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.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1510274-HA-STAMBUNTU69.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionSteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 TiIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)Intel Wellsburg HD AudioIntel ConnectionSteamOS 2.03.18.0-trunk+steamos3-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.14.4X Server 1.16.4NVIDIA 352.304.4.0GCC 4.9.2ext41920x1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)Device 2048MB (1202/3304MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz)Intel Xeon E7 v3/XeonNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)Realtek ALC1150Ubuntu 15.104.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2NVIDIA 358.09GCC 5.2.1 20151010NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 680: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 780 Ti: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 950: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09: GTX 980 Ti: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very Highcsgo: 1920 x 1080dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 8x MSAAmetro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3tf2: 1920 x 1080SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti128.37178.4765.17132.21130.07112.20124.04199.6387.66135.14154.57113.87120.79158.9262.49124.81124.77114.06126.92210.4992.42134.48153.30117.06122.9266.15133.05129.41111.36125.4489.99135.28154.73110.31117.4162.91123.55124.39111.56123.5395.14135.19155.58110.20OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very HighGTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 6SE +/- 1.93, N = 5SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 6128.37124.04120.79126.92122.92125.44117.41123.53

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3178.47199.63158.92210.49

DiRT Showdown

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAA

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAAGTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 365.1787.6662.4992.4266.1589.9962.9195.14

Metro 2033 Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 2.15, N = 3132.21135.14124.81134.48133.05135.28123.55135.19

Metro: Last Light Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 3130.07154.57124.77153.30129.41154.73124.39155.58

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 780 TiGTX 950GTX 980 Ti306090120150SE +/- 3.46, N = 3SE +/- 4.82, N = 3SE +/- 4.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.94, N = 3SE +/- 2.89, N = 6SE +/- 3.78, N = 6SE +/- 2.82, N = 6SE +/- 1.61, N = 4112.20113.87114.06117.06111.36110.31111.56110.20

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4