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