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NVIDIA Performance On Linux, Solaris, & Vista

Posted by kdawson on from the in-that-order dept.

AtomBOB suggests a Phoronix review comparing the performance of a Quadro graphics card on Windows Vista Ultimate, Solaris Express Developer, and Ubuntu Linux. The graphics card used was a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 mid-range workstation part. The cross-platform benchmark used was SPECViewPerf 9.0 from SPEC. Quoting Phoronix: "Using the Quadro FX1700 512MB and the latest display drivers, Windows Vista wasn't the decisive winner, but the loser... Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5 with the 169.12 driver had overall produced the fastest results within SPECViewPerf. In only three benchmarks had Solaris Express Developer 1/08 outpaced Ubuntu Linux, but with two of these tests the results were almost identical.""

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  1. Just wait - windows graphic will reclain the crown by skeptictank · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have it on good authority that the next Windows Driver Model will run Crysis on 3 SLI 8800GTs and render it in 8-bit color at 640x480 resolution at over 50 FPS! So take that you Linux/Unix hippy beatnik freaks!

  2. Re:True, but... by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny
    This just gave me a bunch of confusing text:

    No, you've just accidentally switched to Firefox on Slashdot.

    Wait a few moments, the cognitive dissonance will pass and you'll be up and trolling like a champ again.

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  3. Re:the difference does not matter. by pizzach · · Score: 4, Funny

    History has shown that the higher quality product does not always win. But that is why Linux is destined for greatness. We have both the higher quality product and the lower quality product, GNOME and KDE! There is no way we can lose with this monopoly or great-suckiness.

    *I think I just hemorrhage about 5 mod points indirectly with this post at a poor attempt at humor
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  4. Re:True, but... by JohnBailey · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you really want to blow your mind, try typing in:

            man woman Story of my life :-(
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  5. Re:True, but... by Dunkirk · · Score: 3, Funny

    I lol'ed the first time I need to check my security log, and typed `less secure'.

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