NVIDIA GeForce Linux - Ubuntu 12.10 vs. Windows 7 Benchmarking of Ubuntu 12.10, Kubuntu 12.10, and Windows 7 (x86_64 64-bit of all OSes) on a NVIDIA GeForce GT 220, GeForce GTX 460, and GeForce GTX 680 graphics cards when using the latest upstream NVIDIA graphics binary driver releases for Linux and Microsoft Windows. Benchmarking by Phoronix.com with Michael Larabel for a future article looking at the performance difference of OpenGL between Windows and Linux as well as the Unity/KDE differences.
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Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 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 Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd 8192MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz) Realtek ALC892 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.4.0 X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5) NVIDIA 304.43 3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.43 GCC 4.7 ext4 2560x1600 KDE 4.9.00 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 Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd 8192MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz) Realtek ALC892 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.4.0 X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5) NVIDIA 304.43 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43 GCC 4.7 ext4 2560x1600 KDE 4.9.00 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 Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd 8192MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz) Realtek ALC892 Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Ubuntu 12.10 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.4.0 X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5) NVIDIA 304.43 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43 GCC 4.7 ext4 2560x1600 KDE 4.9.00 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10, GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10: Compiz was running on this system.
lightsmark: 1920 x 1080 lightsmark: 2560 x 1600 nexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - Yes - On nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On nexuiz: 2560 x 1600 - Yes - On openarena: 1280 x 1024 openarena: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 2560 x 1600 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 2560 x 1600 unigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600 unigine-heaven: 1280 x 1024 unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 2560 x 1600 warsow: 1920 x 1080 warsow: 2560 x 1600 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Low xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - High xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultra GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 108.16 69.41 34.42 26.76 16.64 66 44.60 24.30 14.59 8.12 17.01 12.04 6.66 12.28 8.18 4.02 51.20 30.23 148.24 56.39 29.39 97.44 31.46 16.07 39.95 30.02 23.73 19.62 12.66 37.00 27.27 16.87 13.08 7.18 15.42 10.70 5.83 11.03 7.36 3.41 44.80 28.73 85.28 37.69 22.91 58.42 22.98 13.52 80.61 65.03 32.94 24.71 16.45 56.10 36.20 24.50 14.55 8.09 17.01 12.11 6.68 12.34 8.24 4.04 59.63 39.20 121.00 49.42 28.18 97.60 31.63 16.77 422.74 357.07 151.51 136.07 110.37 215.80 147.67 83.40 81.85 47.76 91.93 66.42 40.78 41.98 30.63 19.19 288.87 162.30 316.74 193.83 132.63 311.32 150.89 100.67 347.56 210.96 174.64 143.15 87.43 176.00 111.10 59.53 68.48 43.17 73.82 55.76 36.91 35.11 27.21 11.43 284.87 158.20 337.24 203.94 136.34 252.93 112.99 76.27 414.40 319.19 192.62 159.90 97.57 204.43 140.60 85.10 79.10 46.02 92.11 66.59 40.95 42.42 30.89 19.37 306.00 180.67 344.23 223.87 152.53 321.00 155.75 107.01 971.25 844.04 172.74 171.30 172.41 373.90 341.07 230.10 207.52 126.90 233.88 174.36 112.13 115.59 88.12 57.40 525.83 400.27 316.02 231.00 171.43 327.79 236.74 168.68 609.79 497.39 225.24 217.35 193.79 417.07 357.77 213.17 195.48 103.54 203.99 153.51 87.14 97.83 73.66 45.48 570.00 414.07 338.93 263.48 193.05 340.07 246.42 178.91 829.14 759.16 235.97 223.34 189.69 380.93 341.67 228.10 208.45 127.60 229.93 173.35 112.05 116.74 88.87 57.92 585.73 431.53 345.44 271.55 201.01 355.52 259.39 190.25 OpenBenchmarking.org
Lightsmark Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 3.16, N = 3 SE +/- 6.15, N = 3 SE +/- 1.32, N = 3 SE +/- 4.48, N = 3 SE +/- 2.97, N = 3 108.16 39.95 80.61 422.74 347.56 414.40 971.25 609.79 829.14
Lightsmark Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 2.76, N = 3 SE +/- 1.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 1.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.40, N = 3 69.41 30.02 65.03 357.07 210.96 319.19 844.04 497.39 759.16
Nexuiz Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 1.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 2.22, N = 6 SE +/- 2.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 34.42 23.73 32.94 151.51 174.64 192.62 172.74 225.24 235.97
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.95, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.35, N = 3 26.76 19.62 24.71 136.07 143.15 159.90 171.30 217.35 223.34
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 16.64 12.66 16.45 110.37 87.43 97.57 172.41 193.79 189.69
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 1024 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 2.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 66.00 37.00 56.10 215.80 176.00 204.43 373.90 417.07 380.93
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 SE +/- 1.05, N = 3 44.60 27.27 36.20 147.67 111.10 140.60 341.07 357.77 341.67
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 24.30 16.87 24.50 83.40 59.53 85.10 230.10 213.17 228.10
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 1.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 14.59 13.08 14.55 81.85 68.48 79.10 207.52 195.48 208.45
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 8.12 7.18 8.09 47.76 43.17 46.02 126.90 103.54 127.60
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1280 x 1024 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.84, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 17.01 15.42 17.01 91.93 73.82 92.11 233.88 203.99 229.93
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 12.04 10.70 12.11 66.42 55.76 66.59 174.36 153.51 173.35
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 6.66 5.83 6.68 40.78 36.91 40.95 112.13 87.14 112.05
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1280 x 1024 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 12.28 11.03 12.34 41.98 35.11 42.42 115.59 97.83 116.74
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 8.18 7.36 8.24 30.63 27.21 30.89 88.12 73.66 88.87
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.60, N = 6 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 4.02 3.41 4.04 19.19 11.43 19.37 57.40 45.48 57.92
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.61, N = 3 SE +/- 3.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 5.08, N = 3 51.20 44.80 59.63 288.87 284.87 306.00 525.83 570.00 585.73
Warsow Resolution: 2560 x 1600 GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 30.23 28.73 39.20 162.30 158.20 180.67 400.27 414.07 431.53
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.25, N = 3 SE +/- 1.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.47, N = 3 SE +/- 2.06, N = 3 SE +/- 2.94, N = 3 148.24 85.28 121.00 316.74 337.24 344.23 316.02 338.93 345.44
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 1.72, N = 3 56.39 37.69 49.42 193.83 203.94 223.87 231.00 263.48 271.55
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 29.39 22.91 28.18 132.63 136.34 152.53 171.43 193.05 201.01
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 1.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 97.44 58.42 97.60 311.32 252.93 321.00 327.79 340.07 355.52
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.96, N = 3 SE +/- 1.27, N = 3 31.46 22.98 31.63 150.89 112.99 155.75 236.74 246.42 259.39
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra GT 220 GTX 460 GTX 680 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.10 Kubuntu 12.10 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 16.07 13.52 16.77 100.67 76.27 107.01 168.68 178.91 190.25
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