Nouveau Linux 3.16 Re-Clocking Trying out NVIDIA GeForce 600/700 Kepler re-clocking with the open-source Nouveau driver. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. GTX 650: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (324/648MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 650: 0a: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (540/1620MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 650: 0f: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GT 740 SC: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA Device 0fc8 1024MB (324/648MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GT 740 SC: 0a: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA Device 0fc8 1024MB (540/1620MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GT 740 SC: 0f: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA Device 0fc8 1024MB (1084/5000MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 680: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (324/648MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 680: 0a: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 760: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (405/648MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 760: 0a: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 770: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (405/648MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX 770: 0a: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX TITAN: Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB (324/648MHz), Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GTX TITAN: 0a: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 25.70 |======= GTX 650: 0a ...... 49.50 |============= GTX 650: 0f ...... 100.87 |=========================== GT 740 SC: Stock . 25.70 |======= GT 740 SC: 0a .... 34.60 |========= GT 740 SC: 0f .... 35.80 |========== GTX 680: Stock ... 69.07 |=================== GTX 680: 0a ...... 154.40 |========================================== GTX 760: Stock ... 67.43 |================== GTX 760: 0a ...... 148.53 |======================================== GTX 770: Stock ... 71.30 |=================== GTX 770: 0a ...... 155.27 |========================================== GTX TITAN: Stock . 102.90 |============================ GTX TITAN: 0a .... 191.03 |==================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... MIN: 22.0 AVG: 38.9 MAX: 63.0 GTX 650: 0a ...... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 20.2 MAX: 38.0 GTX 650: 0f ...... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 9.9 MAX: 20.0 GT 740 SC: Stock . MIN: 23.0 AVG: 38.9 MAX: 64.0 GT 740 SC: 0a .... MIN: 19.0 AVG: 28.9 MAX: 43.0 GT 740 SC: 0f .... MIN: 18.0 AVG: 27.9 MAX: 39.0 GTX 680: Stock ... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 14.4 MAX: 34.0 GTX 680: 0a ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 19.0 GTX 760: Stock ... MIN: 7.0 AVG: 14.8 MAX: 31.0 GTX 760: 0a ...... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.7 MAX: 18.0 GTX 770: Stock ... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 14.1 MAX: 30.0 GTX 770: 0a ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 18.0 GTX TITAN: Stock . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.8 MAX: 52.0 GTX TITAN: 0a .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.3 MAX: 21.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 33.00 |======= GTX 650: 0a ...... 78.43 |================= GTX 650: 0f ...... 193.40 |=========================================== GT 740 SC: Stock . 33.00 |======= GT 740 SC: 0a .... 65.67 |=============== GT 740 SC: 0f .... 75.13 |================= GTX 680: Stock ... 65.90 |=============== GTX 680: 0a ...... 158.70 |=================================== GTX 760: Stock ... 66.93 |=============== GTX 760: 0a ...... 163.40 |==================================== GTX 770: Stock ... 65.10 |============== GTX 770: 0a ...... 158.70 |=================================== GTX TITAN: Stock . 103.07 |======================= GTX TITAN: 0a .... 235.27 |==================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... MIN: 20.0 AVG: 30.2 MAX: 50.0 GTX 650: 0a ...... MIN: 8.0 AVG: 12.7 MAX: 33.0 GTX 650: 0f ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 25.0 GT 740 SC: Stock . MIN: 20.0 AVG: 30.2 MAX: 50.0 GT 740 SC: 0a .... MIN: 9.0 AVG: 15.1 MAX: 31.0 GT 740 SC: 0f .... MIN: 7.0 AVG: 13.2 MAX: 31.0 GTX 680: Stock ... MIN: 9.0 AVG: 15.1 MAX: 36.0 GTX 680: 0a ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.3 MAX: 32.0 GTX 760: Stock ... MIN: 10.0 AVG: 14.9 MAX: 34.0 GTX 760: 0a ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.1 MAX: 31.0 GTX 770: Stock ... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 15.3 MAX: 36.0 GTX 770: 0a ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 24.0 GTX TITAN: Stock . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 32.0 GTX TITAN: 0a .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.2 MAX: 24.0 Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 11.01 |==== GTX 650: 0a ...... 22.02 |========= GTX 650: 0f ...... 49.47 |==================== GT 740 SC: Stock . 11.02 |==== GT 740 SC: 0a .... 15.29 |====== GT 740 SC: 0f .... 16.14 |====== GTX 680: Stock ... 28.85 |=========== GTX 680: 0a ...... 72.68 |============================= GTX 760: Stock ... 28.15 |=========== GTX 760: 0a ...... 69.17 |=========================== GTX 770: Stock ... 29.49 |============ GTX 770: 0a ...... 73.95 |============================= GTX TITAN: Stock . 56.21 |====================== GTX TITAN: 0a .... 131.66 |==================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 15.60 |========= GTX 650: 0a ...... 32.67 |================== GTX 650: 0f ...... 72.13 |======================================== GT 740 SC: Stock . 15.60 |========= GT 740 SC: 0a .... 26.50 |=============== GT 740 SC: 0f .... 28.60 |================ GTX 680: Stock ... 29.50 |================ GTX 680: 0a ...... 66.17 |===================================== GTX 760: Stock ... 30.17 |================= GTX 760: 0a ...... 68.90 |====================================== GTX 770: Stock ... 29.43 |================ GTX 770: 0a ...... 67.17 |===================================== GTX TITAN: Stock . 46.83 |========================== GTX TITAN: 0a .... 95.83 |===================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... MIN: 35 AVG: 64 MAX: 99 GTX 650: 0a ...... MIN: 13 AVG: 30 MAX: 81 GTX 650: 0f ...... MIN: 2 AVG: 14 MAX: 82 GT 740 SC: Stock . MIN: 35 AVG: 64 MAX: 98 GT 740 SC: 0a .... MIN: 21 AVG: 38 MAX: 87 GT 740 SC: 0f .... MIN: 17 AVG: 35 MAX: 83 GTX 680: Stock ... MIN: 16 AVG: 34 MAX: 84 GTX 680: 0a ...... MIN: 2 AVG: 15 MAX: 80 GTX 760: Stock ... MIN: 14 AVG: 33 MAX: 80 GTX 760: 0a ...... MIN: 3 AVG: 15 MAX: 82 GTX 770: Stock ... MIN: 18 AVG: 34 MAX: 77 GTX 770: 0a ...... MIN: 2 AVG: 15 MAX: 71 GTX TITAN: Stock . MIN: 6 AVG: 21 MAX: 78 GTX TITAN: 0a .... MIN: 2 AVG: 10 MAX: 76 Warsow 1.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 24.20 |========== GTX 650: 0a ...... 40.07 |================= GTX 650: 0f ...... 69.23 |============================= GT 740 SC: Stock . 24.27 |========== GT 740 SC: 0a .... 30.43 |============= GT 740 SC: 0f .... 31.50 |============= GTX 680: Stock ... 47.57 |==================== GTX 680: 0a ...... 91.60 |====================================== GTX 760: Stock ... 47.73 |==================== GTX 760: 0a ...... 90.80 |====================================== GTX 770: Stock ... 48.53 |==================== GTX 770: 0a ...... 94.53 |======================================== GTX TITAN: Stock . 70.13 |============================= GTX TITAN: 0a .... 124.13 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 90.86 |=========== GTX 650: 0a ...... 193.17 |======================== GTX 650: 0f ...... 361.72 |============================================= GT 740 SC: Stock . 90.79 |=========== GT 740 SC: 0a .... 151.26 |=================== GT 740 SC: 0f .... 161.49 |==================== GTX 680: Stock ... 198.93 |========================= GTX 680: 0a ...... 377.35 |=============================================== GTX 760: Stock ... 195.77 |======================== GTX 760: 0a ...... 375.23 |============================================== GTX 770: Stock ... 193.74 |======================== GTX 770: 0a ...... 373.61 |============================================== GTX TITAN: Stock . 285.87 |=================================== GTX TITAN: 0a .... 421.14 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 34.52 |======== GTX 650: 0a ...... 73.59 |================= GTX 650: 0f ...... 149.46 |=================================== GT 740 SC: Stock . 34.75 |======== GT 740 SC: 0a .... 58.07 |============== GT 740 SC: 0f .... 62.15 |============== GTX 680: Stock ... 82.96 |=================== GTX 680: 0a ...... 174.78 |========================================= GTX 760: Stock ... 80.49 |=================== GTX 760: 0a ...... 170.24 |======================================== GTX 770: Stock ... 81.09 |=================== GTX 770: 0a ...... 172.87 |======================================== GTX TITAN: Stock . 123.68 |============================= GTX TITAN: 0a .... 223.04 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 650: Stock ... 28.09 |======== GTX 650: 0a ...... 56.83 |================ GTX 650: 0f ...... 112.48 |=============================== GT 740 SC: Stock . 28.07 |======== GT 740 SC: 0a .... 42.98 |============ GT 740 SC: 0f .... 45.04 |============ GTX 680: Stock ... 71.83 |==================== GTX 680: 0a ...... 150.07 |========================================= GTX 760: Stock ... 69.29 |=================== GTX 760: 0a ...... 144.96 |======================================== GTX 770: Stock ... 71.69 |==================== GTX 770: 0a ...... 151.43 |========================================== GTX TITAN: Stock . 104.90 |============================= GTX TITAN: 0a .... 188.29 |====================================================