NVIDIA Linux OpenGL Threaded Optimizations
NVIDIA OpenGL threaded optimization tests on Ubuntu 14.04 Linux for a future article by Michael Larabel.


Default: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: ViewSonic VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 337.25, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Counter-Strike Source
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 238.90 |===========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 239.76 |===========================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 328.57 |===========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 161.03 |=====================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.0   MAX: 18.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 6.2   MAX: 22.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 8.6   MAX: 13.2 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 15.1  MAX: 20.2 


OpenArena 0.8.8
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 3.0  AVG: 75.4  MAX: 93.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 39.0  MAX: 62.0 


Portal
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 460.51 |=========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 488.69 |===========================================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 694.23 |===========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 543.00 |==================================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.4   MAX: 29.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.8   MAX: 18.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 6.7   MAX: 15.8 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 10.3  MAX: 20.8 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 35.5  MAX: 80.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 45.0  MAX: 68.0 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 128.03 |===========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 127.88 |===========================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 5.7   MAX: 12.9 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.1  AVG: 8.9   MAX: 17.7 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 2.0  AVG: 40.0  MAX: 54.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 39.4  MAX: 54.0 


Team Fortress 2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 188.37 |===========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 181.38 |=========================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 55.29 |============================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 55.24 |============================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 12.8  MAX: 22.8 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 22.3  MAX: 25.6 


Unigine Valley 1.0
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 1  AVG: 95   MAX: 98 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1  AVG: 95   MAX: 98 


Unvanquished 0.26.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 319.97 |===========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 323.60 |===========================================


Unvanquished 0.26.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.1   MAX: 52.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.0   MAX: 50.0 


Unvanquished 0.26.0
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 11.6  MAX: 17.8 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 13.4  MAX: 22.5 


Unvanquished 0.26.0
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 21.5  MAX: 91.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 23.2  MAX: 94.0 


Warsow 1.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 285.73 |===========================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 287.10 |===========================================


Warsow 1.5
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 11.7  MAX: 13.9 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 19.4  MAX: 23.7 


Warsow 1.5
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 2  AVG: 87   MAX: 99 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1  AVG: 87   MAX: 99 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 298.89 |====================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 355.84 |===========================================


Xonotic 0.7
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 13.2  MAX: 19.6 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 13.2  MAX: 21.3 


Xonotic 0.7
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 21.8  MAX: 49.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 5.0  AVG: 21.8  MAX: 43.0 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Default ................... 207.62 |=======================================
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . 230.18 |===========================================


Xonotic 0.7
CPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 13.0  MAX: 18.9 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 13.9  MAX: 21.4 


Xonotic 0.7
GPU Usage Monitor
Percent < Lower Is Better
Default ................... MIN: 2.0  AVG: 38.9  MAX: 94.0 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 39.6  MAX: 88.0 


CPU Usage Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Default ................... MIN: 0.0  AVG: 10.4  MAX: 25.1 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 14.9  MAX: 26.6 


GPU Usage Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Default ................... MIN: 1  AVG: 67   MAX: 99 
GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS . MIN: 1  AVG: 66   MAX: 99