Nouveau Christmas 2012 NVIDIA Linux Comparison

Benchmarking various NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards on the Linux 3.7 kernel with Mesa 9.1-devel Nouveau Gallium3D. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1211280-RA-NOUVEAUCH16.

Nouveau Christmas 2012 NVIDIA Linux ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiAMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (500/333MHz)Realtek ALC889DELL P2210HIntel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.103.7.0-rc6-phoronix+ (x86_64)Unity 6.10.0X Server 1.13.0nouveau 1.0.42.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-cff4c94) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41920x1080NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (550/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX (675/1101MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 (625/405MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (405/324MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- GeForce 8400GS, GeForce 8800GT, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 9800GT, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce GT 220: --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- GeForce 8400GS, GeForce 8800GT, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 9800GT, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce GT 220: EXASystem Details- GeForce 8400GS, GeForce 8800GT, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 9800GT, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce GT 220: Compiz was running on this system.

Nouveau Christmas 2012 NVIDIA Linux Comparisonnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080smokin-guns: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1280 x 1024warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowvdrift: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti8.6123.4810.7335.9740.0029.4010.1710.1737.2717.7732.5694.5330.63103.77124.9386.6021.8521.07120.2573.8524.0781.0727105.67114.4084.2730.4730.43103.5659.6920.3461.1722.2078.4788.5365.5025.7025.7783.5544.9936.72106.4741.83133.60142.1796.4747.9747.87135.3790.3062.92163.6381.10151.03136.6796.90102.60102.80147.06190.7825.0483.7031.17109.10117.8785.4335.0035.13112.1760.5027.5567.5726.8094.6799.2373.6395.1946.16OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnGeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti1428425670SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 38.6132.5624.0720.3436.7262.9225.0427.55

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 0.62, N = 6SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 2.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 323.4894.5381.0761.17106.47163.6383.7067.57

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti20406080100SE +/- 2.86, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310.7330.6327.0022.2041.8381.1031.1726.80

World of Padman

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 2.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 335.97103.77105.6778.47133.60151.03109.1094.67

Smokin Guns

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 340.00124.93114.4088.53142.17136.67117.8799.23

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.82, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 329.4086.6084.2765.5096.4796.9085.4373.63

Warsow

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 22020406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 4SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 310.1721.8530.4725.7047.97102.6035.00

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 22020406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 310.1721.0730.4325.7747.87102.8035.13

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 337.27120.25103.5683.55135.37147.06112.1795.19

VDrift

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 1.10, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 317.7773.8559.6944.9990.30190.7860.5046.161. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -lSDL -lGLU -lGLEW -lpthread -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx -lvorbisfile -lvdriftbullet


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