SteamOS-sessions Gaming performance with various desktop sessions on SteamOS xfwm4: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) v2.2, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 MI + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-21M, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Philips 273ELH, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-4-amd64 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 gnome-fallback: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) v2.2, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-21M + 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 MI, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Philips 273ELH, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.4.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 gnome-default: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) v2.2, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 MI + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-21M, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Philips 273ELH, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 openbox: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) v2.2, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 MI + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-21M, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Philips 273ELH, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: Openbox 3.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 SteamOS-BPM: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) v2.2, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-21M + 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 MI, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Philips 273ELH, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: Wayland Weston + X Server 1.12.4 + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell Wayland, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 xfwm4-BPM: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) v2.2, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-21M + 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 MI, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB (575/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Philips 273ELH, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: SteamOS 1.0, Kernel: 3.10-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.2, Display Server: Wayland Weston + X Server 1.12.4 + SurfaceFlinger + GNOME Shell Wayland, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.32, OpenGL: 4.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Left4Dead2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 119.11 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 119.46 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 117.02 |===================================================== openbox ........ 116.67 |===================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 113.34 |=================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 114.67 |==================================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 139.54 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 139.86 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 138.08 |===================================================== openbox ........ 138.98 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 133.13 |=================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 137.68 |===================================================== ET: Quake Wars Demo Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 90.61 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 90.66 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 89.86 |===================================================== openbox ........ 90.66 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 92.69 |======================================================= xfwm4-BPM ...... 90.61 |====================================================== Steel Storm: Burning Retribution Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 194.82 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 195.06 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 193.48 |====================================================== openbox ........ 194.77 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 190.95 |===================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 193.38 |====================================================== Half-Life 2 - Lost Coast Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 213.64 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 214.42 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 209.10 |===================================================== openbox ........ 214.43 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 208.75 |===================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 210.70 |===================================================== Estranged Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 195.11 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 195.45 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 187.66 |==================================================== openbox ........ 195.10 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 187.38 |==================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 193.37 |===================================================== Nuclear Dawn Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 147.23 |===================================================== gnome-fallback . 147.20 |===================================================== gnome-default .. 143.31 |==================================================== openbox ........ 148.70 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 141.57 |=================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 143.95 |==================================================== Portal 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 246.32 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 246.20 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 235.63 |==================================================== openbox ........ 246.14 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 236.43 |==================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 246.18 |====================================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 161.80 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 161.91 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 157.04 |==================================================== openbox ........ 161.86 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 156.59 |==================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 161.78 |====================================================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 134.28 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 134.33 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 132.05 |===================================================== openbox ........ 134.42 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 131.57 |===================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 134.82 |====================================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 79.38 |======================================================= gnome-fallback . 79.39 |======================================================= gnome-default .. 78.91 |======================================================= openbox ........ 79.43 |======================================================= SteamOS-BPM .... 77.01 |===================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 79.34 |======================================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 73.22 |======================================================= gnome-fallback . 73.06 |======================================================= gnome-default .. 72.88 |======================================================= openbox ........ 73.27 |======================================================= SteamOS-BPM .... 71.52 |====================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 73.32 |======================================================= Killing Floor Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 104.12 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 104.61 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 103.99 |====================================================== openbox ........ 103.62 |===================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 102.26 |===================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 104.11 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better xfwm4 .......... 159.63 |====================================================== gnome-fallback . 160.24 |====================================================== gnome-default .. 157.96 |===================================================== openbox ........ 160.69 |====================================================== SteamOS-BPM .... 156.58 |===================================================== xfwm4-BPM ...... 160.13 |======================================================