Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.10 NVIDIA GeForce Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SEK SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 139GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 139GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 139GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 89.51 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 85.68 |=================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 94.85 |===================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 88.13 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 85.18 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 93.83 |===================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 20.36 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 17.82 |================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 20.97 |===================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 20.13 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 17.86 |================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 20.83 |===================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 267.02 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 245.95 |================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 259.38 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 211.14 |================ Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 195.46 |=============== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 207.47 |================ Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 100.44 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 89.13 |================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 96.92 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 90.07 |================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 81.69 |================ Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 88.15 |================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 94.42 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 87.13 |=================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 92.01 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 98.12 |===================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 91.30 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 95.64 |==================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 26.46 |===================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 23.94 |=================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 25.48 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 26.42 |===================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 24.20 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 25.48 |==================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 425.81 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 426.01 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 428.87 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 412.13 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 412.71 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 410.90 |=================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 261.52 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 233.19 |================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 251.61 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 248.24 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 226.14 |================= Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 243.49 |=================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 212.39 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 171.62 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 186.17 |================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 202.84 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 168.20 |================ Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 181.41 |================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 141.79 |==================== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 112.11 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 121.24 |================= Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 136.53 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 109.77 |=============== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 118.52 |================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 4453 |================= Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 4461 |================= Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 4407 |================ Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 5933 |====================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 5764 |===================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 5808 |====================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 51322 |=========== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 53760 |=========== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 59190 |============= Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 64806 |============== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 90879 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 98815 |===================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 2028 |======= Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 1779 |====== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 2012 |======= Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 6061 |====================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 4649 |================= Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 5409 |==================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 10574 |============ Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 9056 |========== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 9541 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 18577 |===================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 16851 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 16993 |=================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 170796 |============ Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 135158 |========= Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 154304 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 260606 |================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 277093 |=================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 290765 |==================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 341 |===== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 338 |===== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 373 |====== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 1346 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 1350 |==================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 1460 |====================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 805 |==== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 970 .... 1001 |===== Ubuntu 14.10 + NVIDIA 343.22: GeForce GTX 980 .... 1053 |====== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 780 Ti .............. 3290 |================= Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 970 ................. 4006 |===================== Windows 8.1 Pro: GeForce GTX 980 ................. 4175 |======================