NVIDIA Anti-Aliasing Ubuntu Linux AA NVIDIA anti-aliasing benchmarks from a GeForce GTX 770. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. MSAA settings controlled from nvidia-settings on Ubuntu Linux. No AA: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 FXAA: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 2xMS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 4xMS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 4xMS, 4xCS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 4xSS, 2xMS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 4xMS, 12xCS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 8xMS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 4xSS, 4xMS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 8xMS, 8xCS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 8xMS, 24xCS: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 2014-03-13 13:23: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H, Chipset: AMD RS880, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 + 1000GB Hitachi HDS72101 + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (540/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Debian 7.4, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.49, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext3 Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better No AA ....... 266.33 |======================================================== FXAA ........ 268.73 |========================================================= 2xMS ........ 262.93 |======================================================== 4xMS ........ 221.20 |=============================================== 4xMS, 4xCS .. 198.53 |========================================== 4xSS, 2xMS .. 134.80 |============================= 4xMS, 12xCS . 197.17 |========================================== 8xMS ........ 135.70 |============================= 4xSS, 4xMS .. 72.50 |=============== 8xMS, 8xCS .. 111.60 |======================== 8xMS, 24xCS . 111.17 |======================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better No AA ............ 360.72 |==================================================== FXAA ............. 363.20 |==================================================== 2xMS ............. 324.01 |============================================== 4xMS ............. 251.43 |==================================== 4xMS, 4xCS ....... 238.83 |================================== 4xSS, 2xMS ....... 153.39 |====================== 4xMS, 12xCS ...... 239.57 |================================== 8xMS ............. 157.76 |======================= 4xSS, 4xMS ....... 86.49 |============ 8xMS, 8xCS ....... 149.04 |===================== 8xMS, 24xCS ...... 148.56 |===================== 2014-03-13 13:23 . 59.78 |========= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better No AA ............ 449.33 |==================================================== FXAA ............. 370.80 |=========================================== 2xMS ............. 355.17 |========================================= 4xMS ............. 252.80 |============================= 4xMS, 4xCS ....... 239.53 |============================ 4xSS, 2xMS ....... 134.90 |================ 4xMS, 12xCS ...... 238.67 |============================ 8xMS ............. 159.83 |================== 4xSS, 4xMS ....... 70.20 |======== 8xMS, 8xCS ....... 153.67 |================== 8xMS, 24xCS ...... 153.30 |================== 2014-03-13 13:23 . 175.13 |==================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better No AA ............ 848.60 |==================================================== FXAA ............. 838.23 |=================================================== 2xMS ............. 836.77 |=================================================== 4xMS ............. 697.53 |=========================================== 4xMS, 4xCS ....... 692.73 |========================================== 4xSS, 2xMS ....... 419.73 |========================== 4xMS, 12xCS ...... 680.27 |========================================== 8xMS ............. 424.73 |========================== 4xSS, 4xMS ....... 224.80 |============== 8xMS, 8xCS ....... 416.13 |========================= 8xMS, 24xCS ...... 413.17 |========================= 2014-03-13 13:23 . 313.37 |=================== Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better No AA ....... 358.73 |========================================================= FXAA ........ 311.57 |================================================== 2xMS ........ 276.03 |============================================ 4xMS ........ 172.77 |=========================== 4xMS, 4xCS .. 155.60 |========================= 4xSS, 2xMS .. 96.43 |=============== 4xMS, 12xCS . 154.57 |========================= 8xMS ........ 98.40 |================ 4xSS, 4xMS .. 51.90 |======== 8xMS, 8xCS .. 87.40 |============== 8xMS, 24xCS . 87.07 |============== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better No AA ............ 360.87 |==================================================== FXAA ............. 353.93 |=================================================== 2xMS ............. 342.74 |================================================= 4xMS ............. 276.48 |======================================== 4xMS, 4xCS ....... 254.33 |===================================== 4xSS, 2xMS ....... 161.13 |======================= 4xMS, 12xCS ...... 251.52 |==================================== 8xMS ............. 172.21 |========================= 4xSS, 4xMS ....... 89.65 |============= 8xMS, 8xCS ....... 156.78 |======================= 8xMS, 24xCS ...... 154.63 |====================== 2014-03-13 13:23 . 59.93 |========= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better No AA ............ 319.33 |==================================================== FXAA ............. 319.31 |==================================================== 2xMS ............. 302.47 |================================================= 4xMS ............. 250.67 |========================================= 4xMS, 4xCS ....... 233.89 |====================================== 4xSS, 2xMS ....... 146.51 |======================== 4xMS, 12xCS ...... 232.16 |====================================== 8xMS ............. 159.99 |========================== 4xSS, 4xMS ....... 81.69 |============= 8xMS, 8xCS ....... 146.21 |======================== 8xMS, 24xCS ...... 144.43 |======================== 2014-03-13 13:23 . 59.82 |==========