7-Way Linux Desktop Gaming Comparison On Ubuntu 14.10
With Tesseract there was only a few frames difference between the seven tested Linux desktops.
While Enlightenment was the fastest desktop when running Counter-Strike: Source, under Team Fortress 2 it was running into problems similar to what was experienced on Counter-Strike. The other desktops didn't see much change with the latest Intel Linux graphics.
With the exception of E17, there wasn't much of a difference when running the demanding Unigine Sanctuary OpenGL tech demo.