NVIDIA vs. Nouveau Linux vs. Windows GeForce NVIDIA vs. Nouveau end of 2014 Linux OpenGL performance comparison to Windows 7 Pro updated... Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Display Driver GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 760 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores) ASRock Z97 Extreme6 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 15360MB 64GB OCZ AGILITY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1250MHz) Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th DELL S2409W Intel Connection Ubuntu 14.10 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.3.1 X Server 1.16.0 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.9.1 ext4 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (1250MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1250MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64) NVIDIA 346.22 4.4.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores) 60GB Windows NT 6.1 (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org Kernel Details - GTX 680: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: nouveau.pstate=1 Processor Details - GTX 680: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 680: NVIDIA 346.22, GTX 760: NVIDIA 346.22, GTX 780 Ti: NVIDIA 346.22: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave Graphics Details - GTX 680: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: EXA
openarena: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 760 GTX 680 GTX 780 Ti Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 71.73 84.79 72.59 58.81 12987 361 31251 193 520 156.97 186.20 156.32 119.68 35148 958 81664 434 1167 148.27 206.50 167.15 121.78 20691 1602 93937 329 960 411.37 351.79 303.45 213.51 66074 3110 294649 827 1980 354.83 341.37 287.66 198.59 67679 3245 295241 644 1513 505.90 364.86 324.81 235.77 67270 6092 345018 1336 3322 329.37 294.87 241.88 175.25 67015 3234 274756 655 1515 368.47 310.03 268.48 192.23 65465 3136 269080 844 1950 427.40 320.50 283.09 206.65 66594 6105 290723 1344 3288 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 2.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 SE +/- 2.72, N = 3 71.73 411.37 368.47 156.97 354.83 329.37 148.27 505.90 427.40
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 6 / Avg: 13.94 / Max: 27 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.43 / Max: 12 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.67 / Max: 25 Min: 2 / Avg: 6.37 / Max: 14 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.8 / Max: 12 Min: 1 / Avg: 3 / Max: 7 Min: 3 / Avg: 6.73 / Max: 13 Min: 1 / Avg: 1.96 / Max: 7 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.29 / Max: 24
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 2.10, N = 3 SE +/- 4.72, N = 5 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 1.06, N = 3 SE +/- 4.73, N = 6 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 2.46, N = 3 SE +/- 4.71, N = 3 84.79 351.79 310.03 186.20 341.37 294.87 206.50 364.86 320.50
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 1.27, N = 3 SE +/- 1.97, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 3.33, N = 3 72.59 303.45 268.48 156.32 287.66 241.88 167.15 324.81 283.09
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 2.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.65, N = 3 58.81 213.51 192.23 119.68 198.59 175.25 121.78 235.77 206.65
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 14K 28K 42K 56K 70K SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 57.49, N = 3 SE +/- 31.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 88.88, N = 3 SE +/- 9.45, N = 3 SE +/- 2.40, N = 3 SE +/- 129.22, N = 3 SE +/- 9.17, N = 3 12987 66074 65465 35148 67679 67015 20691 67270 66594
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 10.14, N = 3 SE +/- 2.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 3.06, N = 3 SE +/- 5.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 24.89, N = 3 SE +/- 25.12, N = 3 361 3110 3136 958 3245 3234 1602 6092 6105
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 70K 140K 210K 280K 350K SE +/- 3.93, N = 3 SE +/- 63.82, N = 3 SE +/- 4955.24, N = 3 SE +/- 25.18, N = 3 SE +/- 123.73, N = 3 SE +/- 1102.27, N = 3 SE +/- 7.22, N = 3 SE +/- 1251.22, N = 3 SE +/- 990.23, N = 3 31251 294649 269080 81664 295241 274756 93937 345018 290723
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 8.29, N = 3 193 827 844 434 644 655 329 1336 1344
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 10.35, N = 3 520 1980 1950 1167 1513 1515 960 3322 3288
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