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.


Nouveau: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

NVIDIA 304.43: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau ....... 22.97 |========================================
NVIDIA 304.43 . 32.02 |========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau ....... 63.53  |===========================
NVIDIA 304.43 . 131.57 |=======================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau ....... 29.07 |==============================================
NVIDIA 304.43 . 35.30 |========================================================


Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau ....... 32.30 |========================================================
NVIDIA 304.43 . 30.80 |=====================================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau ....... 97.60  |======================================
NVIDIA 304.43 . 140.90 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau ....... 100.40 |===========================================
NVIDIA 304.43 . 127.79 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau ....... 37.96 |======================================
NVIDIA 304.43 . 55.53 |========================================================