In this guide, we will see some commands needed for checking 3D Acceleration / FPS for both Nvidia and AMD graphics cards under the following distributions:
- Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04 or older
- Linux Mint 15/14/13 or older
Getting Started
First of all, install this dependency via the terminal:
sudo apt-get install mesa-utils
Before running the commands below, make sure 3D acceleration is enabled or not by entering this command:
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
1. Glxinfo
You can use glxinfo to check 3d acceleration and rendering. Here are some commands you need to run from the terminal:
glxinfo -i | grep render
or
glxinfo -i | grep direct
or
glxinfo -i | grep openGL
The output returned will give you information about your graphics card (AMD or Nvidia).
2. Glxgears
You can also use glxgears to test 3D Acceleration (FPS). Simply run this command:
glxgears
or
glxgears -info
You can also use "xvinfo" to check information about your video card. You can run it with this command:
xvinfo
4. For owners of AMD (ATI) graphics cards, you can use this command to check your graphical performance:
fglrxinfo
or
fgl_glxgears
5. Glxspheres
To be able to use Glxspheres under Ubuntu/Linux Mint, you need first to install it as follows:
Installation (64-bit)
Via the terminal, issue these commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://goo.gl/L7rsGZ -O virtualgl_2.3.3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-depends virtualgl_2.3.3_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get -f install
Then run it with this command:
/opt/VirtualGL/bin/glxspheres64
For 32-bit systems, install Glxspheres with these commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://goo.gl/O5AyjX -O virtualgl_2.3.3_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-depends virtualgl_2.3.3_i386.deb
sudo apt-get -f install
Then run it with this command:
/opt/VirtualGL/bin/glxspheres
