Nouveau On Linux 3.0 Nouveau open-source NVIDIA driver benchmarking from the Linux 3.0 kernel compared to the Linux 2.6.38 and Linux 2.6.39 kernels along with the NVIDIA proprietary driver. Phoronix.com tests.
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Nouveau On Linux 3.0 Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores) ASRock X58 Super Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R 2816MB 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ (675/1100MHz) Realtek ALC889A Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 NVIDIA 275.09.04 3.3.0 NVIDIA 275.09.04 GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.9svn ext4 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz) DELL S2409W 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64) nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel (git-4176025) Gallium 0.4 2.6.39-020639-generic (x86_64) 3.0.0-999-generic (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled. - Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11: Compiz and Firefox were running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled. - Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
Nouveau On Linux 3.0 nexuiz: 800 x 600 - No - Off nexuiz: 1024 x 768 - No - Off nexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - No - Off nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Off openarena: 800 x 600 openarena: 1024 x 768 openarena: 1280 x 1024 openarena: 1920 x 1080 padman: 800 x 600 padman: 1024 x 768 padman: 1280 x 1024 padman: 1920 x 1080 warsow: 800 x 600 warsow: 1024 x 768 warsow: 1280 x 1024 warsow: 1920 x 1080 urbanterror: 800 x 600 urbanterror: 1024 x 768 urbanterror: 1280 x 1024 urbanterror: 1920 x 1080 vdrift: 1920 x 1080 lightsmark: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 246.58 205.47 154.59 115.22 525.53 510.37 502.20 437.57 428.00 422.05 420.13 418.63 355.03 318.00 263.50 211.53 198.13 199.00 197.87 196.37 39.37 365.81 54.26 46.93 38.66 31.77 79.08 55.67 49.07 42.30 151.30 122.90 98.70 82.57 83.97 75.03 56.70 49.00 111.03 102.27 84.27 60.93 44.22 25.35 89.95 72.38 55.24 47.60 273.30 252.97 198.90 152.97 246.57 230.63 182.93 151.03 112.67 96.93 77.00 71.42 135.33 134.20 126.17 117.73 78.02 36.51 91.00 72.99 55.70 47.84 280.93 257.13 199.90 153.63 250.53 233.27 183.43 152.10 113.33 97.40 77.23 70.57 137.17 135.67 128.00 118.83 78.31 31.23 OpenBenchmarking.org
Nexuiz Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: Off NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 246.58 54.26 89.95 91.00
Nexuiz Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 205.47 46.93 72.38 72.99
Nexuiz Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 154.59 38.66 55.24 55.70
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 115.22 31.77 47.60 47.84
OpenArena Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 4.25, N = 3 SE +/- 3.16, N = 6 SE +/- 2.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 525.53 79.08 273.30 280.93
OpenArena Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 4.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 1.29, N = 3 510.37 55.67 252.97 257.13
OpenArena Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 502.20 49.07 198.90 199.90
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 437.57 42.30 152.97 153.63
World of Padman Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 2.49, N = 3 SE +/- 1.46, N = 3 SE +/- 1.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 428.00 151.30 246.57 250.53
World of Padman Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 6.43, N = 4 SE +/- 0.56, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 422.05 122.90 230.63 233.27
World of Padman Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 4.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 420.13 98.70 182.93 183.43
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 3.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 418.63 82.57 151.03 152.10
Warsow Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.94, N = 3 355.03 83.97 112.67 113.33
Warsow Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1024 x 768 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 1.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 318.00 75.03 96.93 97.40
Warsow Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 263.50 56.70 77.00 77.23
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.61, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 1.10, N = 6 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 211.53 49.00 71.42 70.57
Urban Terror Resolution: 800 x 600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 800 x 600 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 198.13 111.03 135.33 137.17
Urban Terror Resolution: 1024 x 768 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1024 x 768 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 199.00 102.27 134.20 135.67
Urban Terror Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 197.87 84.27 126.17 128.00
Urban Terror Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.56, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 196.37 60.93 117.73 118.83
VDrift Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better VDrift 2010-06-30 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 2 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 39.37 44.22 78.02 78.31
Lightsmark Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 275.09.04 Linux 2.6.38 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 2.6.39 + Mesa 7.11 Linux 3.0 + Mesa 7.11 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 365.81 25.35 36.51 31.23
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