Ubuntu 21.10 Desktops Linux Gaming

Wayland / X.Org gaming performance on Ubuntu 21.10 with GNOME Shell and KDE Plasma. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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GNOME Shell: X.Org
October 15 2021
  2 Hours, 53 Minutes
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October 15 2021
  3 Hours, 52 Minutes
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October 16 2021
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October 16 2021
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGNOME ShellKDE Plasma X.Org Wayland X.Org WaylandAMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3801 BIOS)AMD Starship/Matisse16GB1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 + 2000GBGigabyte AMD Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 16GB (2575/1000MHz)AMD Navi 21 HDMI AudioASUS VP28URealtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211Ubuntu 21.105.13.0-19-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 40.5X Server 1.20.134.6 Mesa 21.2.2 (LLVM 12.0.1)1.2.182GCC 11.2.0ext43840x2160X Server + WaylandKDE Plasma 5.22.5X Server 1.20.13X Server 1.20.13 + WaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- Transparent Huge Pages: madviseCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-serialization=2 --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-11-ZPT0kp/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-11-ZPT0kp/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance (Boost: Enabled) - CPU Microcode: 0xa201016Graphics Details- GNOME Shell: X.Org: GLAMOR - BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 16368 MB- GNOME Shell: Wayland: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 16368 MB- KDE Plasma: X.Org: GLAMOR - BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 16368 MB- KDE Plasma: Wayland: GLAMOR - BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 16368 MBSecurity Details- itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: always-on RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

ddnet: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen - OpenGL 3.3 - Default - Multeasymapddnet: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen - OpenGL 3.3 - Default - Multeasymaptesseract: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 3840 x 2160xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimateunigine-super: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen - Ultra - OpenGLyquake2: OpenGL 3.x - 1920 x 1080gravitymark: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkanbatman-knight: 1920 x 1080 - Highyquake2: Vulkan - 1920 x 1080batman-knight: 3840 x 2160 - Highdeus-exmd: 3840 x 2160 - Low Qualityetlegacy: 1920 x 1080dirt-rally2: 2560 x 1080 - Ultradirt-rally2: 3840 x 1600 - Ultraf12020: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraf12020: 3840 x 2160 - Ultrahitman2: 3840 x 2160 - Ultral4d2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGLl4d2: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkanwarsow: 1920 x 1080warsow: 3840 x 2160unvanquished: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraunvanquished: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraportal2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGLshadowofthetombraider: 1920 x 1080 - High - Offshadowofthetombraider: 3840 x 2160 - High - Offstrange-brigade: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrastrange-brigade: 3840 x 2160 - Ultrayquake2: Vulkan - 3840 x 2160portal2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLyquake2: OpenGL 3.x - 3840 x 2160gravitymark: 1920 x 1080 - VulkanGNOME ShellKDE Plasma X.Org Wayland X.Org Wayland498.05506.59949.0887874.7203426.642438170.8991.7143263.54991.1129.3295.7647.4188.794551123.20036318716089.66352.63376.76957.7924.6405.0400.3532.17229.593.3239.7151.6411.5536.48986.5218.6500.22509.72957.0099870.2461431.883994270.8991.7141.6259.09991.1130.2195.0642.6189.981491124.06761918916290.26356.86377.51950.4936.8400.5400.7536.72233.093.9241.6152.2409.2538.92988215.2504.38506.12955.2573878.0760441.537909971.3992.2143.1269.89990.1131.2796.5639.1190.990870124.45251019016284.00362.02386.35952.8922.1409.0394.5538.47238.594.8240.9153.4416.6536.76986.5218.9507.46507.29970.4290882.8271443.534564171.5991.1142.9268.50992.2129.9695.5643.7190.549708124.33681218716264.48359.83381.99960.2937.6408.9396.8540.43245.2153.1409.1548.08988.5217.9OpenBenchmarking.org

DDraceNetwork

This is a test of DDraceNetwork, an open-source cooperative platformer. OpenGL 3.3 is used for rendering, with fallbacks for older OpenGL versions. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDDraceNetwork 15.3.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: MulteasymapX.OrgWayland110220330440550SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 2.72, N = 3SE +/- 4.89, N = 3498.05500.22504.38507.461. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lrt -lnotify -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDDraceNetwork 15.3.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: MulteasymapX.OrgWayland90180270360450Min: 496.71 / Avg: 498.05 / Max: 499.59Min: 495.65 / Avg: 500.22 / Max: 503.24Min: 499.38 / Avg: 504.38 / Max: 508.74Min: 498.84 / Avg: 507.46 / Max: 515.791. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lrt -lnotify -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDDraceNetwork 15.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: MulteasymapX.OrgWayland110220330440550SE +/- 1.40, N = 3SE +/- 4.35, N = 3SE +/- 3.35, N = 3SE +/- 4.18, N = 3506.59509.72506.12507.291. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lrt -lnotify -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDDraceNetwork 15.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: MulteasymapX.OrgWayland90180270360450Min: 504.58 / Avg: 506.59 / Max: 509.27Min: 505.01 / Avg: 509.72 / Max: 518.41Min: 499.99 / Avg: 506.12 / Max: 511.54Min: 499.08 / Avg: 507.29 / Max: 512.761. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lrt -lnotify -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 9.59, N = 3SE +/- 3.67, N = 3SE +/- 2.93, N = 3949.09957.01955.26970.43
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000Min: 946.17 / Avg: 949.09 / Max: 953.67Min: 937.92 / Avg: 957.01 / Max: 968.23Min: 947.99 / Avg: 955.26 / Max: 959.73Min: 964.88 / Avg: 970.43 / Max: 974.83

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland2004006008001000SE +/- 7.77, N = 3SE +/- 4.66, N = 3SE +/- 10.08, N = 3SE +/- 9.43, N = 3874.72870.25878.08882.83
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland150300450600750Min: 861.86 / Avg: 874.72 / Max: 888.7Min: 861.3 / Avg: 870.25 / Max: 876.96Min: 864.09 / Avg: 878.08 / Max: 897.65Min: 864.55 / Avg: 882.83 / Max: 895.97

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateX.OrgWayland100200300400500SE +/- 5.18, N = 4SE +/- 3.69, N = 8SE +/- 3.57, N = 3SE +/- 4.23, N = 3426.64431.88441.54443.53
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateX.OrgWayland80160240320400Min: 416.83 / Avg: 426.64 / Max: 441.11Min: 410.5 / Avg: 431.88 / Max: 442.02Min: 435.11 / Avg: 441.54 / Max: 447.44Min: 435.38 / Avg: 443.53 / Max: 449.53

Unigine Superposition

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Superposition demo for the Unigine engine, released in 2017. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland1632486480SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 370.870.871.371.5
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland1428425670Min: 70.7 / Avg: 70.77 / Max: 70.8Min: 70.7 / Avg: 70.8 / Max: 70.9Min: 71.2 / Avg: 71.27 / Max: 71.4Min: 71.5 / Avg: 71.53 / Max: 71.6

yquake2

This is a test of Yamagi Quake II. Yamagi Quake II is an enhanced client for id Software's Quake II with focus on offline and coop gameplay. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: OpenGL 3.x - Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3991.7991.7992.2991.11. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: OpenGL 3.x - Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000Min: 990.6 / Avg: 991.67 / Max: 992.2Min: 990.6 / Avg: 991.67 / Max: 992.2Min: 992.2 / Avg: 992.2 / Max: 992.2Min: 990.6 / Avg: 991.13 / Max: 992.21. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC

GravityMark

GravityMark is a cross-API, cross-platform GPU accelerated benchmark developed by Tellusim. GravityMark aims to exploit the performance of modern GPus and render hundreds of thousands of objects in real-time all using GPU acceleration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterGravityMark 1.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanX.OrgWayland306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3143.0141.6143.1142.9
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterGravityMark 1.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanX.OrgWayland306090120150Min: 143 / Avg: 143 / Max: 143Min: 141.3 / Avg: 141.6 / Max: 141.9Min: 142.8 / Avg: 143.07 / Max: 143.6Min: 142.2 / Avg: 142.87 / Max: 143.4

Batman: Arkham Knight

This is a benchmark of >Batman: Arkham Knight running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that Batman: Arkham Knight is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighX.OrgWayland60120180240300SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 2.85, N = 3SE +/- 1.75, N = 3263.54259.09269.89268.50
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighX.OrgWayland50100150200250Min: 261.95 / Avg: 263.54 / Max: 266.68Min: 257 / Avg: 259.09 / Max: 260.98Min: 266.75 / Avg: 269.89 / Max: 275.59Min: 265.14 / Avg: 268.5 / Max: 271.02

yquake2

This is a test of Yamagi Quake II. Yamagi Quake II is an enhanced client for id Software's Quake II with focus on offline and coop gameplay. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000SE +/- 1.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3991.1991.1990.1992.21. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000Min: 987.5 / Avg: 991.13 / Max: 993.7Min: 990.6 / Avg: 991.13 / Max: 992.2Min: 989 / Avg: 990.07 / Max: 992.2Min: 990.6 / Avg: 992.17 / Max: 993.71. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC

Batman: Arkham Knight

This is a benchmark of >Batman: Arkham Knight running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that Batman: Arkham Knight is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: HighX.OrgWayland306090120150SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3129.32130.21131.27129.96
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: HighX.OrgWayland20406080100Min: 128.12 / Avg: 129.32 / Max: 130.06Min: 129.72 / Avg: 130.21 / Max: 130.51Min: 131 / Avg: 131.27 / Max: 131.45Min: 129.23 / Avg: 129.96 / Max: 130.42

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

This is a benchmark of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedPreset: 3840 x 2160 - Low QualityX.OrgWayland20406080100SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 395.795.096.595.5
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedPreset: 3840 x 2160 - Low QualityX.OrgWayland20406080100Min: 94.6 / Avg: 95.73 / Max: 96.8Min: 94.2 / Avg: 94.97 / Max: 96Min: 95.6 / Avg: 96.5 / Max: 97.5Min: 95.1 / Avg: 95.5 / Max: 95.8

ET: Legacy

ETLegacy is an open-source engine evolution of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a World War II era first person shooter that was released for free by Splash Damage using the id Tech 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.78Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland140280420560700SE +/- 5.49, N = 3SE +/- 4.24, N = 3SE +/- 3.88, N = 3SE +/- 4.72, N = 3647.4642.6639.1643.7
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.78Resolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland110220330440550Min: 637 / Avg: 647.37 / Max: 655.7Min: 634.8 / Avg: 642.57 / Max: 649.4Min: 633 / Avg: 639.1 / Max: 646.3Min: 634.3 / Avg: 643.73 / Max: 648.6

DiRT Rally 2.0

This is a benchmark of DiRT Rally 2.0 running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that the game is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized scene. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland4080120160200SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3188.79189.98190.99190.55
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland4080120160200Min: 188.61 / Avg: 188.79 / Max: 188.95Min: 189.85 / Avg: 189.98 / Max: 190.18Min: 190.97 / Avg: 190.99 / Max: 191.02Min: 190.49 / Avg: 190.55 / Max: 190.59

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 3840 x 1600 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3123.20124.07124.45124.34
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 3840 x 1600 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland20406080100Min: 123.15 / Avg: 123.2 / Max: 123.29Min: 124.01 / Avg: 124.07 / Max: 124.1Min: 124.35 / Avg: 124.45 / Max: 124.56Min: 124.23 / Avg: 124.34 / Max: 124.39

F1 2020

This is a benchmark of F1 2020 running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that the game is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland4080120160200SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3187189190187
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland306090120150Min: 185 / Avg: 187 / Max: 189Min: 187 / Avg: 189.33 / Max: 192Min: 187 / Avg: 190 / Max: 192Min: 185 / Avg: 186.67 / Max: 188

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland4080120160200SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3160162162162
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: UltraX.OrgWayland306090120150Min: 159 / Avg: 160 / Max: 161Min: 162 / Avg: 162.33 / Max: 163Min: 162 / Avg: 162.33 / Max: 163Min: 161 / Avg: 161.67 / Max: 162

HITMAN 2

This is a benchmark of HITMAN 2 on Steam running on Linux under Steam Play. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: UltraX.OrgWayland20406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 3.38, N = 12SE +/- 0.47, N = 389.6690.2684.0064.48
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: UltraX.OrgWayland20406080100Min: 89.55 / Avg: 89.66 / Max: 89.73Min: 89.95 / Avg: 90.26 / Max: 90.56Min: 63.2 / Avg: 84 / Max: 91.22Min: 63.57 / Avg: 64.48 / Max: 65.11

Left 4 Dead 2

This is a benchmark of Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account and have Steam installed for the system. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLeft 4 Dead 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland80160240320400SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.56, N = 3352.63356.86362.02359.83
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLeft 4 Dead 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland60120180240300Min: 351.71 / Avg: 352.63 / Max: 353.39Min: 354.25 / Avg: 356.86 / Max: 359.76Min: 359.93 / Avg: 362.02 / Max: 363.3Min: 356.71 / Avg: 359.83 / Max: 361.45

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLeft 4 Dead 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanX.OrgWayland80160240320400SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 3.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 3376.76377.51386.35381.99
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLeft 4 Dead 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanX.OrgWayland70140210280350Min: 375.42 / Avg: 376.76 / Max: 378.1Min: 370.37 / Avg: 377.51 / Max: 381.56Min: 383.48 / Avg: 386.35 / Max: 389.68Min: 380.67 / Avg: 381.99 / Max: 384.34

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 2.5 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 9.33, N = 6SE +/- 7.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3957.7950.4952.8960.2
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 2.5 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080X.OrgWayland2004006008001000Min: 956 / Avg: 957.7 / Max: 958.6Min: 903.8 / Avg: 950.42 / Max: 961Min: 937.9 / Avg: 952.8 / Max: 960.3Min: 959.3 / Avg: 960.2 / Max: 960.8

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 2.5 BetaResolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland2004006008001000SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 10.34, N = 3SE +/- 6.91, N = 10SE +/- 1.13, N = 3924.6936.8922.1937.6
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 2.5 BetaResolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland160320480640800Min: 923.5 / Avg: 924.6 / Max: 925.9Min: 925 / Avg: 936.8 / Max: 957.4Min: 860 / Avg: 922.07 / Max: 931.4Min: 935.6 / Avg: 937.57 / Max: 939.5

Unvanquished

Unvanquished is a modern fork of the Tremulous first person shooter. Unvanquished is powered by the Daemon engine, a combination of the ioquake3 engine with the graphically-beautiful XreaL engine. Unvanquished supports a modern OpenGL 3 renderer and other advanced graphics features for this open-source game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraX.OrgWayland90180270360450SE +/- 2.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3405.0400.5409.0408.9
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraX.OrgWayland70140210280350Min: 400.2 / Avg: 405.03 / Max: 407.5Min: 398.4 / Avg: 400.53 / Max: 402Min: 408.3 / Avg: 409.03 / Max: 409.6Min: 406.8 / Avg: 408.87 / Max: 410.5

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraX.OrgWayland90180270360450SE +/- 1.56, N = 3SE +/- 3.53, N = 3SE +/- 3.32, N = 15SE +/- 2.72, N = 15400.3400.7394.5396.8
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraX.OrgWayland70140210280350Min: 398.4 / Avg: 400.3 / Max: 403.4Min: 393.6 / Avg: 400.67 / Max: 404.3Min: 374.3 / Avg: 394.55 / Max: 415.5Min: 371.9 / Avg: 396.81 / Max: 411.4

Portal 2

This is a benchmark of Valve's Portal 2 game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account and have Steam installed for the system. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortal 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland120240360480600SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.72, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 3532.17536.72538.47540.43
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortal 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland100200300400500Min: 529.54 / Avg: 532.17 / Max: 534.91Min: 535.95 / Avg: 536.72 / Max: 537.52Min: 535.06 / Avg: 538.47 / Max: 540.57Min: 537.9 / Avg: 540.43 / Max: 543.35

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Backs up old preferences (in ~/.local/share/feral-interactive/) for the run. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: OffX.OrgWayland50100150200250SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3229.5233.0238.5
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: OffX.OrgWayland4080120160200Min: 227.8 / Avg: 229.53 / Max: 231.1Min: 231.8 / Avg: 232.97 / Max: 233.6Min: 238 / Avg: 238.5 / Max: 238.8

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off

KDE Plasma: Wayland: Test failed to run.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: OffX.OrgWayland20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 393.393.994.8
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: OffX.OrgWayland20406080100Min: 93.2 / Avg: 93.27 / Max: 93.3Min: 93.8 / Avg: 93.87 / Max: 94Min: 94.7 / Avg: 94.83 / Max: 94.9

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off

KDE Plasma: Wayland: Test failed to run.

Strange Brigade

This is a benchmark of Strange Brigade running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that the game is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized scene. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: UltraX.OrgWayland50100150200250SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 6SE +/- 2.25, N = 3239.7241.6240.9245.2
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: UltraX.OrgWayland4080120160200Min: 238.1 / Avg: 239.67 / Max: 241.3Min: 241.1 / Avg: 241.63 / Max: 242Min: 229.3 / Avg: 240.85 / Max: 244.5Min: 242.7 / Avg: 245.2 / Max: 249.7

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: UltraX.OrgWayland306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3151.6152.2153.4153.1
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: UltraX.OrgWayland306090120150Min: 151.6 / Avg: 151.63 / Max: 151.7Min: 151.8 / Avg: 152.2 / Max: 152.7Min: 153 / Avg: 153.4 / Max: 153.6Min: 152.6 / Avg: 153.07 / Max: 153.5

yquake2

This is a test of Yamagi Quake II. Yamagi Quake II is an enhanced client for id Software's Quake II with focus on offline and coop gameplay. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland90180270360450SE +/- 4.24, N = 3SE +/- 3.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.16, N = 3411.5409.2416.6409.11. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland70140210280350Min: 406.2 / Avg: 411.53 / Max: 419.9Min: 403.1 / Avg: 409.2 / Max: 414.4Min: 415.5 / Avg: 416.63 / Max: 417.2Min: 407.2 / Avg: 409.07 / Max: 411.21. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC

Portal 2

This is a benchmark of Valve's Portal 2 game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account and have Steam installed for the system. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortal 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland120240360480600SE +/- 3.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 4.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3536.48538.92536.76548.08
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortal 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLX.OrgWayland100200300400500Min: 531.97 / Avg: 536.48 / Max: 543.8Min: 537.56 / Avg: 538.92 / Max: 539.63Min: 528.66 / Avg: 536.76 / Max: 544.68Min: 546.77 / Avg: 548.08 / Max: 549.14

yquake2

This is a test of Yamagi Quake II. Yamagi Quake II is an enhanced client for id Software's Quake II with focus on offline and coop gameplay. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: OpenGL 3.x - Resolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland2004006008001000SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3986.5988.0986.5988.51. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.0Renderer: OpenGL 3.x - Resolution: 3840 x 2160X.OrgWayland2004006008001000Min: 984.4 / Avg: 986.47 / Max: 989Min: 986 / Avg: 988 / Max: 989Min: 982.9 / Avg: 986.5 / Max: 990.6Min: 986 / Avg: 988.53 / Max: 990.61. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC

GravityMark

GravityMark is a cross-API, cross-platform GPU accelerated benchmark developed by Tellusim. GravityMark aims to exploit the performance of modern GPus and render hundreds of thousands of objects in real-time all using GPU acceleration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterGravityMark 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanX.OrgWayland50100150200250SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3218.6215.2218.9217.9
GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterGravityMark 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanX.OrgWayland4080120160200Min: 218 / Avg: 218.63 / Max: 219.4Min: 213.8 / Avg: 215.17 / Max: 217.3Min: 218.4 / Avg: 218.93 / Max: 219.7Min: 217.2 / Avg: 217.9 / Max: 218.9

F1 2020

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame TimeX.OrgWayland510152025Min: 2.44 / Avg: 6.19 / Max: 15.89Min: 3.98 / Avg: 6.16 / Max: 15.62Min: 3.84 / Avg: 6.16 / Max: 18.01Min: 3.58 / Avg: 6.16 / Max: 19.19

HITMAN 2

GNOME ShellKDE PlasmaOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame TimeX.OrgWayland1122334455Min: 4.63 / Avg: 11.15 / Max: 53.94Min: 4.55 / Avg: 11.08 / Max: 48.47Min: 4.59 / Avg: 11.08 / Max: 45.66Min: 5.44 / Avg: 15.36 / Max: 45.83