Is SteamOS Any Faster Than Ubuntu 15.10 Linux?

No performance differences with the demanding Metro Redux games.

So, overall, from the four NVIDIA graphics cards tested for this brief comparison, SteamOS 2.0 Brewmaster doesn't appear to have much of a performance impact compared to Ubuntu 15.10 -- at least when using the recent NVIDIA proprietary graphics driver releases. Stay tuned for more Steam Linux game tests shortly. If you'd like to support more of these exciting Linux game benchmarks moving forward, please consider joining Phoronix Premium or making a PayPal tip or Bitcoin, or at the very least please don't use an ad-blocker when viewing this site.