NVIDIA Nouveau Linux 3.15 Mesa 10.3 Graphics A Graphics comparison on latest open source code Nouveau against closed-source NVIDIA Linux driver for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1405258-PL-1405160KH92&grs .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Open-Source Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / 9800 GTX+ 512MB (399/399MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Samsung SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 14.04 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.2.0 X Server 1.15.1 nouveau 1.0.10 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-155f98d trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8.2 ext4 2560x1600 eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (405/648MHz) Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz) 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64) NVIDIA 337.19 3.3.0 eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz) 4.3.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz) Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores) Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd 8192MB 250GB Samsung SSD 840 HIS AMD Radeon HD 7750 / R7 250E 1024MB Realtek ALC887-VD W2252 + L1730S Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Fedora 20 3.14.4-200.fc20.x86_64 (x86_64) KDE 4.12.5 X Server 1.14.4 radeon 7.2.99 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8.2 20131212 1680x1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - 9800GTX: Open-Source: EXA - GT 520: Open-Source: EXA - GTX 760: Open-Source: EXA - AMD 7750: Open-Source: GLAMOR System Details - AMD 7750: Open-Source: SELinux: Enabled.
unigine-sanctuary: 1680 x 1050 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off unigine-tropics: 1680 x 1050 tesseract: 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate unvanquished: 1600 x 900 - Intermediate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1600 x 900 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Open-Source 13.88 10463 18.76 13.13 190 12.95 19.72 36.04 2279 49.40 4 91.86 3.52 4080 5.35 3.47 38 3.98 8.40 6.15 8.94 1983 11.30 1050 8.60 25.56 22.94 14390 21.75 20.33 229 28.97 34.60 35.19 40.82 7538 60.17 9954 45.18 103.77 50.36 101566 96.44 53.05 76.41 562 52.05 69.93 81.43 181.70 4650 131.27 51 8.79 401.86 12.89 13336 21.37 10.71 22.55 97 19.40 32.70 27.70 37.35 3911 24.77 24 3.78 93.97 214.93 224007 280.74 180.16 127.79 1725 177.39 366.70 259.11 296.19 59496 330.37 331 66.02 421.33 43.35 30609 65.94 34.49 538 64.70 77.54 10509 78.83 80 16.16 127.55 OpenBenchmarking.org
Unvanquished Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time GT 520 GTX 760 9800GTX AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Open-Source Closed-Source 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 69 / Avg: 93.67 / Max: 99 Min: 8 / Avg: 30.6 / Max: 67 Min: 18 / Avg: 28.87 / Max: 86 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.67 / Max: 11 Min: 3 / Avg: 13.82 / Max: 51 Min: 7 / Avg: 15.25 / Max: 40
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Open-Source Closed-Source 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 12 / Avg: 20.24 / Max: 34 Min: 3 / Avg: 7.61 / Max: 21 Min: 47 / Avg: 86.71 / Max: 99 Min: 21 / Avg: 40.4 / Max: 67 Min: 9 / Avg: 16.62 / Max: 37 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.01 / Max: 17 Min: 4 / Avg: 12.65 / Max: 41
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1680 x 1050 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Open-Source Closed-Source 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 13.88 50.36 3.52 12.89 22.94 214.93 43.35
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 50K 100K 150K 200K 250K SE +/- 15.60, N = 3 SE +/- 24.06, N = 3 SE +/- 4.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 42.29, N = 3 SE +/- 8.33, N = 3 SE +/- 13.32, N = 3 10463 101566 4080 13336 14390 224007 30609
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Open-Source Closed-Source 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 2.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 18.76 96.44 5.35 21.37 21.75 280.74 65.94
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1680 x 1050 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Open-Source Closed-Source 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 13.13 53.05 3.47 10.71 20.33 180.16 34.49
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Closed-Source 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 76.41 22.55 127.79
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 3.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 190 562 38 97 229 1725 538
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Open-Source Closed-Source 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 12.95 52.05 3.98 19.40 28.97 177.39
Unvanquished Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate GT 520 GTX 760 9800GTX AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Open-Source Closed-Source 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.90, N = 3 SE +/- 1.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 8.40 32.70 34.60 366.70 69.93 64.70
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Open-Source Closed-Source 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.91, N = 3 19.72 81.43 6.15 27.70 35.19 259.11
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Open-Source Closed-Source 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 36.04 181.70 8.94 37.35 40.82 296.19 77.54
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 13K 26K 39K 52K 65K SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 36.12, N = 3 SE +/- 9.87, N = 3 2279 4650 1983 3911 7538 59496 10509
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 49.40 131.27 11.30 24.77 60.17 330.37 78.83
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 11.68, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 4 51 1050 24 9954 331 80
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1600 x 900 GT 520 GTX 760 9800GTX AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Open-Source Closed-Source 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 6 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 8.60 3.78 45.18 66.02 8.79 16.16
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 AMD 7750 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Open-Source Closed-Source 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 91.86 401.86 25.56 93.97 103.77 421.33 127.55
Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4