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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GTX 680: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5
December 28 2014
 
GTX 760: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5
December 28 2014
 
GTX 780 Ti: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5
December 28 2014
 
GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22
December 28 2014
 
GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22
December 28 2014
 
GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22
December 28 2014
 
GTX 680: Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09
January 03 2015
 
GTX 760: Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09
January 03 2015
 
GTX 780 Ti: Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09
January 03 2015
 
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay DriverGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 Ti Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22 Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22 Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09 Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09 Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)ASRock Z97 Extreme6Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM15360MB64GB OCZ AGILITYNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1250MHz)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thDELL S2409WIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.03.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080NVIDIA 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 346.224.4.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores)60GBWindows NT6.1 (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- GTX 680: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: nouveau.pstate=1Processor Details- GTX 680: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 680: Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22, GTX 760: Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22, GTX 780 Ti: Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- GTX 680: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: EXA

openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 Ti Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Nouveau - 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22 Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22 Ubuntu 14.10 - NVIDIA 346.22 Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09 Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.09 Windows 7 - NVIDIA 347.0971.7384.7972.5958.811298736131251193520156.97186.20156.32119.6835148958816644341167148.27206.50167.15121.7820691160293937329960411.37351.79303.45213.516607431102946498271980354.83341.37287.66198.596767932452952416441513505.90364.86324.81235.7767270609234501813363322368.47310.03268.48192.236546531362690808441950329.37294.87241.88175.256701532342747566551515427.40320.50283.09206.6566594610529072313443288OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 7110220330440550SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 2.72, N = 371.73411.37368.47156.97354.83329.37148.27505.90427.40
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 790180270360450Min: 71.7 / Avg: 71.73 / Max: 71.8Min: 410.7 / Avg: 411.37 / Max: 411.9Min: 364.2 / Avg: 368.47 / Max: 371.2Min: 156.9 / Avg: 156.97 / Max: 157Min: 351.8 / Avg: 354.83 / Max: 356.7Min: 328.1 / Avg: 329.37 / Max: 330.2Min: 148.2 / Avg: 148.27 / Max: 148.4Min: 504.3 / Avg: 505.9 / Max: 508Min: 424.2 / Avg: 427.4 / Max: 432.8

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time3.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 7612182430Min: 6 / Avg: 13.94 / Max: 27Min: 1 / Avg: 2.43 / Max: 12Min: 1 / Avg: 2.67 / Max: 25Min: 2 / Avg: 6.37 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 2.8 / Max: 12Min: 1 / Avg: 3 / Max: 7Min: 3 / Avg: 6.73 / Max: 13Min: 1 / Avg: 1.96 / Max: 7Min: 1 / Avg: 2.29 / Max: 24

Xonotic

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High3.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 780160240320400SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.10, N = 3SE +/- 4.72, N = 5SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 4.73, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 2.46, N = 3SE +/- 4.71, N = 384.79351.79310.03186.20341.37294.87206.50364.86320.50
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High3.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 770140210280350Min: 84.74 / Avg: 84.79 / Max: 84.85Min: 347.59 / Avg: 351.79 / Max: 354.03Min: 292.12 / Avg: 310.03 / Max: 319.81Min: 186.02 / Avg: 186.2 / Max: 186.39Min: 339.24 / Avg: 341.37 / Max: 342.5Min: 271.31 / Avg: 294.87 / Max: 301.28Min: 206.12 / Avg: 206.5 / Max: 206.71Min: 360 / Avg: 364.86 / Max: 367.94Min: 311.41 / Avg: 320.5 / Max: 327.15

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra3.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 770140210280350SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 3.33, N = 372.59303.45268.48156.32287.66241.88167.15324.81283.09
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra3.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 760120180240300Min: 72.54 / Avg: 72.59 / Max: 72.63Min: 302.41 / Avg: 303.45 / Max: 305.25Min: 266.91 / Avg: 268.48 / Max: 269.88Min: 156.09 / Avg: 156.32 / Max: 156.58Min: 285.67 / Avg: 287.66 / Max: 290.02Min: 238.54 / Avg: 241.88 / Max: 245.35Min: 166.8 / Avg: 167.15 / Max: 167.37Min: 322.69 / Avg: 324.81 / Max: 326.19Min: 277.07 / Avg: 283.09 / Max: 288.57

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate3.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 750100150200250SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 2.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 358.81213.51192.23119.68198.59175.25121.78235.77206.65
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate3.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 74080120160200Min: 58.78 / Avg: 58.81 / Max: 58.82Min: 212.79 / Avg: 213.51 / Max: 214.56Min: 191.2 / Avg: 192.23 / Max: 193.17Min: 119.17 / Avg: 119.68 / Max: 120.08Min: 197.49 / Avg: 198.59 / Max: 199.17Min: 171.88 / Avg: 175.25 / Max: 180.05Min: 121.48 / Avg: 121.78 / Max: 122.19Min: 234.73 / Avg: 235.77 / Max: 237.25Min: 205.9 / Avg: 206.65 / Max: 207.94

GpuTest

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 714K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 57.49, N = 3SE +/- 31.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 88.88, N = 3SE +/- 9.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 129.22, N = 3SE +/- 9.17, N = 3129876607465465351486767967015206916727066594
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 712K24K36K48K60KMin: 12986 / Avg: 12987 / Max: 12988Min: 65960 / Avg: 66074 / Max: 66144Min: 65402 / Avg: 65465 / Max: 65503Min: 35148 / Avg: 35148.33 / Max: 35149Min: 67574 / Avg: 67679.33 / Max: 67856Min: 67001 / Avg: 67015 / Max: 67033Min: 20688 / Avg: 20691.33 / Max: 20696Min: 67083 / Avg: 67270 / Max: 67518Min: 66582 / Avg: 66594 / Max: 66612

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 713002600390052006500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 10.14, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 5.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 24.89, N = 3SE +/- 25.12, N = 33613110313695832453234160260926105
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 711002200330044005500Min: 361 / Avg: 361.33 / Max: 362Min: 3093 / Avg: 3109.67 / Max: 3128Min: 3132 / Avg: 3136 / Max: 3138Min: 958 / Avg: 958 / Max: 958Min: 3241 / Avg: 3245 / Max: 3251Min: 3225 / Avg: 3234 / Max: 3243Min: 1602 / Avg: 1602 / Max: 1602Min: 6054 / Avg: 6092.33 / Max: 6139Min: 6074 / Avg: 6105.33 / Max: 6155

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 770K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 3.93, N = 3SE +/- 63.82, N = 3SE +/- 4955.24, N = 3SE +/- 25.18, N = 3SE +/- 123.73, N = 3SE +/- 1102.27, N = 3SE +/- 7.22, N = 3SE +/- 1251.22, N = 3SE +/- 990.23, N = 3312512946492690808166429524127475693937345018290723
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 760K120K180K240K300KMin: 31243 / Avg: 31250.67 / Max: 31256Min: 294533 / Avg: 294649.33 / Max: 294753Min: 263684 / Avg: 269080 / Max: 278977Min: 81614 / Avg: 81664.33 / Max: 81691Min: 295008 / Avg: 295240.67 / Max: 295430Min: 272782 / Avg: 274756 / Max: 276593Min: 93923 / Avg: 93937.33 / Max: 93946Min: 342516 / Avg: 345018.33 / Max: 346289Min: 288743 / Avg: 290723 / Max: 291750

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 730060090012001500SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.96, N = 3SE +/- 8.29, N = 319382784443464465532913361344
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 72004006008001000Min: 192 / Avg: 193.33 / Max: 195Min: 827 / Avg: 827.33 / Max: 828Min: 842 / Avg: 844.33 / Max: 848Min: 433 / Avg: 433.67 / Max: 434Min: 641 / Avg: 643.67 / Max: 645Min: 653 / Avg: 655 / Max: 658Min: 329 / Avg: 329 / Max: 329Min: 1332 / Avg: 1336.33 / Max: 1342Min: 1333 / Avg: 1343.67 / Max: 1360

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 77001400210028003500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 10.35, N = 35201980195011671513151596033223288
GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 10803.18 + Mesa 10.5NouveauNVIDIA 346.22Ubuntu 14.10NVIDIA 347.09Windows 76001200180024003000Min: 520 / Avg: 520.33 / Max: 521Min: 1980 / Avg: 1980 / Max: 1980Min: 1950 / Avg: 1950 / Max: 1950Min: 1166 / Avg: 1166.67 / Max: 1167Min: 1511 / Avg: 1513 / Max: 1514Min: 1511 / Avg: 1514.67 / Max: 1518Min: 959 / Avg: 959.67 / Max: 960Min: 3320 / Avg: 3322 / Max: 3324Min: 3267 / Avg: 3287.67 / Max: 3299