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.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1209125-RA-NVIDIAGEF69

Jump To Table - Results

View

Do Not Show Noisy Results
Do Not Show Results With Incomplete Data
Do Not Show Results With Little Change/Spread
List Notable Results

Limit displaying results to tests within:

Desktop Graphics ^{3 Tests}
OpenGL Demos Test Suite ^{4 Tests}
Unigine Test Suite ^{3 Tests}

Statistics

Show Overall Harmonic Mean(s)
Show Overall Geometric Mean
Show Geometric Means Per-Suite/Category
Show Wins / Losses Counts (Pie Chart)
Normalize Results
Remove Outliers Before Calculating Averages

Graph Settings

Force Line Graphs Where Applicable
Convert To Scalar Where Applicable
Disable Color Branding
Prefer Vertical Bar Graphs
On Line Graphs With Missing Data, Connect The Line Gaps

Multi-Way Comparison

Condense Comparison
Transpose Comparison

Table

Show Detailed System Result Table

Run Management

Only show results where is faster than

Only show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):

Do not show results matching title/arguments (delimit multiple options with a comma):

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. 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 680: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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 Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 100.67 |======================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 168.68 |========================================= GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 16.07 |==== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 178.91 |=========================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 13.52 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 76.27 |================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 107.01 |========================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 190.25 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 16.77 |==== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 150.89 |=========================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 236.74 |========================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 31.46 |====== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 246.42 |============================================ GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 22.98 |==== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 112.99 |==================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 155.75 |============================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 259.39 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 31.63 |====== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 311.32 |======================================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 327.79 |========================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 97.44 |============= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 340.07 |============================================ GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 58.42 |======== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 252.93 |================================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 321.00 |========================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 355.52 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 97.60 |============= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 132.63 |============================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 171.43 |======================================= GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 29.39 |======= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 193.05 |============================================ GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 22.91 |===== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 136.34 |=============================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 152.53 |=================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 201.01 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 28.18 |====== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 193.83 |================================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 231.00 |======================================= GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 56.39 |========== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 263.48 |============================================= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 37.69 |====== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 203.94 |=================================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 223.87 |====================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 271.55 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 49.42 |======== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 316.74 |========================================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 316.02 |========================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 148.24 |==================== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 338.93 |============================================= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 85.28 |=========== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 337.24 |============================================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 344.23 |============================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 345.44 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 121.00 |================ Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 162.30 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 400.27 |=========================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 30.23 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 414.07 |============================================ GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 28.73 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 158.20 |================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 180.67 |=================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 431.53 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 39.20 |==== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 288.87 |======================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 525.83 |========================================= GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 51.20 |==== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 570.00 |============================================= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 44.80 |==== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 284.87 |====================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 306.00 |======================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 585.73 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 59.63 |===== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 19.19 |================ GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 57.40 |=============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 4.02 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 45.48 |===================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 3.41 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 11.43 |========= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 19.37 |================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 57.92 |=============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 4.04 |=== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 30.63 |================ GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 88.12 |=============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 8.18 |==== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 73.66 |======================================= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 7.36 |==== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 27.21 |============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 30.89 |================ GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 88.87 |=============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 8.24 |==== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 41.98 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 115.59 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 12.28 |===== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 97.83 |======================================= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 11.03 |==== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 35.11 |============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 42.42 |================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 116.74 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 12.34 |===== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 40.78 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 112.13 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 6.66 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 87.14 |==================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 5.83 |== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 36.91 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 40.95 |================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 112.05 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 6.68 |=== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 66.42 |================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 174.36 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 12.04 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 153.51 |======================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 10.70 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 55.76 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 66.59 |================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 173.35 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 12.11 |=== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 91.93 |================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 233.88 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 17.01 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 203.99 |======================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 15.42 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 73.82 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 92.11 |================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 229.93 |============================================= GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 17.01 |=== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 47.76 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 126.90 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 8.12 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 103.54 |===================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 7.18 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 43.17 |================ GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 46.02 |================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 127.60 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 8.09 |=== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 81.85 |================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 207.52 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 14.59 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 195.48 |=========================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 13.08 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 68.48 |=============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 79.10 |================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 208.45 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 14.55 |=== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 83.40 |================= GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 230.10 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 24.30 |===== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 213.17 |=========================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 16.87 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 59.53 |============ GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 85.10 |================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 228.10 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 24.50 |===== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 147.67 |=================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 341.07 |============================================ GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 44.60 |====== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 357.77 |============================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 27.27 |==== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 111.10 |============== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 140.60 |================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 341.67 |============================================ GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 36.20 |===== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 215.80 |======================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 373.90 |========================================= GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 66.00 |======= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 417.07 |============================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 37.00 |==== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 176.00 |=================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 204.43 |======================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 380.93 |========================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 56.10 |====== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 110.37 |========================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 172.41 |========================================= GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 16.64 |==== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 193.79 |============================================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 12.66 |=== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 87.43 |===================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 97.57 |======================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 189.69 |============================================= GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 16.45 |==== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 136.07 |============================ GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 171.30 |=================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 26.76 |====== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 217.35 |============================================= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 19.62 |==== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 143.15 |============================= GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 159.90 |================================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 223.34 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 24.71 |===== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 151.51 |============================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 172.74 |================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 34.42 |======= GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 225.24 |============================================ GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 23.73 |===== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 174.64 |================================== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 192.62 |====================================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 235.97 |============================================== GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 32.94 |====== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 357.07 |=================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 844.04 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 69.41 |==== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 497.39 |=========================== GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 30.02 |== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 210.96 |=========== GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 319.19 |================= GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 759.16 |========================================= GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 65.03 |==== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 460: Windows 7 ..... 422.74 |==================== GTX 680: Windows 7 ..... 971.25 |============================================== GT 220: Windows 7 ...... 108.16 |===== GTX 680: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 609.79 |============================= GT 220: Ubuntu 12.10 ... 39.95 |== GTX 460: Ubuntu 12.10 .. 347.56 |================ GTX 460: Kubuntu 12.10 . 414.40 |==================== GTX 680: Kubuntu 12.10 . 829.14 |======================================= GT 220: Kubuntu 12.10 .. 80.61 |====