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.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1602080-GA-NOUVEAULI19&grs&rdt.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 4.5Linux 4.4Linux 4.5Linux 4.4Linux 4.5Linux 4.4Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63 GTX 680 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 760 GTX 650 GTX 650 GTX 780 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 760 GTX 680Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206UnityX Server 1.17.2nouveau 1.0.124.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext41920x1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1202/6008MHz)4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (1202/6008MHz)4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64)MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz)4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1202/7000MHz)4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA 352.634.5.0MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- Linux 4.5: GTX 680, Linux 4.4: GTX 680, Linux 4.5: GTX 760, Linux 4.4: GTX 760, Linux 4.5: GTX 650, Linux 4.4: GTX 650, Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti, Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti: EXAKernel Details- Linux 4.4: GTX 680, Linux 4.4: GTX 760, Linux 4.4: GTX 650, Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti: nouveau.pstate=1

gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenopenarena: 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreentesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultratf2: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowcsgo: 1920 x 1080Linux 4.5Linux 4.4Linux 4.5Linux 4.4Linux 4.5Linux 4.4Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63 GTX 680 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 760 GTX 650 GTX 650 GTX 780 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 760 GTX 68072219403037232.0525514368175217.94183.94233.32101.88310.1282.7472219393018183.0325404368116210.83177.74230.6798.37307.2682.271834921143116.501073262453798.47100.19149.3794.99305.8048.111834921143111.031069832453797.3595.24141.7883.45309.5545.00164440909103.30992723523091.9487.92131.3287.05305.7846.9216444090898.30988793519790.7383.54125.2178.91303.3644.773349651950153.2311359821462128.19139.70199.31103.31312.3278.173359651935144.1011327821450127.45129.83184.7893.15304.0375.37129631486100394.0331893563648272.34236.92285.94115.52363.47196.392134821231127.0014425340153124.77110.61164.6793.24353.8457.7663614793230321.8027062564312219.18219.33280.11109.75361.39151.1082819113142350.6727132163034230.46224.08284.13110.19358.41165.39OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti30060090012001500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 20.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 37221831643347221831643351296213636828

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti7001400210028003500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 8.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 6.84, N = 319404924409651939492440965314848214791911

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti13002600390052006500SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 15.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 5.93, N = 33037114390919503018114390819356100123132303142

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti90180270360450SE +/- 5.60, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 3.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3232.05116.50103.30153.23183.03111.0398.30144.10394.03127.00321.80350.67

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti70K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 9.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.51, N = 3SE +/- 4.18, N = 3SE +/- 19.55, N = 3SE +/- 4.33, N = 3SE +/- 5.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 61.76, N = 3SE +/- 5102.54, N = 6SE +/- 723.76, N = 3SE +/- 453.52, N = 3SE +/- 1292.43, N = 32551431073269927211359825404310698398879113278318935144253270625271321

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti15K30K45K60K75KSE +/- 21.85, N = 3SE +/- 2.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 9.17, N = 3SE +/- 25.90, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 3.76, N = 3SE +/- 629.67, N = 3SE +/- 33.62, N = 3SE +/- 49.54, N = 3SE +/- 344.78, N = 3681752453735230214626811624537351972145063648401536431263034

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti60120180240300SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 2.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 5.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 3.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3217.9498.4791.94128.19210.8397.3590.73127.45272.34124.77219.18230.46

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti612182430Min: 2 / Avg: 4.64 / Max: 26Min: 4 / Avg: 8.56 / Max: 25Min: 5 / Avg: 9.64 / Max: 20Min: 3 / Avg: 6.62 / Max: 26Min: 2 / Avg: 5.46 / Max: 20Min: 5 / Avg: 8.96 / Max: 26Min: 5 / Avg: 10.14 / Max: 19Min: 3 / Avg: 6.91 / Max: 24Min: 1 / Avg: 2.56 / Max: 20Min: 5 / Avg: 7.86 / Max: 22Min: 1 / Avg: 3.07 / Max: 17Min: 1 / Avg: 2.82 / Max: 17

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 2.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3183.94100.1987.92139.70177.7495.2483.54129.83236.92110.61219.33224.08

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti60120180240300SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 3.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 1.71, N = 3233.32149.37131.32199.31230.67141.78125.21184.78285.94164.67280.11284.13

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti306090120150SE +/- 1.86, N = 6SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 2.13, N = 6SE +/- 1.38, N = 6SE +/- 1.85, N = 6SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.40, N = 6SE +/- 1.75, N = 3SE +/- 2.71, N = 6SE +/- 1.44, N = 6SE +/- 3.12, N = 6SE +/- 2.78, N = 6101.8894.9987.05103.3198.3783.4578.9193.15115.5293.24109.75110.19

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti80160240320400SE +/- 3.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 3.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 3.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3SE +/- 2.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3310.12305.80305.78312.32307.26309.55303.36304.03363.47353.84361.39358.41

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Linux 4.5Linux 4.4NVIDIA 352.63OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 760GTX 650GTX 780 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 2.07, N = 6SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 4.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.77, N = 6SE +/- 0.63, N = 5SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 3.21, N = 4SE +/- 8.30, N = 6SE +/- 20.52, N = 6SE +/- 24.45, N = 682.7448.1146.9278.1782.2745.0044.7775.37196.3957.76151.10165.39

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