Nouveau Valve Steam On Linux Gaming

Nouveau benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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GeForce GTX 460
November 17 2014
 
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
November 17 2014
 
GeForce GTX 650
November 17 2014
 
GeForce GTX 680
November 17 2014
 
GeForce GTX 760
November 17 2014
 
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November 17 2014
 
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GeForce GTX 460

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (50/135MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Changed Graphics to eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (405/324MHz).

GeForce GTX 650

Changed Graphics to MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz).

GeForce GTX 680

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (862/1620MHz).

GeForce GTX 760

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (967/1620MHz).

GeForce GTX 770

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1032/1620MHz).

GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1202/1620MHz).

Nouveau Valve Steam On Linux GamingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (50/135MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (405/324MHz)MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (862/1620MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (967/1620MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1032/1620MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1202/1620MHz)Intel C610/X99SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.18.0-999-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.16.0nouveau 1.0.113.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNouveau Valve Steam On Linux Gaming BenchmarksSystem Logs- nouveau.pstate=1- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- EXA

Nouveau Valve Steam On Linux Gamingcsgo: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti4.608.2414.4723.5952.2687.6175.6697.3173.3998.1779.7899.4374.24109.28OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 34.6014.4752.2675.6673.3979.7874.24
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti1530456075Min: 4.6 / Avg: 4.6 / Max: 4.6Min: 14.42 / Avg: 14.47 / Max: 14.49Min: 52.18 / Avg: 52.26 / Max: 52.31Min: 75.07 / Avg: 75.66 / Max: 75.96Min: 73.16 / Avg: 73.39 / Max: 73.61Min: 79.58 / Avg: 79.78 / Max: 80.15Min: 74.17 / Avg: 74.24 / Max: 74.35

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 4600.11.78.9GeForce GTX 550 Ti0.13.48.4GeForce GTX 6500.07.310.0GeForce GTX 6800.18.811.6GeForce GTX 7600.08.411.6GeForce GTX 7700.18.711.8GeForce GTX 780 Ti0.08.512.1OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCPU Usage Monitor48121620

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 46029.031.533.0GeForce GTX 550 Ti34.036.737.0GeForce GTX 65033.044.048.0GeForce GTX 68041.046.248.0GeForce GTX 76032.050.961.0GeForce GTX 77046.059.268.0GeForce GTX 780 Ti30.040.847.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveGPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 46073.187.799.2GeForce GTX 550 Ti76.494.696.1GeForce GTX 65074.7108.4114.8GeForce GTX 68086.1119.9132.5GeForce GTX 76097.7132.3146.9GeForce GTX 77096.7137.4156.6GeForce GTX 780 Ti84.0116.0129.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveSystem Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 38.2423.5987.6197.3198.1799.43109.28
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti20406080100Min: 8.24 / Avg: 8.24 / Max: 8.25Min: 23.54 / Avg: 23.59 / Max: 23.62Min: 87.15 / Avg: 87.61 / Max: 88Min: 96.56 / Avg: 97.31 / Max: 97.82Min: 97.27 / Avg: 98.17 / Max: 99.22Min: 98.68 / Avg: 99.43 / Max: 99.84Min: 108.84 / Avg: 109.28 / Max: 109.62

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 4600.12.06.7GeForce GTX 550 Ti0.14.36.8GeForce GTX 6500.16.510.2GeForce GTX 6800.06.210.7GeForce GTX 7600.16.511.0GeForce GTX 7700.06.211.5GeForce GTX 780 Ti0.16.711.5OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterTeam Fortress 2CPU Usage Monitor48121620

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 46030.031.032.0GeForce GTX 550 Ti35.036.037.0GeForce GTX 65037.040.144.0GeForce GTX 68044.044.947.0GeForce GTX 76054.055.357.0GeForce GTX 77063.063.866.0GeForce GTX 780 Ti44.044.446.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTeam Fortress 2GPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 46073.582.293.5GeForce GTX 550 Ti74.090.398.7GeForce GTX 65075.097.7116.6GeForce GTX 68083.4106.2125.4GeForce GTX 76097.5117.5138.9GeForce GTX 77093.7117.7146.8GeForce GTX 780 Ti86.5104.8128.8OpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTeam Fortress 2System Power Consumption Monitor4080120160200

CPU Usage Monitor

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 4600.11.78.9GeForce GTX 550 Ti0.03.68.4GeForce GTX 6500.06.610.2GeForce GTX 6800.06.911.6GeForce GTX 7600.06.711.6GeForce GTX 7700.06.611.8GeForce GTX 780 Ti0.06.912.1OpenBenchmarking.orgPercentCPU Usage MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring48121620

GPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 46028.031.433.0GeForce GTX 550 Ti34.036.537.0GeForce GTX 65033.042.548.0GeForce GTX 68041.045.548.0GeForce GTX 76030.052.761.0GeForce GTX 77045.061.468.0GeForce GTX 780 Ti30.042.447.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusGPU Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring20406080100

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxGeForce GTX 46073.186.499.2GeForce GTX 550 Ti74.093.198.7GeForce GTX 65074.5103.4116.6GeForce GTX 68083.4111.1132.5GeForce GTX 76095.5122.8146.9GeForce GTX 77093.7125.3156.6GeForce GTX 780 Ti83.2108.5129.3OpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring4080120160200

GeForce GTX 460

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (50/135MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 17 November 2014 12:02 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 17 November 2014 11:13 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 650

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 17 November 2014 13:46 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 680

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (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 (862/1620MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 17 November 2014 10:16 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 760

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (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 (967/1620MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 17 November 2014 10:47 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 770

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (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 (1032/1620MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 17 November 2014 14:10 by user pts.

GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1202/1620MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 17 November 2014 10:31 by user pts.