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Dota 2: How Does Ubuntu 13.04 Compare To Windows 8?

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Today there are two tests to showcase. One is showcasing Dota 2 on a GTX 680 in both Operating Systems, and the other is showcasing Dota 2 on an Intel HD 4600 iGPU in both Operating Systems.

The first video showcases the test running with the GTX 680:
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The second video showcases the test running with the Intel HD 4600:
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In case you want to skip, and just grab the important details:
I start summarizing the test in the Nvidia video at about 7:20.
I start summarizing the test in the Intel video at about 7:06.

For the Nvidia tests, both systems were running the latest 331 drivers. Ubuntu had 331.13 and Windows had 331.40.
For the Intel tests, Ubuntu was using Mesa 9.3 and Windows was using the 9.18.10.3165. To my knowledge, these were the latest drivers available for both platforms.

With both these tests, we can see the difference of how a discrete graphics solution performs against an integrated solution on Ubuntu or Linux in general. They aren't representative of an entire community of hardware and configurations, but at least it should help provide us with a point of reference.

In the Nvidia tests, Dota 2 was maxed out at 1920x1080. In the Intel tests, Dota 2 was set to lowest possible settings at 1920x1080.

The tests were done on relatively some of the latest hardware available in the market, with the key components being:

CPU  - Intel i7-4770 3.4GHz Haswell
iGPU - Intel HD 4600
GPU  - Nvidia GTX680 GDDR5 2GB

AMD discrete and integrated graphics users may experience vastly different results. Older Intel integrated solutions may also experience very different results.

As always, please help correct me if I made any mistakes and advice is always welcome. Thank you to all who have given me corrections or advice in the past, they have helped me make better videos. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Sabun Oct 8, 2013
QuoteI have an old copy of ET:QW on disk if you want it.
That's a very generous offer tweakedenigma, thank you :)
I'm not sure how I'd take it though, since I'm pretty sure we live pretty far from one another. I don't want you to have to do anything illegal either (uploading it for redistribution or anything that's against it's EULA).

If there's anywhere I might be able to purchase it online for a reasonable price, that might be a better route to take.
tweakedenigma Oct 8, 2013
Quoting: Quote from SabunThat's a very generous offer tweakedenigma, thank you :)
I'm not sure how I'd take it though, since I'm pretty sure we live pretty far from one another. I don't want you to have to do anything illegal either (uploading it for redistribution or anything that's against it's EULA).

If there's anywhere I might be able to purchase it online for a reasonable price, that might be a better route to take.

Well if you want it you can have it, I don't mind shipping it. Just taking up room on my desk.
Sabun Oct 8, 2013
QuoteWell if you want it you can have it, I don't mind shipping it.
Really? That would be pretty cool :D
Should I private message you my address? From there you can decide if it's too expensive to do or takes too much time. If you really do ship it to me, that would probably be the coolest gift I get this year! If you decide not to, then there's no harm done :)
Chris Thornett Oct 8, 2013
Thanks! Really interesting results for the Nvidia card.
Lord Avallon Oct 9, 2013
Another great comparison video, thanks for your efforts Sabun!
Sabun Oct 10, 2013
I'm glad you guys enjoy watching them, and thanks again for the kind words Lord Avallon :D
LostParadise Mar 30, 2014
guys i found out that unity on idle state uses about 300mb of ram, while the is not any way of disabling composite while playing.so to low-end or older computers this reduces the performance alot (in my case with a 8800gts with 512VRAM on ubuntu dota used to crash! Now with mate i can play with everything maxed except shadows with very stable fps) . I also found many performance fixes since the October (when the video released)
dddux May 8, 2014
Quoting: LostParadiseguys i found out that unity on idle state uses about 300mb of ram, while the is not any way of disabling composite while playing.so to low-end or older computers this reduces the performance alot (in my case with a 8800gts with 512VRAM on ubuntu dota used to crash! Now with mate i can play with everything maxed except shadows with very stable fps) . I also found many performance fixes since the October (when the video released)

Just imagine what it would be like with LXDE or Xfce. ;) LXDE works so much better for me for everything.
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