SteamOS 3.5 Benchmarks SteamOS 3.5 preview benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. SteamOS 3.4: Processor: AMD Custom APU 0405 @ 2.80GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Valve Jupiter v1 (F7A0110 BIOS), Chipset: AMD VanGogh Root Complex, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 512GB Phison ESMP512GKB4C3-E13TS + 1000GB RTL9210B-CG, Graphics: AMD Custom GPU 0405 1GB (1600/400MHz), Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ANX7530 U, Network: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe OS: SteamOS rolling, Kernel: 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.26.1, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102) (LLVM 14.0.6 DRM 3.45), Vulkan: 1.3.238, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 SteamOS 3.5 Pre: Processor: AMD Custom APU 0405 @ 2.80GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Valve Jupiter v1 (F7A0116 BIOS), Chipset: AMD VanGogh Root Complex, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 512GB Phison ESMP512GKB4C3-E13TS + 1000GB RTL9210B-CG + 123GB SanDisk 3.2Gen1, Graphics: AMD Custom GPU 0405 1GB (1600/687MHz), Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ANX7530 U, Network: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe OS: SteamOS rolling, Kernel: 6.1.52-valve2-1-neptune-61 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.27.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.3 (git-58f7632462) (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.54), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks: Processor: AMD Custom APU 0405 @ 2.80GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Valve Jupiter v1 (F7A0116 BIOS), Chipset: AMD VanGogh Root Complex, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 512GB Phison ESMP512GKB4C3-E13TS + 1000GB RTL9210B-CG, Graphics: AMD Custom GPU 0405 1GB (1600/687MHz), Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ANX7530 U, Network: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe OS: SteamOS rolling, Kernel: 6.1.52-valve2-1-neptune-61 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.27.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.3 (git-58f7632462) (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.54), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 105.88 |==================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 128.37 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 131.14 |============================================ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 109.12 |==================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 128.89 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 131.69 |============================================ F1 22 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 90 |=============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 91 |================================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 91 |================================================ F1 22 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. MIN: 4.7 AVG: 11.2 MAX: 21.5 SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... MIN: 4.9 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 22.8 SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . MIN: 4.6 AVG: 10.9 MAX: 29.9 F1 22 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 61 |================================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 61 |================================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 61 |================================================ F1 22 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 82 |=============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 83 |=============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 84 |================================================ F1 22 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. MIN: 4.9 AVG: 12.0 MAX: 22.0 SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... MIN: 4.8 AVG: 12.2 MAX: 30.1 SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . MIN: 4.9 AVG: 11.9 MAX: 26.4 HITMAN 3 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Quality Level: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 55.12 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 55.05 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 54.73 |============================================= HITMAN 3 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Quality Level: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. MIN: 7.3 AVG: 18.1 MAX: 52.7 SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... MIN: 7.2 AVG: 18.2 MAX: 46.7 SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . MIN: 8.2 AVG: 18.0 MAX: 50.9 HITMAN 3 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 49.86 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 50.03 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 50.18 |============================================= HITMAN 3 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 53.32 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 53.38 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 53.53 |============================================= Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Setting: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 44.70 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 44.75 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 45.34 |============================================= Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 30.64 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 30.68 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 30.88 |============================================= Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 25.99 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 26.12 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 26.19 |============================================= Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Graphics Setting: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 40.27 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 40.70 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 40.77 |============================================= GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 31.1 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 30.9 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 30.9 |============================================== GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 33.0 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 33.3 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 33.4 |============================================== GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Renderer: Vulkan Ray-Tracing Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 20.9 |========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 22.8 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 22.9 |============================================== 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 1.1.2.1 Resolution: 1280 x 800 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 92.22 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 94.73 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 94.87 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 25.86 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 25.95 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 25.91 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 40.74 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 39.60 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 39.74 |============================================ Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 16.22 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 16.33 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 16.36 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 22.33 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 21.11 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 21.18 |=========================================== Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 19.90 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 19.79 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 19.82 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 27.79 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 27.63 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 27.69 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 10.68 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 10.58 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 10.59 |============================================= Quake II RTX 1.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: Off - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 13.57 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 13.44 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 13.47 |============================================= Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 56.71 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 58.23 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 58.53 |============================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 54.5 |======================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 63.6 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 64.0 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 25.1 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 26.3 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 26.4 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 10.0 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 10.2 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 10.3 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 33.7 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 35.7 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 35.9 |============================================== Unvanquished 0.54 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 117.4 |================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 153.2 |========================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 166.6 |============================================= Unvanquished 0.54 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 117.3 |================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 150.5 |========================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 163.5 |============================================= Unvanquished 0.54 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 120.7 |================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 159.4 |========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 170.2 |============================================= Xonotic 0.8.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 234.53 |=============================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 331.99 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 336.12 |============================================ Xonotic 0.8.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 196.79 |================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 251.63 |========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 261.34 |============================================ Xonotic 0.8.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 185.61 |================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 249.83 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 257.15 |============================================ Xonotic 0.8.6 Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 158.24 |================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 201.10 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 205.78 |============================================ Embree 4.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 3.3929 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 3.3840 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 3.3633 |============================================ Embree 4.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 3.0745 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 3.0496 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 3.0610 |============================================ Embree 4.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 4.0190 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 4.1007 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 4.1108 |============================================ Embree 4.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 3.5942 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 3.6220 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 3.6240 |============================================ Embree 4.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 3.8274 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 3.8961 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 3.9040 |============================================ Embree 4.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 3.2515 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 3.2978 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 3.3106 |============================================ Intel Open Image Denoise 2.0 Run: RT.hdr_alb_nrm.3840x2160 - Device: CPU-Only Images / Sec > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 0.12 |========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 0.13 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 0.13 |============================================== Intel Open Image Denoise 2.0 Run: RT.ldr_alb_nrm.3840x2160 - Device: CPU-Only Images / Sec > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 0.12 |========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 0.13 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 0.13 |============================================== Intel Open Image Denoise 2.0 Run: RTLightmap.hdr.4096x4096 - Device: CPU-Only Images / Sec > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 0.06 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 0.06 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 0.06 |============================================== Blender 3.6 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 437.02 |======================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 489.92 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 431.32 |======================================= Blender 3.6 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 1092.51 |===================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 1263.47 |=========================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 1066.11 |==================================== Blender 3.6 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 568.03 |======================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 631.16 |============================================ SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 551.80 |====================================== IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Bedroom M samples/s > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 0.634 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 0.531 |===================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 0.640 |============================================= IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Supercar M samples/s > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 1.352 |============================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 1.245 |========================================= SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 1.353 |============================================= Chaos Group V-RAY 5.02 Mode: CPU vsamples > Higher Is Better SteamOS 3.4 .............. 3190 |============================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre .......... 2797 |======================================== SteamOS 3.5 Pre + Tweaks . 3125 |=============================================