Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - NVIDIA GeForce Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix comparing the Microsoft Windows 8.1 to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS performance. GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (540/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 334.21, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (540/3505MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 204.18 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 113.42 |==================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 221.64 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 201.59 |=================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 136.64 |======================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 200.78 |=================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 233.23 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 108.07 |================= GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 249.90 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 231.10 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 113.23 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 248.50 |======================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 29.0 GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.2 MAX: 29.0 GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.0 MAX: 28.0 GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 35.0 GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.8 MAX: 29.0 GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.0 MAX: 35.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 48.20 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 28.51 |====================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 50.78 |======================================== GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 46.94 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 28.31 |====================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 48.93 |======================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 129.31 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 51.91 |=============== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 136.12 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 127.79 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 51.69 |=============== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 133.35 |====================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 114.05 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 51.23 |================ GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 121.38 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 112.71 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 51.01 |================ GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 118.42 |====================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 63.83 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 29.85 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 67.53 |======================================== GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 64.77 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 30.18 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 67.64 |======================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 427.77 |======================================= GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 396.79 |==================================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 428.78 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 391.23 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 375.18 |================================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 390.52 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 299.15 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 181.02 |======================= GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 309.27 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 268.21 |================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 172.61 |====================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 274.11 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 247.64 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 116.68 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 259.52 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 224.77 |================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 112.99 |================= GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 233.12 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 166.95 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 73.80 |================= GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 173.78 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 153.62 |================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 71.78 |================ GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 158.66 |==================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 3476 |======================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 1588 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 3549 |========================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 3393 |======================================= GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 1552 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 3401 |======================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 58074 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 30891 |==================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 61984 |======================================== GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 55378 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 29414 |=================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 59196 |====================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 1926 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 1021 |==================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 2087 |========================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 1907 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 1018 |==================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 2052 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 8876 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 4130 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 9506 |========================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 8852 |====================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 4083 |================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 9371 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 222648 |===================================== GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 119034 |==================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 235626 |======================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 203345 |================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 103911 |================= GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 218903 |==================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 421 |========================================= GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 173 |================= GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 430 |========================================== GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 432 |========================================== GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 177 |================= GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 435 |========================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 . 985 |======================================= GeForce GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 . 539 |===================== GeForce GTX 770: Ubuntu 14.04 . 1029 |========================================= GeForce GTX 680: Windows 8.1 .. 986 |======================================= GeForce GTX 750: Windows 8.1 .. 551 |====================== GeForce GTX 770: Windows 8.1 .. 1009 |========================================