Windows vs. Linux - NVIDIA Benchmarks Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. RTX 3080: Windows 11: Processor: Intel Core i9-13900K (24 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI (0602 BIOS), Memory: 2 x 16384 MB 6000MHz Corsair CMK32GX5M2B6000C36, Disk: 1908GB SOLIDIGM SSDPFKKW020X7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB, Audio: HD Audio Device + NVIDIA HD Audio, Monitor: ASUS V8U, Network: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area ) OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Build 22621, Kernel: 10.0.22621.963 (x86_64), Display Driver: 527.56 (31.0.15.2756), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RTX 3090: Windows 11: Processor: Intel Core i9-13900K (24 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI (0602 BIOS), Memory: 2 x 16384 MB 6000MHz Corsair CMK32GX5M2B6000C36, Disk: 1908GB SOLIDIGM SSDPFKKW020X7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB, Audio: HD Audio Device + NVIDIA HD Audio, Monitor: ASUS V8U, Network: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area ) OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Build 22621, Kernel: 10.0.22621.963 (x86_64), Display Driver: 527.56 (31.0.15.2756), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: NTFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10: Processor: Intel Core i9-13900K (24 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 7a27, Memory: 32GB, Disk: 2048GB SOLIDIGM SSDPFKKW020X7 + 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB, Audio: Realtek ALC897, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel Device 7a70 OS: Ubuntu 22.10, Kernel: 5.19.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 43.1, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 525.60.11, OpenGL: 4.6.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 3.0 CUDA 12.0.89, Vulkan: 1.3.224, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10: Processor: Intel Core i9-13900K (24 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 7a27, Memory: 32GB, Disk: 2048GB SOLIDIGM SSDPFKKW020X7 + 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB, Audio: Realtek ALC897, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel Device 7a70 OS: Ubuntu 22.10, Kernel: 5.19.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 43.1, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 525.60.11, OpenGL: 4.6.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 3.0 CUDA 12.0.89, Vulkan: 1.3.224, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 211.82 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 245.66 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 209.67 |======================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 241.95 |============================================= Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 91.72 |====================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 108.30 |============================================= RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 93.91 |======================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 111.02 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 155.9 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 179.0 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 153.8 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 176.1 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 45.1 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 52.9 |================================================ RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 44.8 |========================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 52.7 |================================================ Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 140.7 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 162.5 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 139.1 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 160.3 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 103.5 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 119.9 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 102.8 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 118.7 |=============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 73.0 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 84.5 |================================================ RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 72.8 |========================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 84.1 |================================================ Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 52.1 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 60.2 |================================================ RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 52.6 |========================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 60.8 |================================================ Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 74.5 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 86.2 |================================================ RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 74.9 |========================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 86.5 |================================================ Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 204.1 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 233.3 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 201.2 |========================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 229.5 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 336.5 |===================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 339.7 |====================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 372.6 |========================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 424.1 |=============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 288.9 |========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 319.8 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 281.9 |========================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 327.1 |=============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 170.4 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 197.0 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 170.5 |========================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 194.9 |============================================== GravityMark 1.72 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 246.0 |=========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 278.4 |================================================= GravityMark 1.72 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 264.5 |============================================ RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 295.6 |================================================= GravityMark 1.72 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan Ray-Tracing Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 238.6 |=========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 272.2 |================================================= GravityMark 1.72 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 192.0 |=========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 219.0 |================================================= GravityMark 1.72 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Ray-Tracing Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 165.9 |========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 191.4 |================================================= GravityMark 1.72 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 177.8 |=========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 203.8 |================================================= X-Plane 12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 113.62 |================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 129.18 |====================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 155.19 |============================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 121.45 |==================================== X-Plane 12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Extreme Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 102.75 |================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 115.99 |====================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 139.58 |============================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 111.71 |===================================== F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 81 |============================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 92 |==================================================== F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 38 |============================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 44 |==================================================== F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 39 |============================================ RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 46 |==================================================== F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 . 76 |============================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 . 87 |==================================================== HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 211.51 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 240.98 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 188.26 |==================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 213.23 |========================================= HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 124.93 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 144.26 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 105.05 |================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 120.82 |======================================= HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 204.37 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 232.75 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 180.24 |==================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 205.48 |========================================= Strange Brigade Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 444.3 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 510.2 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 293.4 |=========================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 291.5 |=========================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 172.3 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 201.9 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 173.5 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 201.8 |=============================================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 400.1 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 464.7 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 297.3 |============================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 295.1 |============================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 180.9 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 211.8 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 182.6 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 212.0 |=============================================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 295.6 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 343.4 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 284.6 |======================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 290.7 |======================================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 320.9 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 371.7 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 290.6 |===================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 289.2 |===================================== Xonotic 0.8.5 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 406.15 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 411.29 |========================================= RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 419.80 |========================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 458.11 |============================================== Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 49.97 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 57.26 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 45.44 |===================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 51.95 |=========================================== Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 75.54 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 86.62 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 67.12 |==================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 76.09 |========================================= Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 100.95 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 112.24 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 85.40 |=================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 95.72 |======================================= Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 116.80 |============================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 119.86 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 104.59 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 117.24 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8.5 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 505.02 |===================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 504.58 |===================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 600.37 |============================================ RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 632.77 |============================================== Left 4 Dead 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 473.81 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 476.20 |======================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 547.40 |============================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 544.04 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8.5 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 560.79 |===================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 564.69 |===================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 705.80 |============================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 702.90 |============================================== Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 39.26 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 45.74 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 31.09 |================================ RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 36.17 |===================================== Portal 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 500.56 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 581.19 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 281.29 |====================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 309.01 |======================== Left 4 Dead 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 463.65 |============================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 474.57 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 414.63 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 459.29 |============================================= Portal 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 848.58 |============================================ RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 877.28 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 416.68 |====================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 446.37 |======================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 55.55 |========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 62.89 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 42.60 |================================ RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 49.77 |===================================== Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 50.83 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 58.64 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 49.70 |======================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 56.74 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 46.19 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 53.63 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 43.47 |====================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 51.04 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 63.32 |======================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 74.03 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 61.66 |======================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 70.43 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 75.00 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 85.81 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 71.84 |======================================= RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 82.81 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 71.60 |========================================== RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 80.50 |=============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 65.03 |====================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 75.78 |============================================ Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RTX 3080: Windows 11 ... 108.35 |========================================= RTX 3090: Windows 11 ... 123.06 |============================================== RTX 3080: Ubuntu 22.10 . 100.75 |====================================== RTX 3090: Ubuntu 22.10 . 113.54 |==========================================