Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. Windows 8.1 Updated - NVIDIA GeForce xubuntumin 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.19, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 9800GTX: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GT 520: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) 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) 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) GTX 760: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) xubuntumin: Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Z87-C, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 1 x 8192 MB DDR3-1600MHz Kingston, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH1, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 2048MB (901/891MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: LG W1943, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2720x768 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 96.44 |============ GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 21.37 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 289.30 |===================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 197.93 |========================== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 280.74 |==================================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 308.84 |======================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 107.43 |============== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 23.05 |=== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 241.00 |=============================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 189.28 |========================= GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 237.45 |=============================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 256.63 |================================= xubuntumin ................... 76.66 |========== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 131.27 |=========== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 24.77 |== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 394.27 |================================ GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 191.17 |================ GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 330.37 |=========================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 486.20 |======================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 157.23 |============= GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 26.50 |== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 372.73 |=============================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 196.37 |================ GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 320.77 |========================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 436.27 |==================================== xubuntumin ................... 359.87 |============================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 3 AVG: 8 MAX: 21 GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... MIN: 21 AVG: 40 MAX: 67 GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 18 GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 3 AVG: 5 MAX: 18 GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 17 GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . MIN: 1 AVG: 2 MAX: 4 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 6 MAX: 35 GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... MIN: 1 AVG: 38 MAX: 98 GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 26 GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 5 MAX: 26 GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 48 GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... MIN: 1 AVG: 2 MAX: 25 xubuntumin ................... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 12 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 8.79 |=== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 3.78 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 74.96 |======================= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 42.05 |============= GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 66.02 |==================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 131.76 |======================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 10.61 |=== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 3.42 |= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 54.13 |================ GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 38.42 |============ GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 59.83 |================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 118.96 |==================================== xubuntumin ................... 19.92 |====== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 50.36 |===== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 12.89 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 255.21 |========================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 103.21 |=========== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 214.93 |====================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 391.00 |======================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 50.47 |===== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 12.86 |= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 243.01 |========================= GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 101.25 |========== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 209.50 |===================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 378.40 |======================================= xubuntumin ................... 53.86 |====== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 53.05 |======= GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 10.71 |== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 207.97 |============================= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 95.47 |============= GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 180.16 |========================= GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 284.83 |======================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 51.02 |======= GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 10.58 |= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 199.56 |============================ GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 87.44 |============ GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 157.80 |====================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 238.80 |================================== xubuntumin ................... 44.34 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 401.86 |======================= GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 93.97 |===== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 421.20 |======================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 417.88 |======================== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 421.33 |======================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 421.82 |======================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 631.97 |==================================== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 106.08 |====== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 709.37 |======================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 701.57 |======================================== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 709.66 |======================================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 709.80 |======================================== xubuntumin ................... 333.28 |=================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 181.70 |=============== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 37.35 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 305.71 |========================= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 254.83 |===================== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 296.19 |======================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 308.07 |========================= 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 212.06 |================= GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 36.53 |=== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 458.95 |===================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 306.22 |========================= GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 444.59 |==================================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 490.76 |======================================== xubuntumin ................... 140.69 |=========== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 81.43 |======== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 27.70 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 271.80 |========================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 177.62 |================= GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 259.11 |======================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 280.24 |========================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 94.77 |========= GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 27.31 |=== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 379.08 |==================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 199.56 |=================== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 357.72 |================================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 424.14 |======================================== xubuntumin ................... 110.12 |========== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 52.05 |========= GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 19.40 |=== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 187.58 |=============================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 111.57 |================== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 177.39 |============================= GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 201.16 |================================= 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 58.48 |========== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 19.23 |=== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 226.89 |===================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 121.53 |==================== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 212.80 |=================================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 243.72 |======================================== xubuntumin ................... 77.58 |============= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 4650 |=== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 3911 |== GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 58130 |==================================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 30948 |=================== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 59496 |===================================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 63868 |======================================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 4592 |=== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 6611 |==== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 64306 |======================================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 38678 |======================== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 65598 |========================================= GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 65426 |========================================= xubuntumin ................... 33908 |===================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 562 |==== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 97 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 1931 |============= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 1022 |======= GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 1725 |============ GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 3409 |======================= 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 1164 |======== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 163 |= GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 3082 |===================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 2013 |============== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 3232 |====================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 6102 |========================================== xubuntumin ................... 1074 |======= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 101566 |========= GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 13336 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 226482 |==================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 121494 |=========== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 224007 |==================== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 288593 |========================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 154300 |============== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 24323 |== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 273975 |======================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 177124 |================ GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 250912 |====================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 283787 |========================= xubuntumin ................... 451950 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better 9800GTX: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 51 |== GT 520: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ..... 24 |= GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 427 |============= GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 175 |===== GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 331 |========== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 676 |===================== 9800GTX: Windows 8.1 ......... 102 |=== GT 520: Windows 8.1 .......... 48 |== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 852 |=========================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 345 |=========== GTX 760: Windows 8.1 ......... 659 |===================== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 1343 |========================================== xubuntumin ................... 371 |============ Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 226.57 |========================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 91.21 |========== GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 351.52 |======================================== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 216.76 |========================= GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 89.67 |========== GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 340.44 |======================================= xubuntumin ................... 47.93 |===== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 68.86 |=========================== GTX 750: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS .... 31.62 |============ GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . 96.32 |====================================== GTX 680: Windows 8.1 ......... 68.85 |=========================== GTX 750: Windows 8.1 ......... 31.86 |============= GTX 780 Ti: Windows 8.1 ...... 101.75 |======================================== xubuntumin ................... 19.94 |========