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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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 |====