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&sro&export=pdf&grs .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30 Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores) Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF Intel Haswell-E DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) Intel Wellsburg HD Audio Intel Connection SteamOS 2.0 3.18.0-trunk+steamos3-amd64 (x86_64) GNOME Shell 3.14.4 X Server 1.16.4 NVIDIA 352.30 4.4.0 GCC 4.9.2 ext4 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) Device 2048MB (1202/3304MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Ubuntu 15.10 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64) Unity X Server 1.17.2 NVIDIA 358.09 GCC 5.2.1 20151010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Processor 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
dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 8x MSAA csgo: 1920 x 1080 metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 metro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very High tf2: 1920 x 1080 SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30 Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 65.17 178.47 130.07 132.21 128.37 112.20 87.66 199.63 154.57 135.14 124.04 113.87 62.49 158.92 124.77 124.81 120.79 114.06 92.42 210.49 153.30 134.48 126.92 117.06 66.15 129.41 133.05 122.92 111.36 89.99 154.73 135.28 125.44 110.31 62.91 124.39 123.55 117.41 111.56 95.14 155.58 135.19 123.53 110.20 OpenBenchmarking.org
DiRT Showdown Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAA SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30 Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better DiRT Showdown Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAA GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 65.17 87.66 62.49 92.42 66.15 89.99 62.91 95.14
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.78, N = 3 SE +/- 2.51, N = 3 SE +/- 2.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.94, N = 3 178.47 199.63 158.92 210.49
Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30 Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 1.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.92, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 1.65, N = 3 130.07 154.57 124.77 153.30 129.41 154.73 124.39 155.58
Metro 2033 Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30 Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Metro 2033 Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m3 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.94, N = 3 SE +/- 1.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 1.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 1.32, N = 3 SE +/- 2.15, N = 3 132.21 135.14 124.81 134.48 133.05 135.28 123.55 135.19
BioShock Infinite Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30 Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better BioShock Infinite Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.37, N = 3 SE +/- 2.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1.48, N = 3 SE +/- 1.59, N = 6 SE +/- 1.93, N = 5 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 2.00, N = 6 128.37 124.04 120.79 126.92 122.92 125.44 117.41 123.53
Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 SteamOS + NVIDIA 352.30 Ubuntu 15.10 + NVIDIA 358.09 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti GTX 950 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 3.46, N = 3 SE +/- 4.82, N = 3 SE +/- 4.29, N = 3 SE +/- 2.94, N = 3 SE +/- 2.89, N = 6 SE +/- 3.78, N = 6 SE +/- 2.82, N = 6 SE +/- 1.61, N = 4 112.20 113.87 114.06 117.06 111.36 110.31 111.56 110.20
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