Ubuntu 12.10 NVIDIA Linux Drivers

Benchmarking the NVIDIA Linux driver against the open-source Nouveau Gallium3D Linux graphics driver from Ubuntu 12.10. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1210086-RA-UBUNTUNVI93.

Ubuntu 12.10 NVIDIA Linux DriversProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNouveauNVIDIA 304.43Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 12.103.5.0-17-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.8.0X Server 1.13.0nouveau 1.0.23.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41600x900NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)NVIDIA 304.433.3.0 NVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Graphics Details- Nouveau: EXASystem Details- Compiz was running on this system.

Ubuntu 12.10 NVIDIA Linux Driversnexuiz: 1600 x 900 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1600 x 900openarena: 1600 x 900padman: 1600 x 900warsow: 1600 x 900xonotic: 1600 x 900 - Lowxonotic: 1600 x 900 - HighNouveauNVIDIA 304.4322.9763.5329.0797.6032.30100.4037.9632.02131.5735.30140.9030.80127.7955.53OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnNouveauNVIDIA 304.43714212835SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 322.9732.02

OpenArena

Resolution: 1600 x 900

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1600 x 900NouveauNVIDIA 304.43306090120150SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 363.53131.57

OpenArena

Resolution: 1600 x 900

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1600 x 900NouveauNVIDIA 304.43816243240SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 329.0735.30

World of Padman

Resolution: 1600 x 900

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1600 x 900NouveauNVIDIA 304.43306090120150SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 397.60140.90

Warsow

Resolution: 1600 x 900

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1600 x 900NouveauNVIDIA 304.43816243240SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 332.3030.80

Xonotic

Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: LowNouveauNVIDIA 304.43306090120150SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3100.40127.79

Xonotic

Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: HighNouveauNVIDIA 304.431224364860SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 337.9655.53


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