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&grr&sor.

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

tf2: 1920 x 1080metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3metro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 8x MSAAcsgo: 1920 x 1080bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very HighSteamOS + 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 Ti112.20130.07132.2165.17178.47128.37113.87154.57135.1487.66199.63124.04114.06124.77124.8162.49158.92120.79117.06153.30134.4892.42210.49126.92111.36129.41133.0566.15122.92110.31154.73135.2889.99125.44111.56124.39123.5562.91117.41110.20155.58135.1995.14123.53OpenBenchmarking.org

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 980 TiGTX 950GTX 780 TiGTX 680306090120150SE +/- 2.94, N = 3SE +/- 4.29, N = 3SE +/- 4.82, N = 3SE +/- 3.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.82, N = 6SE +/- 2.89, N = 6SE +/- 3.78, N = 6SE +/- 1.61, N = 4117.06114.06113.87112.20111.56111.36110.31110.20

Metro: Last Light Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3

Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 950306090120150SE +/- 1.65, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3155.58154.73129.41124.39154.57153.30130.07124.77

Metro 2033 Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3

Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3GTX 780 TiGTX 980 TiGTX 680GTX 950306090120150SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 2.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3135.28135.19133.05123.55135.14134.48132.21124.81

DiRT Showdown

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

Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAAGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 95020406080100SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 395.1489.9966.1562.9192.4287.6665.1762.49

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 95050100150200250SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3210.49199.63178.47158.92

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 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 950306090120150SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.93, N = 5SE +/- 2.00, N = 6SE +/- 1.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.49, N = 3128.37126.92124.04120.79125.44123.53122.92117.41

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