Open-Source vs. Blob NVIDIA Linux New open-source data, benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (862/1620MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (405/810MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.21, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.21, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.21, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 .... 52.47 |=========== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 .... 79.17 |================= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 750 Ti . 11.28 |== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ................ 71.68 |=============== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ................ 146.99 |=============================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti ............. 121.26 |========================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 .... 99.57 |========== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 .... 148.80 |=============== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 750 Ti . 29.70 |=== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ................ 125.10 |============ NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ................ 312.90 |=============================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti ............. 194.98 |=================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 10.0 MAX: 26.0 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.7 MAX: 26.0 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 750 Ti . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 33.6 MAX: 86.0 NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ................ MIN: 3.0 AVG: 8.0 MAX: 24.0 NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ................ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 23.0 NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 18.0 Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 .... 90.48 |=================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 .... 103.21 |===================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 750 Ti . 22.61 |===== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ................ 119.53 |========================= NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ................ 150.84 |=============================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti ............. 148.26 |============================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 .... 90.22 |========== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 .... 104.59 |============ Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 750 Ti . 19.32 |== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ................ 134.46 |================ NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ................ 268.87 |=============================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti ............. 201.21 |======================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 .... 65.11 |========= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 .... 87.77 |============ Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 750 Ti . 14.46 |== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ................ 91.83 |============ NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ................ 230.81 |=============================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti ............. 133.27 |================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 . 28430 |================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 . 26331 |================= NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ............. 29388 |=================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ............. 55110 |=================================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti .......... 27923 |================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 . 488 |========= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 . 583 |=========== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ............. 614 |=========== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ............. 1934 |==================================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti .......... 1165 |====================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 650 . 32314 |===== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: GTX 680 . 32308 |===== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 650 ............. 93957 |=============== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 680 ............. 208431 |================================== NVIDIA 352.21: GTX 750 Ti .......... 113960 |===================