NVIDIA vs. Nouveau On Ubuntu 14.10 NVIDIA Linux benchmarks on Ubuntu 14.10. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (324/648MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (405/648MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (405/648MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-7d560a3 2014-10-25 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-7d560a3 2014-10-25 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-7d560a3 2014-10-25 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.89, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.89, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.89, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... 67.17 |===== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 65.30 |===== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... 68.60 |===== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . 68.63 |===== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . 66.60 |===== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . 70.57 |====== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... 347.70 |============================ NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... 316.90 |========================= NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... 413.33 |================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 14.9 MAX: 36.0 Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... MIN: 7.0 AVG: 15.3 MAX: 32.0 Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 14.5 MAX: 30.0 Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 14.6 MAX: 43.0 Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 15.0 MAX: 45.0 Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 14.2 MAX: 45.0 NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.8 MAX: 8.0 NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 24.0 NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 5.0 World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... 111.93 |====== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 111.57 |====== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... 106.97 |====== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . 154.47 |========= Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . 153.07 |========= Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . 147.43 |======== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... 566.15 |================================ NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... 583.07 |================================= NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... 585.87 |================================= Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... 27.60 |==== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 28.70 |==== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... 28.70 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . 28.37 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . 28.77 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . 29.03 |==== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... 201.63 |=============================== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... 176.00 |=========================== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... 216.30 |================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... 41.65 |====== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 40.61 |====== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... 40.78 |====== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . 45.96 |====== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . 44.74 |====== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . 45.09 |====== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... 237.72 |================================ NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... 231.29 |=============================== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... 242.94 |================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... 7443 |==== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 7626 |==== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... 7100 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . 10782 |====== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . 11087 |====== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . 10369 |====== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... 55605 |================================ NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... 57181 |================================= NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... 59524 |================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... 225 |==== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 230 |==== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... 211 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . 224 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . 227 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . 209 |==== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... 1907 |================================ NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... 1698 |============================= NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... 2062 |=================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 680 ....... 14409 |== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 760 ....... 14326 |== Ubuntu 14.10: GeForce GTX 770 ....... 13930 |== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 680 . 31042 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 760 . 30993 |==== Oibaf + Linux 3.17: GeForce GTX 770 . 30899 |==== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 680 ...... 213994 |=============================== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 760 ...... 211006 |============================== NVIDIA 331.89: GeForce GTX 770 ...... 229076 |=================================