SteamOS 3.5 preview benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
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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
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 |============================================
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 |=============================================
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 |=============================================
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: 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 |=============================================
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 |=============================================
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 |=======================================
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 |==============================================
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 |====================================
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 |==============================================
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 |======================================
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 |==============================================
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 |=============================================
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 |==============================================
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 |=============================================
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 |==============================================
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 |============================================
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 |=============================================
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: 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 |================================================
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: 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 |=============================================
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 |=============================================
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: 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 - 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