____/ Rob Hughes on Tuesday 26 June 2007 14:37 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> NVIDIA Graphics: Linux v. Solaris
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>> | Fedora 7 had outperformed both SXDE Build 64 and SXCE Build 66 in a
>> | number of the different tests, but the results as a whole were genuinely
>> | similar. While NVIDIA hardware is the leading option for Solaris x86/x64
>> | users due to the lack of official drivers from ATI/AMD, the driver that
>> | NVIDIA provides to its Solaris customers is great quality. The Solaris
>> | driver code is very similar to the Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD drivers
>> | with the exception of the OS-specific bits, and this advantage is
>> | definitely able to shine through when talking about the performance
>> | benefits for alternative operating systems.
>> `----
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>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=758&num=1
>
> Wouldn't this article more appropriately be titled "Nvidia's Linux driver
> beats Nvidia's Solaris x86 driver"?
True, there are many factors to consider here. Previously, Michael judged
distros performance using brute-force command line utilities, which is (again)
a poor benchmark. Because of the many free parameters, you can never have a
golden standard for the benchmark.
In the subject line, let's assume a single GPU which has just one driver (for
each platform, unless you count the fairly experimental open source
implementation). In that respect, given the circumstances -- however
inconvenient they may seem -- Linux performs better. It doesn't beat anything
if it's subjected to the limitation imposed by some /third/ party though.
Potential isn't considered here.
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