Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Valve Steam On Linux Gaming

Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Linux driver benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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NVIDIA 346.16: GeForce GTX 460
November 18 2014
 
NVIDIA 346.16: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
November 18 2014
 
NVIDIA 346.16: GeForce GTX 650
November 18 2014
 
NVIDIA 346.16: GeForce GTX 680
November 18 2014
 
NVIDIA 346.16: GeForce GTX 760
November 18 2014
 
NVIDIA 346.16: GeForce GTX 770
November 18 2014
 
NVIDIA 346.16: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
November 18 2014
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460
November 17 2014
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
November 17 2014
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 650
November 17 2014
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 680
November 17 2014
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 760
November 17 2014
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 770
November 17 2014
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
November 17 2014
 
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Nouveau vs. NVIDIA 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 (675/1804MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz)MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)NVIDIA 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/X99Samsung SyncMasterSyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.16.0-24-generic (x86_64)3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.16.0NVIDIA 346.16nouveau 1.0.114.5.03.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorsNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNouveau Vs. NVIDIA Valve Steam On Linux Gaming BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 650, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 680, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 760, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 770, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 780 Ti: nouveau.pstate=1 - Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 650, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 680, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 760, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 770, Nouveau: GeForce GTX 780 Ti: EXA

csgo: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA 346.16Nouveau GeForce GTX 460 GeForce GTX 550 Ti GeForce GTX 650 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 760 GeForce GTX 770 GeForce GTX 780 Ti GeForce GTX 460 GeForce GTX 550 Ti GeForce GTX 650 GeForce GTX 680 GeForce GTX 760 GeForce GTX 770 GeForce GTX 780 Ti68.14110.7364.79101.8665.62109.43149.59175.22144.56172.09144.57169.99146.82176.864.608.2414.4723.5952.2687.6175.6697.3173.3998.1779.7899.4374.24109.28OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.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 Ti306090120150SE +/- 7.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 2.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 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 = 368.1464.7965.62149.59144.56144.57146.824.6014.4752.2675.6673.3979.7874.24
NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.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 Ti306090120150Min: 60.52 / Avg: 68.14 / Max: 83.12Min: 64.74 / Avg: 64.79 / Max: 64.81Min: 65.53 / Avg: 65.62 / Max: 65.68Min: 146.46 / Avg: 149.59 / Max: 151.75Min: 143.58 / Avg: 144.56 / Max: 145.38Min: 140.66 / Avg: 144.57 / Max: 148.52Min: 144.88 / Avg: 146.82 / Max: 148.69Min: 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

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveCPU Usage MonitorGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti48121620Min: 0.06 / Avg: 9.3 / Max: 12.08Min: 0.13 / Avg: 9.29 / Max: 11.34Min: 0.13 / Avg: 9.63 / Max: 11.46Min: 0.06 / Avg: 9.18 / Max: 13.83Min: 0.06 / Avg: 8.88 / Max: 13.54Min: 0.13 / Avg: 10.89 / Max: 13.46Min: 0.06 / Avg: 10.32 / Max: 13.77Min: 0.06 / Avg: 1.66 / Max: 8.91Min: 0.06 / Avg: 3.44 / Max: 8.38Min: 0.13 / Avg: 7.46 / Max: 10.04Min: 0.06 / Avg: 8.84 / Max: 11.57Min: 0.06 / Avg: 8.66 / Max: 11.57Min: 0.13 / Avg: 8.72 / Max: 11.81Min: 0.06 / Avg: 8.78 / Max: 12.05

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveGPU Temperature MonitorGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti1428425670Min: 36 / Avg: 47.25 / Max: 52Min: 37 / Avg: 60.07 / Max: 66Min: 29 / Avg: 44.57 / Max: 50Min: 40 / Avg: 57.53 / Max: 69Min: 40 / Avg: 61.94 / Max: 75Min: 44 / Avg: 59.44 / Max: 68Min: 40 / Avg: 53.8 / Max: 62Min: 29 / Avg: 31.49 / Max: 33Min: 34 / Avg: 36.72 / Max: 37Min: 33 / Avg: 44.03 / Max: 48Min: 41 / Avg: 46.16 / Max: 48Min: 32 / Avg: 50.88 / Max: 61Min: 46 / Avg: 59.21 / Max: 68Min: 30 / Avg: 40.79 / Max: 47

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveSystem Power Consumption MonitorGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti50100150200250Min: 102.1 / Avg: 160.19 / Max: 181.9Min: 68.9 / Avg: 166.6 / Max: 183.6Min: 62.2 / Avg: 114.04 / Max: 126.2Min: 69.7 / Avg: 178.86 / Max: 229.9Min: 76.9 / Avg: 181.71 / Max: 228.1Min: 76.8 / Avg: 176.67 / Max: 223.4Min: 138.1 / Avg: 202.14 / Max: 251Min: 73.1 / Avg: 87.68 / Max: 99.2Min: 76.4 / Avg: 94.57 / Max: 96.1Min: 74.7 / Avg: 108.35 / Max: 114.8Min: 86.1 / Avg: 119.9 / Max: 132.5Min: 97.7 / Avg: 132.34 / Max: 146.9Min: 96.7 / Avg: 137.44 / Max: 156.6Min: 84 / Avg: 116.03 / Max: 129.3

Team Fortress 2

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.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 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 8.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.98, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 3SE +/- 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 = 3110.73101.86109.43175.22172.09169.99176.868.2423.5987.6197.3198.1799.43109.28
NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.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 Ti306090120150Min: 93.67 / Avg: 110.73 / Max: 119.53Min: 100.29 / Avg: 101.86 / Max: 102.71Min: 108.44 / Avg: 109.43 / Max: 109.97Min: 171.87 / Avg: 175.22 / Max: 177.95Min: 167.16 / Avg: 172.09 / Max: 175.67Min: 168.01 / Avg: 169.99 / Max: 173.95Min: 173.67 / Avg: 176.86 / Max: 178.51Min: 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

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterTeam Fortress 2CPU Usage MonitorGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti48121620Min: 0.13 / Avg: 7.23 / Max: 10.66Min: 0.06 / Avg: 6.54 / Max: 10.83Min: 0.06 / Avg: 6.89 / Max: 10.89Min: 0.19 / Avg: 6.47 / Max: 12.56Min: 0.19 / Avg: 7.46 / Max: 12.26Min: 0.06 / Avg: 5.7 / Max: 11.81Min: 0.06 / Avg: 6.44 / Max: 12.47Min: 0.06 / Avg: 1.99 / Max: 6.7Min: 0.13 / Avg: 4.31 / Max: 6.81Min: 0.06 / Avg: 6.55 / Max: 10.16Min: 0 / Avg: 6.22 / Max: 10.66Min: 0.06 / Avg: 6.47 / Max: 10.97Min: 0 / Avg: 6.2 / Max: 11.46Min: 0.13 / Avg: 6.67 / Max: 11.53

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTeam Fortress 2GPU Temperature MonitorGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti1326395265Min: 40 / Avg: 43.54 / Max: 48Min: 51 / Avg: 55.87 / Max: 61Min: 34 / Avg: 39.53 / Max: 46Min: 57 / Avg: 60.1 / Max: 65Min: 53 / Avg: 58.11 / Max: 63Min: 54 / Avg: 56.64 / Max: 61Min: 53 / Avg: 54.22 / Max: 55Min: 30 / Avg: 31.03 / Max: 32Min: 35 / Avg: 35.96 / Max: 37Min: 37 / Avg: 40.14 / Max: 44Min: 44 / Avg: 44.92 / Max: 47Min: 54 / Avg: 55.32 / Max: 57Min: 63 / Avg: 63.79 / Max: 66Min: 44 / Avg: 44.37 / Max: 46

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterTeam Fortress 2System Power Consumption MonitorGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti4080120160200Min: 102 / Avg: 134.18 / Max: 173Min: 70.4 / Avg: 131.65 / Max: 179.7Min: 63.3 / Avg: 97.15 / Max: 124.1Min: 120.8 / Avg: 153.31 / Max: 195.5Min: 114.7 / Avg: 152.89 / Max: 213.6Min: 105.3 / Avg: 147.38 / Max: 197.1Min: 136.3 / Avg: 164.47 / Max: 201.1Min: 73.5 / Avg: 82.2 / Max: 93.5Min: 74 / Avg: 90.26 / Max: 98.7Min: 75 / Avg: 97.71 / Max: 116.6Min: 83.4 / Avg: 106.23 / Max: 125.4Min: 97.5 / Avg: 117.48 / Max: 138.9Min: 93.7 / Avg: 117.73 / Max: 146.8Min: 86.5 / Avg: 104.79 / Max: 128.8

CPU Usage Monitor

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgPercentCPU Usage MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti48121620Min: 0 / Avg: 7.58 / Max: 12.08Min: 0 / Avg: 7.18 / Max: 11.34Min: 0.06 / Avg: 7.53 / Max: 11.46Min: 0 / Avg: 6.78 / Max: 13.83Min: 0.06 / Avg: 6.62 / Max: 13.54Min: 0 / Avg: 6.75 / Max: 13.46Min: 0 / Avg: 7.3 / Max: 13.77Min: 0.06 / Avg: 1.72 / Max: 8.91Min: 0.06 / Avg: 3.59 / Max: 8.38Min: 0 / Avg: 6.56 / Max: 10.16Min: 0 / Avg: 6.85 / Max: 11.57Min: 0 / Avg: 6.86 / Max: 11.57Min: 0 / Avg: 6.57 / Max: 11.81Min: 0 / Avg: 6.89 / Max: 12.05

GPU Temperature Monitor

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusGPU Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti1428425670Min: 35 / Avg: 45.17 / Max: 52Min: 34 / Avg: 57.31 / Max: 66Min: 25 / Avg: 41.46 / Max: 50Min: 35 / Avg: 57.53 / Max: 69Min: 34 / Avg: 58.66 / Max: 75Min: 40 / Avg: 56.76 / Max: 68Min: 37 / Avg: 53.3 / Max: 62Min: 28 / Avg: 31.38 / Max: 33Min: 34 / Avg: 36.5 / Max: 37Min: 33 / Avg: 42.5 / Max: 48Min: 41 / Avg: 45.48 / Max: 48Min: 30 / Avg: 52.73 / Max: 61Min: 45 / Avg: 61.38 / Max: 68Min: 30 / Avg: 42.42 / Max: 47

System Power Consumption Monitor

NVIDIA 346.16NouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringGeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 780 Ti50100150200250Min: 72.4 / Avg: 140.86 / Max: 181.9Min: 65.9 / Avg: 144.59 / Max: 183.6Min: 60.7 / Avg: 102.49 / Max: 126.2Min: 68.7 / Avg: 152.42 / Max: 229.9Min: 69.1 / Avg: 155.21 / Max: 228.1Min: 63 / Avg: 144.82 / Max: 223.4Min: 65.4 / Avg: 175.14 / Max: 251Min: 73.1 / Avg: 86.43 / Max: 99.2Min: 74 / Avg: 93.06 / Max: 98.7Min: 74.5 / Avg: 103.4 / Max: 116.6Min: 83.4 / Avg: 111.12 / Max: 132.5Min: 95.5 / Avg: 122.79 / Max: 146.9Min: 93.7 / Avg: 125.25 / Max: 156.6Min: 83.2 / Avg: 108.46 / Max: 129.3