.71135.0580.7769.2165.0143.91190.29120.38148.58101.37347.73199.61137.40113.81597.43201.66104.6791.7684.8351.38212.58121.87172.26105.98417.60257.56172.00117.18OpenBenchmarking.org

Lightsmark

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS2004006008001000SE +/- 4.23, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3848.66597.43456.19804.71

Nexuiz

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

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnWindows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS4080120160200SE +/- 2.76, N = 4SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 2.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3171.04201.66123.14135.05

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1400 x 1050

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1400 x 1050Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3115.27104.6779.3480.77

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1600 x 1200

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1600 x 1200Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 396.2591.7671.0869.21

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 388.2384.8366.6065.01

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS1326395265SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 357.4751.3844.8543.91

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS50100150200250SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3207.90212.58197.96190.29

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3127.16121.87121.89120.38

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS4080120160200SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3174.90172.26153.57148.58

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3112.34105.98102.49101.37

Warsow

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS90180270360450SE +/- 3.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 4.94, N = 4SE +/- 0.33, N = 3406.50417.60319.50347.73

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: HighWindows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS60120180240300SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3236.77257.56174.89199.61

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraWindows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS4080120160200SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3167.98172.00128.26137.40

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

GeForce GTX 680Radeon HD 7950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateWindows 7Ubuntu 12.04 LTS306090120150SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3120.68117.18109.89113.81

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