Nouveau Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 vs. NVIDIA

Open-source Nouveau versus NVIDIA Linux OpenGL graphics tests. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti
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Nouveau 0f: GTX 680
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Nouveau 0f: GTX 760
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Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti
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NVIDIA: GTX 680
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Nouveau Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 vs. NVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz)Realtek ALC1150Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64)4.4.0-42-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.4nouveau 1.0.12NVIDIA 370.284.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.44.1 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.44.5.01.0.8GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNouveau Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Vs. NVIDIA BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Nouveau Default: GTX 680, Nouveau Default: GTX 760, Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti, Nouveau 0f: GTX 680, Nouveau 0f: GTX 760, Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti: EXA

csgo: 1920 x 1080dota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultragputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenNouveau DefaultNouveau 0fNVIDIA GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 Ti23.648.1359.6733.9317.791355840545.618.8723.178.6058.7733.3717.201375811495.588.5537.4510.6385.3748.9427.7523783368811.4215.7030.468.50124.5770.1937.78277250123814.8216.33139.4549.10265.90219.78133.2711886685419635.2247.5444.1316.7399.9793.3443.50345200945011.8214.0666.7017.50141.20115.0566.87661308419020.0223.60216.2498.90418.63263.35165.35132513134121747.4662.76183.3499.73360.43237.05143.84103412880216942.9054.24221.4999.27491.73322.38251.83207618848535388.1890.35220.81100.03499.97376.35262.662668210495506120.35107.54OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 780 TiGTX 980 TiGTX 680GTX 76050100150200250SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3221.49220.81216.24183.34139.4566.7044.1337.4530.4623.6423.17
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 780 TiGTX 980 TiGTX 680GTX 7604080120160200Min: 220.91 / Avg: 221.49 / Max: 222.54Min: 218.94 / Avg: 220.81 / Max: 223.51Min: 211.11 / Avg: 216.24 / Max: 218.88Min: 182.63 / Avg: 183.34 / Max: 183.73Min: 139.26 / Avg: 139.45 / Max: 139.76Min: 66.51 / Avg: 66.7 / Max: 66.99Min: 44 / Avg: 44.13 / Max: 44.28Min: 37.4 / Avg: 37.45 / Max: 37.49Min: 30.39 / Avg: 30.46 / Max: 30.52Min: 23.48 / Avg: 23.64 / Max: 23.92Min: 23.08 / Avg: 23.17 / Max: 23.22

Dota 2

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLGTX 980 TiGTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 68020406080100SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3100.0399.7399.2798.9049.1017.5016.7310.638.608.508.13
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLGTX 980 TiGTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 68020406080100Min: 98.3 / Avg: 100.03 / Max: 101.3Min: 99.3 / Avg: 99.73 / Max: 100.2Min: 97.8 / Avg: 99.27 / Max: 100Min: 97.9 / Avg: 98.9 / Max: 99.5Min: 49 / Avg: 49.1 / Max: 49.2Min: 17.5 / Avg: 17.5 / Max: 17.5Min: 16.7 / Avg: 16.73 / Max: 16.8Min: 10.6 / Avg: 10.63 / Max: 10.7Min: 8.6 / Avg: 8.6 / Max: 8.6Min: 8.5 / Avg: 8.5 / Max: 8.5Min: 8.1 / Avg: 8.13 / Max: 8.2

OpenArena

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760110220330440550SE +/- 2.59, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.62, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3499.97491.73418.63360.43265.90141.2099.97124.5785.3759.6758.77
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76090180270360450Min: 494.8 / Avg: 499.97 / Max: 502.9Min: 488.6 / Avg: 491.73 / Max: 493.3Min: 415.8 / Avg: 418.63 / Max: 421.4Min: 358.9 / Avg: 360.43 / Max: 362.3Min: 261.9 / Avg: 265.9 / Max: 272.2Min: 140.4 / Avg: 141.2 / Max: 141.6Min: 99.4 / Avg: 99.97 / Max: 101Min: 124.2 / Avg: 124.57 / Max: 125Min: 84.9 / Avg: 85.37 / Max: 85.6Min: 59.5 / Avg: 59.67 / Max: 59.9Min: 58.6 / Avg: 58.77 / Max: 58.9

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 7601326395265Min: 1 / Avg: 1.98 / Max: 7Min: 1 / Avg: 2.04 / Max: 6Min: 1 / Avg: 2.39 / Max: 8Min: 1 / Avg: 2.75 / Max: 5Min: 1 / Avg: 3.78 / Max: 34Min: 1 / Avg: 7.04 / Max: 38Min: 1 / Avg: 10.03 / Max: 67Min: 1 / Avg: 7.98 / Max: 30Min: 4 / Avg: 11.66 / Max: 38Min: 3 / Avg: 16.79 / Max: 50Min: 4 / Avg: 16.95 / Max: 50

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76080160240320400SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 4.41, N = 3SE +/- 2.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3376.35322.38263.35237.05219.78115.0593.3470.1948.9433.9333.37
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76070140210280350Min: 374.22 / Avg: 376.35 / Max: 377.85Min: 320.79 / Avg: 322.38 / Max: 325.15Min: 257.2 / Avg: 263.35 / Max: 271.9Min: 233.6 / Avg: 237.05 / Max: 241.09Min: 215.06 / Avg: 219.78 / Max: 223.51Min: 113.85 / Avg: 115.05 / Max: 116.31Min: 92.16 / Avg: 93.34 / Max: 95.54Min: 69.76 / Avg: 70.19 / Max: 70.61Min: 48.84 / Avg: 48.94 / Max: 49.1Min: 33.87 / Avg: 33.93 / Max: 33.97Min: 33.31 / Avg: 33.37 / Max: 33.48

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76060120180240300SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3262.66251.83165.35143.84133.2766.8743.5037.7827.7517.7917.20
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76050100150200250Min: 261.61 / Avg: 262.66 / Max: 264Min: 251.26 / Avg: 251.83 / Max: 252.15Min: 164.87 / Avg: 165.35 / Max: 165.61Min: 143.43 / Avg: 143.84 / Max: 144.12Min: 133.09 / Avg: 133.27 / Max: 133.48Min: 66.86 / Avg: 66.87 / Max: 66.88Min: 43.44 / Avg: 43.5 / Max: 43.6Min: 37.76 / Avg: 37.78 / Max: 37.79Min: 27.74 / Avg: 27.75 / Max: 27.75Min: 17.78 / Avg: 17.79 / Max: 17.8Min: 17.19 / Avg: 17.2 / Max: 17.22

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 7606001200180024003000SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 8.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 326682076132510341188661345277237137135
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 7605001000150020002500Min: 2667 / Avg: 2668 / Max: 2670Min: 2066 / Avg: 2075.67 / Max: 2092Min: 1323 / Avg: 1324.67 / Max: 1326Min: 1032 / Avg: 1034.33 / Max: 1036Min: 1188 / Avg: 1188.33 / Max: 1189Min: 661 / Avg: 661 / Max: 661Min: 345 / Avg: 345 / Max: 345Min: 276 / Avg: 276.67 / Max: 277Min: 236 / Avg: 236.67 / Max: 237Min: 137 / Avg: 137.33 / Max: 138Min: 135 / Avg: 135 / Max: 135

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76050K100K150K200K250KSE +/- 579.05, N = 3SE +/- 1269.45, N = 3SE +/- 321.91, N = 3SE +/- 411.29, N = 3SE +/- 74.14, N = 3SE +/- 37.17, N = 3SE +/- 87.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 6.89, N = 3SE +/- 13.20, N = 3SE +/- 3.51, N = 321049518848513134112880266854308412009425012833658405811
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76040K80K120K160K200KMin: 209623 / Avg: 210495 / Max: 211591Min: 186940 / Avg: 188484.67 / Max: 191002Min: 130704 / Avg: 131341.33 / Max: 131739Min: 128133 / Avg: 128802 / Max: 129551Min: 66718 / Avg: 66854.33 / Max: 66973Min: 30803 / Avg: 30840.67 / Max: 30915Min: 19927 / Avg: 20094.33 / Max: 20222Min: 25010 / Avg: 25011.67 / Max: 25015Min: 8322 / Avg: 8335.67 / Max: 8344Min: 5814 / Avg: 5840 / Max: 5857Min: 5807 / Avg: 5811 / Max: 5818

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760110220330440550SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 3.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3506353217169196905088544938
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76090180270360450Min: 505 / Avg: 505.67 / Max: 507Min: 349 / Avg: 352.67 / Max: 360Min: 217 / Avg: 217 / Max: 217Min: 167 / Avg: 168.67 / Max: 170Min: 196 / Avg: 196 / Max: 196Min: 89 / Avg: 89.67 / Max: 90Min: 50 / Avg: 50 / Max: 50Min: 88 / Avg: 88.33 / Max: 89Min: 53 / Avg: 53.67 / Max: 54Min: 49 / Avg: 49.33 / Max: 50Min: 37 / Avg: 37.67 / Max: 38

Unigine Heaven

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Heaven demo for the Unigine engine. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760306090120150SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3120.3588.1847.4642.9035.2220.0211.8214.8211.425.615.58
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76020406080100Min: 119.71 / Avg: 120.35 / Max: 120.7Min: 87.76 / Avg: 88.18 / Max: 88.39Min: 47.36 / Avg: 47.46 / Max: 47.52Min: 42.81 / Avg: 42.9 / Max: 42.96Min: 35.11 / Avg: 35.22 / Max: 35.29Min: 20 / Avg: 20.02 / Max: 20.04Min: 11.8 / Avg: 11.82 / Max: 11.85Min: 14.81 / Avg: 14.82 / Max: 14.83Min: 11.41 / Avg: 11.42 / Max: 11.43Min: 4.99 / Avg: 5.61 / Max: 5.75Min: 5.57 / Avg: 5.58 / Max: 5.58

Unigine Valley

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76020406080100SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3107.5490.3562.7654.2447.5423.6014.0616.3315.708.878.55
NVIDIANouveau 0fNouveau DefaultOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGTX 980 TiGTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 76020406080100Min: 107.14 / Avg: 107.54 / Max: 107.77Min: 90.27 / Avg: 90.35 / Max: 90.43Min: 62.66 / Avg: 62.76 / Max: 62.85Min: 53.82 / Avg: 54.24 / Max: 54.46Min: 47.48 / Avg: 47.54 / Max: 47.58Min: 23.59 / Avg: 23.6 / Max: 23.61Min: 14.05 / Avg: 14.06 / Max: 14.07Min: 16.32 / Avg: 16.33 / Max: 16.33Min: 15.66 / Avg: 15.7 / Max: 15.71Min: 8.87 / Avg: 8.87 / Max: 8.88Min: 8.53 / Avg: 8.55 / Max: 8.56