Nouveau Linux 3.16 Git vs. NVIDIA GeForce NVIDIA tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (399/399MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (50/135MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (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: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (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: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (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: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/533MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (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 (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.24, OpenGL: 4.3.0, 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 Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 53.42 |===== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 10.90 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 12.33 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 12.30 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 101.40 |========= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 161.40 |=============== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 154.10 |============== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 143.13 |============= NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 154.56 |============== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 26.53 |== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 26.90 |== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 126.27 |============ NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 410.37 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 354.63 |================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 10 AVG: 18 MAX: 31 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 45 AVG: 89 MAX: 99 Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... MIN: 53 AVG: 80 MAX: 99 Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... MIN: 47 AVG: 80 MAX: 99 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... MIN: 5 AVG: 10 MAX: 23 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... MIN: 2 AVG: 6 MAX: 31 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... MIN: 2 AVG: 6 MAX: 19 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. MIN: 3 AVG: 7 MAX: 17 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 3 AVG: 6 MAX: 14 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 21 AVG: 37 MAX: 68 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. MIN: 21 AVG: 37 MAX: 67 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . MIN: 5 AVG: 8 MAX: 14 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . MIN: 1 AVG: 2 MAX: 84 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 12 Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 10.79 |== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 3.39 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 3.18 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 3.18 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 35.50 |======= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 50.75 |========== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 49.05 |========== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 41.55 |======== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 68.60 |============== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 9.37 |== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 9.48 |== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 58.13 |============ NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 187.76 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 161.36 |================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 25.50 |=== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 7.80 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 7.80 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 7.80 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 78.77 |======== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 71.67 |======= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 75.00 |======== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 63.70 |======= NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 181.30 |=================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 26.10 |=== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 26.60 |=== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 167.57 |================= NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 366.10 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 352.43 |===================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 73.0 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 12.7 MAX: 78.0 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... MIN: 7.0 AVG: 13.8 MAX: 80.0 Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... MIN: 7.0 AVG: 13.3 MAX: 82.0 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 15.0 MAX: 84.0 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.5 MAX: 38.0 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 11.0 AVG: 38.3 MAX: 74.0 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. MIN: 11.0 AVG: 37.6 MAX: 72.0 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.9 MAX: 22.0 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.7 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.8 MAX: 10.0 Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 32.63 |==== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 8.30 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 8.10 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 8.02 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 74.52 |========= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 103.48 |============ Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 104.53 |============ NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 89.33 |========== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 131.70 |=============== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 21.53 |== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 21.83 |=== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 123.33 |============== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 331.60 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 296.40 |================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 67.13 |======= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 18.27 |== Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 18.36 |== Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 18.31 |== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 163.95 |================= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 188.24 |==================== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 184.99 |=================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 192.66 |==================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 259.40 |=========================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 36.79 |==== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 37.54 |==== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 224.77 |======================= NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 365.76 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 357.93 |===================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 23.50 |======= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 14.09 |==== Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 13.13 |==== Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 13.29 |==== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 97.20 |============================= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 125.16 |===================================== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 123.92 |===================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 77.99 |======================= NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 127.76 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 25.29 |======== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 25.57 |======== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 125.91 |===================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 128.05 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 128.05 |====================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 11.69 |== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 3.54 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 3.18 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 3.18 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 40.77 |======= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 58.05 |========== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 56.96 |========== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 38.45 |======= NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 82.03 |============== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 11.34 |== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 11.37 |== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 68.06 |============ NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 224.66 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 187.41 |================================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 34.92 |==== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 13.18 |== Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 12.15 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 12.13 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 119.13 |============== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 160.31 |=================== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 154.49 |================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 83.98 |========== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 186.35 |====================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 27.45 |=== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 27.77 |=== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 167.52 |==================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 323.35 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 310.03 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau Git: GeForce 9800GT .... 22.53 |==== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 460 ... 8.65 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 520 .... 7.53 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GT 610 .... 7.11 |= Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 650 ... 64.56 |=========== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 680 ... 109.50 |================== Nouveau Git: GeForce GTX 760 ... 86.04 |============== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce 9800GT .. 52.33 |========= NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 460 . 121.32 |==================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 520 .. 19.35 |=== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GT 610 .. 19.49 |=== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 650 . 109.65 |================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 680 . 231.06 |====================================== NVIDIA 340.24: GeForce GTX 760 . 217.01 |====================================