SteamOS 2.0 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 - NVIDIA Linux NVIDIA Linux graphics card benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com of SteamOS 2.0 Brewmaster tests with various Steam Linux games then compared to Ubuntu 15.10. ,,"SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 680","SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 780 Ti","SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 950","SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 980 Ti","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 680","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 780 Ti","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 950","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 980 Ti" Processor,,Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores),Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores),Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores),Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores),Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores),Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores),Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores),Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores) Motherboard,,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF,Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF Chipset,,Intel Haswell-E DMI2,Intel Haswell-E DMI2,Intel Haswell-E DMI2,Intel Haswell-E DMI2,Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon,Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon Memory,,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB Disk,,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3 Graphics,,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz),Device 2048MB (1202/3304MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz),eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) Audio,,Intel Wellsburg HD Audio,Intel Wellsburg HD Audio,Intel Wellsburg HD Audio,Intel Wellsburg HD Audio,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150,Realtek ALC1150 Network,,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection,Intel Connection OS,,SteamOS 2.0,SteamOS 2.0,SteamOS 2.0,SteamOS 2.0,Ubuntu 15.10,Ubuntu 15.10,Ubuntu 15.10,Ubuntu 15.10 Kernel,,3.18.0-trunk+steamos3-amd64 (x86_64),3.18.0-trunk+steamos3-amd64 (x86_64),3.18.0-trunk+steamos3-amd64 (x86_64),3.18.0-trunk+steamos3-amd64 (x86_64),4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64),4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64),4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64),4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64) Desktop,,GNOME Shell 3.14.4,GNOME Shell 3.14.4,GNOME Shell 3.14.4,GNOME Shell 3.14.4,Unity,Unity,Unity,Unity Display Server,,X Server 1.16.4,X Server 1.16.4,X Server 1.16.4,X Server 1.16.4,X Server 1.17.2,X Server 1.17.2,X Server 1.17.2,X Server 1.17.2 Display Driver,,NVIDIA 352.30,NVIDIA 352.30,NVIDIA 352.30,NVIDIA 352.30,NVIDIA 358.09,NVIDIA 358.09,NVIDIA 358.09,NVIDIA 358.09 OpenGL,,4.4.0,4.4.0,4.4.0,4.4.0,4.4.0,4.4.0,4.4.0,4.4.0 Compiler,,GCC 4.9.2,GCC 4.9.2,GCC 4.9.2,GCC 4.9.2,GCC 5.2.1 20151010,GCC 5.2.1 20151010,GCC 5.2.1 20151010,GCC 5.2.1 20151010 File-System,,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4 Screen Resolution,,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080 ,,"SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 680","SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 780 Ti","SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 950","SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30: GTX 980 Ti","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 680","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 780 Ti","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 950","Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 980 Ti" "BioShock Infinite - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High (FPS)",HIB,128.37,124.04,120.79,126.92,122.92,125.44,117.41,123.53 "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,178.47,199.63,158.92,210.49,,,, "DiRT Showdown - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAA (FPS)",HIB,65.17,87.66,62.49,92.42,66.15,89.99,62.91,95.14 "Metro 2033 Redux - Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 (FPS)",HIB,132.21,135.14,124.81,134.48,133.05,135.28,123.55,135.19 "Metro: Last Light Redux - Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 (FPS)",HIB,130.07,154.57,124.77,153.30,129.41,154.73,124.39,155.58 "Team Fortress 2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,112.20,113.87,114.06,117.06,111.36,110.31,111.56,110.20