Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. Windows 8.1 Updated - NVIDIA GeForce NVIDIA GeForce graphics comparison of the latest NVIDIA binary drivers under Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1 updated. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 680 GTX 750 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 680 GTX 750 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Samsung SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 14.04 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.2.0 X Server 1.15.1 NVIDIA 337.19 3.3.0 GCC 4.8.2 ext4 2560x1600 eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz) 4.3.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores) 112GB Windows NT 6.2 (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org
nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off openarena: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1600 x 900 unigine-sanctuary: 1680 x 1050 unigine-tropics: 1680 x 1050 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-valley: 1600 x 1200 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 680 GTX 750 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 680 GTX 750 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 96.44 131.27 8.79 50.36 53.05 401.86 181.70 81.43 52.05 4650 562 101566 51 21.37 24.77 3.78 12.89 10.71 93.97 37.35 27.70 19.40 3911 97 13336 24 289.30 394.27 74.96 255.21 207.97 421.20 305.71 271.80 187.58 58130 1931 226482 427 226.57 68.86 197.93 191.17 42.05 103.21 95.47 417.88 254.83 177.62 111.57 30948 1022 121494 175 91.21 31.62 280.74 330.37 66.02 214.93 180.16 421.33 296.19 259.11 177.39 59496 1725 224007 331 308.84 486.20 131.76 391.00 284.83 421.82 308.07 280.24 201.16 63868 3409 288593 676 351.52 96.32 107.43 157.23 10.61 50.47 51.02 631.97 212.06 94.77 58.48 4592 1164 154300 102 23.05 26.50 3.42 12.86 10.58 106.08 36.53 27.31 19.23 6611 163 24323 48 241.00 372.73 54.13 243.01 199.56 709.37 458.95 379.08 226.89 64306 3082 273975 852 216.76 68.85 189.28 196.37 38.42 101.25 87.44 701.57 306.22 199.56 121.53 38678 2013 177124 345 89.67 31.86 237.45 320.77 59.83 209.50 157.80 709.66 444.59 357.72 212.80 65598 3232 250912 659 256.63 436.27 118.96 378.40 238.80 709.80 490.76 424.14 243.72 65426 6102 283787 1343 340.44 101.75 OpenBenchmarking.org
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 4.98, N = 6 SE +/- 3.99, N = 5 SE +/- 2.53, N = 3 SE +/- 3.76, N = 5 SE +/- 2.91, N = 3 SE +/- 4.14, N = 6 SE +/- 2.82, N = 3 SE +/- 3.28, N = 6 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 308.84 256.63 289.30 241.00 280.74 237.45 197.93 189.28 107.43 96.44 23.05 21.37
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 0.96, N = 3 SE +/- 4.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 1.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.99, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 486.20 436.27 394.27 372.73 330.37 320.77 196.37 191.17 157.23 131.27 26.50 24.77
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.04 / Max: 4 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.27 / Max: 25 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.52 / Max: 18 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.67 / Max: 26 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.01 / Max: 17 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.12 / Max: 48 Min: 1 / Avg: 5.08 / Max: 26 Min: 3 / Avg: 5.22 / Max: 18 Min: 1 / Avg: 6.34 / Max: 35 Min: 3 / Avg: 7.61 / Max: 21 Min: 1 / Avg: 37.61 / Max: 98 Min: 21 / Avg: 40.4 / Max: 67
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1600 x 900 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 6 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 131.76 118.96 74.96 54.13 66.02 59.83 42.05 38.42 10.61 8.79 3.78 3.42
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1680 x 1050 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 1.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 391.00 378.40 255.21 243.01 214.93 209.50 103.21 101.25 50.47 50.36 12.89 12.86
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1680 x 1050 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 284.83 238.80 207.97 199.56 180.16 157.80 95.47 87.44 53.05 51.02 10.71 10.58
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low GTX 780 Ti GTX 760 GTX 680 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 2.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1.26, N = 3 SE +/- 2.82, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 2.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 SE +/- 1.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 709.80 421.82 709.66 421.33 709.37 421.20 701.57 417.88 631.97 401.86 106.08 93.97
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 1.98, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 490.76 308.07 458.95 305.71 444.59 296.19 306.22 254.83 212.06 181.70 37.35 36.53
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 2.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 2.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 424.14 280.24 379.08 271.80 357.72 259.11 199.56 177.62 94.77 81.43 27.70 27.31
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 3.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.99, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 243.72 201.16 226.89 187.58 212.80 177.39 121.53 111.57 58.48 52.05 19.40 19.23
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 750 GT 520 9800GTX OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 14K 28K 42K 56K 70K SE +/- 8.19, N = 3 SE +/- 36.12, N = 3 SE +/- 179.46, N = 3 SE +/- 229.12, N = 3 SE +/- 76.34, N = 3 SE +/- 3.21, N = 3 SE +/- 2.52, N = 3 SE +/- 3.48, N = 3 SE +/- 5.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 65598 59496 65426 63868 64306 58130 38678 30948 6611 3911 4650 4592
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 760 GTX 680 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 15.68, N = 3 SE +/- 2.08, N = 3 SE +/- 4.73, N = 3 SE +/- 3.18, N = 3 SE +/- 17.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 6102 3409 3232 1725 3082 1931 2013 1022 1164 562 163 97
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 60K 120K 180K 240K 300K SE +/- 345.23, N = 3 SE +/- 222.06, N = 3 SE +/- 1397.00, N = 3 SE +/- 75.68, N = 3 SE +/- 579.22, N = 3 SE +/- 8.33, N = 3 SE +/- 621.99, N = 3 SE +/- 115.90, N = 3 SE +/- 10.97, N = 3 SE +/- 24.06, N = 3 SE +/- 5.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 288593 283787 273975 226482 250912 224007 177124 121494 154300 101566 24323 13336
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 750 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 13.30, N = 3 SE +/- 6.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 2.19, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1343 676 852 427 659 331 345 175 102 51 48 24
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 351.52 340.44 226.57 216.76 91.21 89.67
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1600 x 1200 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 101.75 96.32 68.86 68.85 31.86 31.62
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