SteamOS 1.0 vs. Windows 8.1 NVIDIA GPU Benchmarks NVIDIA graphics card benchmarks on the SteamOS 1.0 Beta. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (540/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (549/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-3-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 140GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 140GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 140GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 70.17 |======= SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 202.60 |===================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 324.23 |================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 68.10 |======= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 191.53 |==================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 301.90 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 10.0 AVG: 14.2 MAX: 34.0 SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 32.0 SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 4.0 Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 14.6 MAX: 37.0 Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 30.0 Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.3 MAX: 28.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 15.53 |====== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 38.40 |================ SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 79.36 |================================= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 16.94 |======= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 42.21 |================= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 85.10 |=================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 179.82 |================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 340.60 |================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 183.57 |================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 335.58 |================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 107.90 |================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 209.57 |================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 107.67 |================= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 207.08 |================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 152.96 |==================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 256.50 |================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 155.44 |===================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 257.79 |================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 97.65 |=================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 170.55 |================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 97.04 |=================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 168.07 |================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 17.96 |======= SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 49.54 |================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 82.58 |============================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 19.86 |======= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 55.35 |==================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 94.83 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 395.24 |================ SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 440.10 |================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 440.88 |================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 591.66 |======================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 821.17 |================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 820.92 |================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 300.56 |============ SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 440.20 |================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 444.46 |================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 341.89 |============== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 786.17 |================================ Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 825.27 |================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 93.67 |=========== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 187.92 |======================= SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 218.94 |=========================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 107.51 |============= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 226.45 |============================ Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 278.07 |================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 61.93 |========= SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 151.46 |====================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 203.50 |============================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 62.62 |========= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 157.22 |======================= Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 234.08 |================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 1550 |==== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 5310 |============= SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 13939 |=================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 1622 |==== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 4616 |============ Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 9433 |======================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 650 .... 24042 |============= SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 760 .... 48107 |========================== SteamOS Beta 1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 59070 |================================ Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 650 ....... 39217 |===================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 64810 |=================================== Windows 8.1: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .... 64655 |===================================