Nouveau Valve Steam On Linux Gaming Nouveau benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 4.60 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 14.47 |========= GeForce GTX 650 .... 52.26 |================================= GeForce GTX 680 .... 75.66 |================================================ GeForce GTX 760 .... 73.39 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 770 .... 79.78 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 74.24 |=============================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 8.9 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 0.1 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 8.4 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 10.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 8.8 MAX: 11.6 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 8.4 MAX: 11.6 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 8.7 MAX: 11.8 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 12.1 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 31.5 MAX: 33.0 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 36.7 MAX: 37.0 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 44.0 MAX: 48.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 46.2 MAX: 48.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 32.0 AVG: 50.9 MAX: 61.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 46.0 AVG: 59.2 MAX: 68.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 40.8 MAX: 47.0 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 73 AVG: 88 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 76 AVG: 95 MAX: 96 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 75 AVG: 108 MAX: 115 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 86 AVG: 120 MAX: 133 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 98 AVG: 132 MAX: 147 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 97 AVG: 137 MAX: 157 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 84 AVG: 116 MAX: 129 Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 8.24 |==== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 23.59 |=========== GeForce GTX 650 .... 87.61 |======================================== GeForce GTX 680 .... 97.31 |============================================= GeForce GTX 760 .... 98.17 |============================================= GeForce GTX 770 .... 99.43 |============================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 109.28 |================================================== Team Fortress 2 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 2.0 MAX: 6.7 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 0.1 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 6.8 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 10.2 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 10.7 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 11.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 11.5 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 0.1 AVG: 6.7 MAX: 11.5 Team Fortress 2 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 31.0 MAX: 32.0 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 36.0 MAX: 37.0 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 40.1 MAX: 44.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 44.9 MAX: 47.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 54.0 AVG: 55.3 MAX: 57.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 63.0 AVG: 63.8 MAX: 66.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 44.0 AVG: 44.4 MAX: 46.0 Team Fortress 2 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 74 AVG: 82 MAX: 94 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 74 AVG: 90 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 75 AVG: 98 MAX: 117 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 83 AVG: 106 MAX: 125 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 98 AVG: 117 MAX: 139 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 94 AVG: 118 MAX: 147 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 87 AVG: 105 MAX: 129 CPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 8.9 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 3.6 MAX: 8.4 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.6 MAX: 10.2 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 11.6 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.7 MAX: 11.6 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.6 MAX: 11.8 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 12.1 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 28.0 AVG: 31.4 MAX: 33.0 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 36.5 MAX: 37.0 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 42.5 MAX: 48.0 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 45.5 MAX: 48.0 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 52.7 MAX: 61.0 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 45.0 AVG: 61.4 MAX: 68.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 42.4 MAX: 47.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 73 AVG: 86 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 74 AVG: 93 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 650 .... MIN: 75 AVG: 103 MAX: 117 GeForce GTX 680 .... MIN: 83 AVG: 111 MAX: 133 GeForce GTX 760 .... MIN: 96 AVG: 123 MAX: 147 GeForce GTX 770 .... MIN: 94 AVG: 125 MAX: 157 GeForce GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 83 AVG: 108 MAX: 129