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. GT 220: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 56GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 460: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 56GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 680: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 56GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.00, Display Server: X Server 1.12.99.905 (1.13.0 RC 5), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 108.16 |===== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 39.95 |== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 80.61 |==== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 422.74 |==================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 347.56 |================ GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 414.40 |==================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 971.25 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 609.79 |============================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 829.14 |======================================= Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 69.41 |==== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 30.02 |== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 65.03 |==== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 357.07 |=================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 210.96 |=========== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 319.19 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 844.04 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 497.39 |=========================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 759.16 |========================================= Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 34.42 |======= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 23.73 |===== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 32.94 |====== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 151.51 |============================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 174.64 |================================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 192.62 |====================================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 172.74 |================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 225.24 |============================================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 235.97 |============================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 26.76 |====== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 19.62 |==== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 24.71 |===== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 136.07 |============================ GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 143.15 |============================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 159.90 |================================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 171.30 |=================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 217.35 |============================================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 223.34 |============================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 16.64 |==== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 12.66 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 16.45 |==== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 110.37 |========================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 87.43 |===================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 97.57 |======================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 172.41 |========================================= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 193.79 |============================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 189.69 |============================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 66.00 |======= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 37.00 |==== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 56.10 |====== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 215.80 |======================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 176.00 |=================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 204.43 |======================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 373.90 |========================================= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 417.07 |============================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 380.93 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 44.60 |====== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 27.27 |==== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 36.20 |===== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 147.67 |=================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 111.10 |============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 140.60 |================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 341.07 |============================================ GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 357.77 |============================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 341.67 |============================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 24.30 |===== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 16.87 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 24.50 |===== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 83.40 |================= GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 59.53 |============ GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 85.10 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 230.10 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 213.17 |=========================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 228.10 |============================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 14.59 |=== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 13.08 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 14.55 |=== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 81.85 |================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 68.48 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 79.10 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 207.52 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 195.48 |=========================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 208.45 |============================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 8.12 |=== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 7.18 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 8.09 |=== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 47.76 |================= GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 43.17 |================ GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 46.02 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 126.90 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 103.54 |===================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 127.60 |============================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 17.01 |=== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 15.42 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 17.01 |=== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 91.93 |================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 73.82 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 92.11 |================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 233.88 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 203.99 |======================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 229.93 |============================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 12.04 |=== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 10.70 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 12.11 |=== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 66.42 |================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 55.76 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 66.59 |================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 174.36 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 153.51 |======================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 173.35 |============================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 6.66 |=== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 5.83 |== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 6.68 |=== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 40.78 |================= GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 36.91 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 40.95 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 112.13 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 87.14 |==================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 112.05 |============================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 12.28 |===== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 11.03 |==== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 12.34 |===== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 41.98 |================= GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 35.11 |============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 42.42 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 115.59 |============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 97.83 |======================================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 116.74 |============================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 8.18 |==== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 7.36 |==== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 8.24 |==== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 30.63 |================ GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 27.21 |============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 30.89 |================ GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 88.12 |=============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 73.66 |======================================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 88.87 |=============================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 4.02 |=== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 3.41 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 4.04 |=== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 19.19 |================ GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 11.43 |========= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 19.37 |================ GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 57.40 |=============================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 45.48 |===================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 57.92 |=============================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 51.20 |==== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 44.80 |==== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 59.63 |===== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 288.87 |======================= GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 284.87 |====================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 306.00 |======================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 525.83 |========================================= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 570.00 |============================================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 585.73 |============================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 30.23 |=== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 28.73 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 39.20 |==== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 162.30 |================= GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 158.20 |================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 180.67 |=================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 400.27 |=========================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 414.07 |============================================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 431.53 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 148.24 |==================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 85.28 |=========== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 121.00 |================ GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 316.74 |========================================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 337.24 |============================================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 344.23 |============================================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 316.02 |========================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 338.93 |============================================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 345.44 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 56.39 |========== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 37.69 |====== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 49.42 |======== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 193.83 |================================= GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 203.94 |=================================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 223.87 |====================================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 231.00 |======================================= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 263.48 |============================================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 271.55 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 29.39 |======= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 22.91 |===== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 28.18 |====== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 132.63 |============================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 136.34 |=============================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 152.53 |=================================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 171.43 |======================================= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 193.05 |============================================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 201.01 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 97.44 |============= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 58.42 |======== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 97.60 |============= GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 311.32 |======================================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 252.93 |================================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 321.00 |========================================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 327.79 |========================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 340.07 |============================================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 355.52 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 31.46 |====== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 22.98 |==== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 31.63 |====== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 150.89 |=========================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 112.99 |==================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 155.75 |============================ GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 236.74 |========================================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 246.42 |============================================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 259.39 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 16.07 |==== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 13.52 |=== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 16.77 |==== GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 100.67 |======================== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 76.27 |================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 107.01 |========================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 168.68 |========================================= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 178.91 |=========================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 190.25 |==============================================