Ubuntu 16.04 VS Windows 10 : Dawn Of War 2 Retribution on a GTX 1070
274In this video, I take a more thorough look at the Linux port of Dawn Of War 2 Retribution from a technical and performance aspect.
Timeline links:
1. Intro 0:00
2. AMD ATi removed 0:36
3. Graphical Settings options 0:47
4. CPU and RAM usage 0:56
5. Image quality 1:15
6. Side-by-side ULTRA 1080p 1:27
7. Graphs 2:23
8. Side-by-side Ultra 720p 3:23
9. Summary pros and cons 3:26
I used the following Nvidia drivers throughout this video, unless specified otherwise:
Ubuntu with 370.28
Windows with 372.70
DOW2R is running with DirectX9 in Windows, and on Linux it looks like it's running an OpenGL 3 context. Due to the age of this game, this is expected.
On Windows, power settings are set to High Performance. On Ubuntu, cpufreq is also set to Performance.
On Ubuntu and on Windows I utilized the Steam FPS counter to ensure that it calculated the frames the same way, and the benchmark results are taken directly from within the game.
I hope I have not made any mistakes. I took about 3 days to make this video, with 2 days spent on redoing the tests to make absolutely sure I wasn't messing something up.
Fun fact: This video took longer than it should have due to DoW2R constantly crashing on Windows during recording (not new, since release it's been like this). That Relic bug report window is really annoying.
Please feel free to share your experience in the comments below, but I do ask that you at least run through the same settings in the benchmark as I have to keep your experience as close as 1:1 to that of my own.
This video is recorded at 1080p 60fps.
If you love strategy games, and are preparing for DOW3, then DOW2R is a must get for your Linux gaming library!
Purchase and Download Dawn Of War 2 Retribution here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/56437/
or
https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/dawnofwar2retribution/
Download Steam here [FREE]:
http://store.steampowered.com/about/
My main computer rig specs:
CPU - Intel i7-4770 3.4Ghz
GPU - Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB
RAM - 24GB DDR3 ADATA 1600MHz
OS - Ubuntu 16.04 64Bit/Windows 10 Pro 64Bit (Dual Boot)
Video recorded using:
Media Express
Blackmagic Intensity Pro 4k
Audacity 2.1.2
Video edited using the following software:
KDENLIVE 16.11.70
GIMP 2.8.16
Download Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10 for free:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Download GIMP 2.8.16 for free:
http://www.gimp.org/
My small development blog:
techpromad.wordpress.com
My alias in ubuntuforums.org:
myromance123
About me:
I'm just a Malaysian, who is a game developer. Love Ubuntu and Linux, and more so gaming!
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