Nouveau Linux 4.5 Performance Nouveau on Linux 4.4 and Linux 4.5 compared to NVIDIA binary driver. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.63, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.63, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.63, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.63, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.4: GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.4: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1202/6008MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.4: GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (1202/6008MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1202/7000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.5: GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.5: GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.5: GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 57.76 |============= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 165.39 |==================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 151.10 |================================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 196.39 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 44.77 |========== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 82.27 |================== Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 45.00 |========== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 75.37 |================= Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 46.92 |========== Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 82.74 |================== Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 48.11 |=========== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 78.17 |================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 127.00 |============== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 350.67 |====================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 321.80 |=================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 394.03 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 98.30 |=========== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 183.03 |==================== Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 111.03 |============ Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 144.10 |================ Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 103.30 |=========== Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 232.05 |========================= Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 116.50 |============= Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 153.23 |================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 7.9 MAX: 22.0 NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.8 MAX: 17.0 NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 17.0 NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.6 MAX: 20.0 Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ MIN: 5.0 AVG: 10.1 MAX: 19.0 Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.5 MAX: 20.0 Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.0 MAX: 26.0 Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 24.0 Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 20.0 Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 26.0 Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ MIN: 4.0 AVG: 8.6 MAX: 25.0 Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.6 MAX: 26.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 124.77 |==================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 230.46 |==================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 219.18 |=================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 272.34 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 90.73 |============== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 210.83 |================================= Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 97.35 |=============== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 127.45 |==================== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 91.94 |=============== Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 217.94 |================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 98.47 |================ Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 128.19 |==================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 93.24 |=================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 110.19 |========================================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 109.75 |========================================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 115.52 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 78.91 |============================= Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 98.37 |===================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 83.45 |=============================== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 93.15 |=================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 87.05 |================================ Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 101.88 |====================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 94.99 |=================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 103.31 |====================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 353.84 |========================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 358.41 |========================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 361.39 |=========================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 363.47 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 303.36 |==================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 307.26 |==================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 309.55 |===================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 304.03 |==================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 305.78 |==================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 310.12 |===================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 305.80 |==================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 312.32 |===================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 164.67 |========================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 284.13 |=========================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 280.11 |========================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 285.94 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 125.21 |=================== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 230.67 |=================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 141.78 |===================== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 184.78 |============================ Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 131.32 |==================== Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 233.32 |=================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 149.37 |====================== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 199.31 |============================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 110.61 |==================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 224.08 |========================================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 219.33 |======================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 236.92 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 83.54 |=============== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 177.74 |================================ Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 95.24 |================= Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 129.83 |======================== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 87.92 |================ Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 183.94 |================================= Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 100.19 |================== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 139.70 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 40153 |========================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 63034 |========================================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 64312 |========================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 63648 |========================================= Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 35197 |======================= Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 68116 |============================================ Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 24537 |================ Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 21450 |============== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 35230 |======================= Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 68175 |============================================ Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 24537 |================ Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 21462 |============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 1231 |========= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 3142 |======================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 3230 |======================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 6100 |============================================= Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 908 |======= Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 3018 |====================== Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 1143 |======== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 1935 |============== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 909 |======= Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 3037 |====================== Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 1143 |======== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 1950 |============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 144253 |=================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 271321 |===================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 270625 |==================================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 318935 |=========================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 98879 |============= Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 254043 |================================== Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 106983 |============== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 113278 |=============== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 99272 |============= Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 255143 |================================== Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 107326 |============== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 113598 |=============== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 213 |======= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 828 |============================= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 636 |====================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 1296 |============================================= Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 164 |====== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 722 |========================= Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 183 |====== Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 335 |============ Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 164 |====== Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 722 |========================= Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 183 |====== Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 334 |============ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 650 .... 482 |======= NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 680 .... 1911 |=========================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 760 .... 1479 |===================== NVIDIA 352.63: GTX 780 Ti . 3148 |============================================= Linux 4.4: GTX 650 ........ 440 |====== Linux 4.4: GTX 680 ........ 1939 |============================ Linux 4.4: GTX 760 ........ 492 |======= Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti ..... 965 |============== Linux 4.5: GTX 650 ........ 440 |====== Linux 4.5: GTX 680 ........ 1940 |============================ Linux 4.5: GTX 760 ........ 492 |======= Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti ..... 965 |==============