Nouveau On Linux 3.0 Nouveau open-source NVIDIA driver benchmarking from the Linux 3.0 kernel compared to the Linux 2.6.38 and Linux 2.6.39 kernels along with the NVIDIA proprietary driver. Phoronix.com tests. NVIDIA 275.09.04: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 2816MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 275.09.04, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 275.09.04, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.9svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 2816MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel (git-4176025) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.9svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 2816MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.39-020639-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel (git-4176025) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.9svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11: Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 2816MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel (git-4176025) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.9svn, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 246.58 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 54.26 |========== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 89.95 |================ Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 91.00 |================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 205.47 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 46.93 |========== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 72.38 |=============== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 72.99 |================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 154.59 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 38.66 |=========== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 55.24 |================ Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 55.70 |================ Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 115.22 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 31.77 |============ Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 47.60 |================== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 47.84 |================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 525.53 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 79.08 |======= Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 273.30 |======================= Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 280.93 |======================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 510.37 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 55.67 |===== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 252.97 |====================== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 257.13 |====================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 502.20 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 49.07 |==== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 198.90 |================= Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 199.90 |================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 437.57 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 42.30 |==== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 152.97 |=============== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 153.63 |=============== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 428.00 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 151.30 |================ Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 246.57 |========================= Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 250.53 |========================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 422.05 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 122.90 |============= Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 230.63 |======================== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 233.27 |======================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 420.13 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 98.70 |========== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 182.93 |=================== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 183.43 |=================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 418.63 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 82.57 |========= Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 151.03 |================ Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 152.10 |================ Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 355.03 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 83.97 |========== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 112.67 |============== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 113.33 |============== Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 318.00 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 75.03 |========== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 96.93 |============= Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 97.40 |============= Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 263.50 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 56.70 |========= Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 77.00 |============= Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 77.23 |============= Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 211.53 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 49.00 |========== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 71.42 |=============== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 70.57 |=============== Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 198.13 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 111.03 |========================= Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 135.33 |============================== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 137.17 |============================== Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 199.00 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 102.27 |======================= Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 134.20 |============================== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 135.67 |============================== Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 197.87 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 84.27 |=================== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 126.17 |============================ Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 128.00 |============================ Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 196.37 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 60.93 |============== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 117.73 |========================== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 118.83 |=========================== VDrift 2010-06-30 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 39.37 |======================= Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 44.22 |========================= Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 78.02 |============================================= Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 78.31 |============================================= Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 275.09.04 ......... 365.81 |============================================ Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 . 25.35 |=== Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 . 36.51 |==== Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 .... 31.23 |====