NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Windows vs. Linux
Overclocked AMD FX-8350 to 4.5GHz testing Windows 8.1 Pro versus Ubuntu 13.10 with Xfce. Using same hardware on both platforms and the latest binary drivers from NVIDIA for the GTX TITAN. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.52GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Windows 8.1 Pro x64: 

	Processor: AMD64 Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD (8 Cores), Disk: 40GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)


Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 82.11 |==================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 80.96 |=================================================


Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 40.81 |==================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 40.10 |=================================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 310.04 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 300.71 |================================================


Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 187.57 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 184.90 |================================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 217.01 |=============================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 233.78 |=================================================


Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 155.36 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 153.26 |================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 77.45 |==============================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 84.62 |==================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 46.83 |================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 48.99 |==================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 259.22 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 188.89 |====================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 255.45 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 187.95 |====================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 234.25 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 173.85 |====================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 229.09 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 173.66 |=====================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 170.20 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 130.85 |======================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 162.08 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 129.14 |=======================================


GpuTest 0.6.0
Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 8310 |===================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 7732 |===============================================


GpuTest 0.6.0
Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 55605 |=================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 56540 |==================================================


GpuTest 0.6.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 3176 |==================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 3213 |===================================================


GpuTest 0.6.0
Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 11892 |===============================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 12695 |==================================================


GpuTest 0.6.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 594 |==================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 624 |====================================================


GpuTest 0.6.0
Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Points > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64 . 1425 |================================================
Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . 1504 |===================================================