NV Linux Driver Sensors For the NVIDIA blob vs. Nouveau Gallium3D Phoronix big comparison in a future article of multiple GeForce generations, this is the comparison of the sensor monitoring results for GPU temp, system power consumption, CPU usage, GPU frequency, etc. NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 512MB (500/333MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB (500/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (675/1008MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.06, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.06, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (500/333MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT (540/702MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (675/1008MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (660/950MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460: Processor: AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: ATI RD890, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Idle CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 2.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.0 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.0 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 1.3 MAX: 26.0 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.0 MAX: 0.1 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.5 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 1.3 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.2 MAX: 1.5 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 10.9 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.4 MAX: 8.9 Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.4 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.0 MAX: 0.1 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.9 MAX: 17.2 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.7 MAX: 12.6 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 1.1 MAX: 21.7 Timed Idle GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 46.7 MAX: 51.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 51.0 AVG: 54.1 MAX: 57.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 44.0 MAX: 44.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 53.0 AVG: 55.1 MAX: 57.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 43.0 MAX: 43.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 43.2 MAX: 44.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 48.2 MAX: 50.0 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 45.0 AVG: 50.9 MAX: 56.0 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.6 MAX: 40.0 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 28.0 AVG: 29.0 MAX: 35.0 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 31.0 AVG: 33.3 MAX: 39.0 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.8 MAX: 42.0 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 36.2 MAX: 43.0 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 74.0 AVG: 75.3 MAX: 77.0 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 45.0 AVG: 45.0 MAX: 45.0 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 43.0 MAX: 47.0 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 40.0 AVG: 41.3 MAX: 42.0 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 47.0 AVG: 49.3 MAX: 51.0 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 61.0 AVG: 61.0 MAX: 61.0 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 35.9 MAX: 37.0 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 31.0 AVG: 31.5 MAX: 32.0 Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 89 AVG: 91 MAX: 120 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 96 AVG: 97 MAX: 98 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 103 AVG: 104 MAX: 106 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 108 AVG: 109 MAX: 110 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 122 AVG: 123 MAX: 124 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 100 AVG: 100 MAX: 102 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 119 AVG: 122 MAX: 167 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 140 AVG: 141 MAX: 142 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 87 AVG: 89 MAX: 95 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 91 AVG: 93 MAX: 96 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 99 AVG: 105 MAX: 132 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 90 AVG: 93 MAX: 131 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 94 AVG: 97 MAX: 135 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 89 AVG: 90 MAX: 90 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 105 AVG: 106 MAX: 107 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 109 AVG: 110 MAX: 112 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 98 AVG: 100 MAX: 128 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 114 AVG: 115 MAX: 123 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 134 AVG: 135 MAX: 138 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 90 AVG: 91 MAX: 96 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 106 AVG: 109 MAX: 168 Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... 15.67 |= NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... 24.75 |== NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... 61.32 |===== NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... 81.03 |======= NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... 187.27 |================ NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... 60.17 |===== NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... 294.13 |========================= NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... 346.29 |============================= NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... 63.72 |===== NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... 169.84 |============== NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... 502.54 |========================================== NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... 52.69 |==== NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 425.27 |==================================== Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... 9.02 |= Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... 34.01 |=== Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... 42.34 |==== Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT .... 32.62 |=== Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... 22.32 |== Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... 43.53 |==== Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... 44.54 |==== Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... 25.91 |== Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... 13.83 |= Lightsmark 2008 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 12 AVG: 20 MAX: 27 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 22 MAX: 29 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 12 AVG: 31 MAX: 53 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 13 AVG: 31 MAX: 66 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 6 AVG: 49 MAX: 99 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 13 AVG: 29 MAX: 46 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 13 AVG: 60 MAX: 100 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 12 AVG: 52 MAX: 100 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 13 AVG: 31 MAX: 47 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 12 AVG: 47 MAX: 94 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 0 AVG: 58 MAX: 100 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 26 MAX: 35 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 13 AVG: 62 MAX: 100 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 4 AVG: 13 MAX: 20 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 7 AVG: 20 MAX: 32 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 0 AVG: 22 MAX: 35 Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT .... MIN: 13 AVG: 20 MAX: 30 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 4 AVG: 18 MAX: 28 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 8 AVG: 22 MAX: 31 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 2 AVG: 22 MAX: 33 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 12 AVG: 20 MAX: 26 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 8 AVG: 14 MAX: 21 Lightsmark 2008 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 56 AVG: 67 MAX: 76 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 64 AVG: 78 MAX: 88 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 48 AVG: 57 MAX: 59 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 61 AVG: 79 MAX: 93 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 46 AVG: 55 MAX: 58 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 51 AVG: 57 MAX: 59 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 57 AVG: 63 MAX: 65 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 64 AVG: 70 MAX: 73 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 46 AVG: 57 MAX: 62 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 37 AVG: 46 MAX: 48 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 39 AVG: 55 MAX: 58 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 51 AVG: 62 MAX: 67 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 42 AVG: 66 MAX: 70 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 78 AVG: 82 MAX: 85 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 50 AVG: 57 MAX: 58 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 51 AVG: 64 MAX: 75 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 45 AVG: 50 MAX: 51 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 55 AVG: 61 MAX: 64 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 63 AVG: 68 MAX: 71 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 41 AVG: 45 MAX: 46 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 32 AVG: 33 MAX: 34 Lightsmark 2008 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 114 AVG: 131 MAX: 143 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 109 AVG: 148 MAX: 159 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 105 AVG: 177 MAX: 218 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 128 AVG: 195 MAX: 245 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 126 AVG: 245 MAX: 307 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 99 AVG: 156 MAX: 183 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 127 AVG: 254 MAX: 300 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 264 AVG: 317 MAX: 365 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 129 AVG: 154 MAX: 183 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 166 AVG: 205 MAX: 248 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 149 AVG: 276 MAX: 328 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 91 AVG: 151 MAX: 168 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 233 AVG: 289 MAX: 344 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 101 AVG: 119 MAX: 132 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 141 AVG: 161 MAX: 173 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 137 AVG: 170 MAX: 194 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 120 AVG: 136 MAX: 149 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 143 AVG: 166 MAX: 183 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 143 AVG: 192 MAX: 213 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 102 AVG: 128 MAX: 139 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 105 AVG: 135 MAX: 145 Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... 13.43 |== NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... 18.90 |=== NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... 39.97 |====== NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... 49.67 |======== NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... 96.30 |=============== NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... 39.97 |====== NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... 177.67 |=========================== NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... 204.27 |=============================== NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... 41.23 |====== NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... 115.77 |================== NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... 276.57 |========================================== NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... 33.17 |===== NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 239.97 |==================================== Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... 29.13 |==== Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... 37.77 |====== Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT .... 24.70 |==== Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... 32.13 |===== Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... 57.93 |========= Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... 58.77 |========= Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... 35.60 |===== Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... 17.33 |=== Warsow 0.61 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 7.7 AVG: 12.7 MAX: 16.5 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 12.6 MAX: 16.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 0.3 AVG: 12.3 MAX: 13.7 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 3.1 AVG: 14.4 MAX: 31.1 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 13.2 MAX: 14.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 1.4 AVG: 12.8 MAX: 14.5 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 6.9 AVG: 13.2 MAX: 14.3 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 1.6 AVG: 13.4 MAX: 14.3 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 7.4 AVG: 13.0 MAX: 13.5 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 9.0 AVG: 13.1 MAX: 13.7 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 13.0 MAX: 14.0 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 7.3 AVG: 12.8 MAX: 13.4 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 13.0 AVG: 13.5 MAX: 14.3 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 0.8 AVG: 10.8 MAX: 18.8 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 0.1 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 19.1 Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 18.8 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 0.8 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 13.3 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 1.9 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 14.8 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 2.1 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 13.5 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 1.1 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 13.1 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 0.6 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 13.0 Warsow 0.61 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 73 AVG: 83 MAX: 87 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 83 AVG: 89 MAX: 91 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 50 AVG: 56 MAX: 58 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 91 AVG: 95 MAX: 98 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 49 AVG: 53 MAX: 55 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 53 AVG: 57 MAX: 58 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 57 AVG: 63 MAX: 65 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 64 AVG: 71 MAX: 72 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 54 AVG: 60 MAX: 61 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 44 AVG: 48 MAX: 49 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 51 AVG: 56 MAX: 57 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 53 AVG: 62 MAX: 65 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 63 AVG: 68 MAX: 69 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 53 AVG: 56 MAX: 58 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 72 AVG: 83 MAX: 89 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 48 AVG: 52 MAX: 52 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 62 AVG: 66 MAX: 68 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 70 AVG: 74 MAX: 77 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 43 AVG: 47 MAX: 48 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 33 AVG: 34 MAX: 35 Warsow 0.61 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 122 AVG: 129 MAX: 165 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 114 AVG: 141 MAX: 184 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 109 AVG: 155 MAX: 168 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 125 AVG: 182 MAX: 243 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 172 AVG: 199 MAX: 218 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 101 AVG: 150 MAX: 157 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 122 AVG: 214 MAX: 227 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 168 AVG: 267 MAX: 293 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 134 AVG: 149 MAX: 157 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 118 AVG: 173 MAX: 182 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 181 AVG: 240 MAX: 252 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 97 AVG: 144 MAX: 151 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 138 AVG: 247 MAX: 258 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 106 AVG: 150 MAX: 159 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 113 AVG: 161 MAX: 170 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 114 AVG: 124 MAX: 144 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 151 AVG: 161 MAX: 175 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 144 AVG: 183 MAX: 192 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 97 AVG: 115 MAX: 130 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 118 AVG: 129 MAX: 154 CPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 13 MAX: 27 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 15 MAX: 29 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 20 MAX: 53 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 0 AVG: 21 MAX: 66 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 30 MAX: 99 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 16 MAX: 46 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 28 MAX: 100 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 0 AVG: 24 MAX: 100 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 17 MAX: 47 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 22 MAX: 94 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 0 AVG: 27 MAX: 100 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 15 MAX: 35 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 0 AVG: 28 MAX: 100 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 0 AVG: 8 MAX: 20 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 0 AVG: 12 MAX: 32 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 0 AVG: 13 MAX: 35 Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT .... MIN: 0 AVG: 12 MAX: 30 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 0 AVG: 8 MAX: 28 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 0 AVG: 10 MAX: 31 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 0 AVG: 10 MAX: 33 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 0 AVG: 8 MAX: 26 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 0 AVG: 6 MAX: 22 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 42 AVG: 70 MAX: 87 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 51 AVG: 81 MAX: 91 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 44 AVG: 55 MAX: 59 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 53 AVG: 81 MAX: 98 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 42 AVG: 53 MAX: 58 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 41 AVG: 54 MAX: 59 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 44 AVG: 60 MAX: 65 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 44 AVG: 67 MAX: 73 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 36 AVG: 54 MAX: 62 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 28 AVG: 43 MAX: 49 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 31 AVG: 51 MAX: 58 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 36 AVG: 56 MAX: 67 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 33 AVG: 61 MAX: 70 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 74 AVG: 79 MAX: 85 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 45 AVG: 54 MAX: 58 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 38 AVG: 68 MAX: 89 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 40 AVG: 49 MAX: 52 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 46 AVG: 61 MAX: 68 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 61 AVG: 69 MAX: 77 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 34 AVG: 44 MAX: 48 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 31 AVG: 33 MAX: 35 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS ..... MIN: 89 AVG: 122 MAX: 165 NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT ..... MIN: 96 AVG: 139 MAX: 184 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT ..... MIN: 103 AVG: 159 MAX: 218 NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS .... MIN: 108 AVG: 178 MAX: 245 NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT ..... MIN: 122 AVG: 212 MAX: 307 NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT ..... MIN: 99 AVG: 142 MAX: 183 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT ..... MIN: 119 AVG: 210 MAX: 300 NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX .... MIN: 140 AVG: 260 MAX: 365 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220 ..... MIN: 87 AVG: 138 MAX: 183 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240 ..... MIN: 91 AVG: 168 MAX: 248 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460 .... MIN: 99 AVG: 226 MAX: 328 NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520 ..... MIN: 90 AVG: 135 MAX: 168 NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti . MIN: 94 AVG: 232 MAX: 344 Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS .... MIN: 89 AVG: 109 MAX: 132 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT .... MIN: 105 AVG: 145 MAX: 173 Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS ... MIN: 109 AVG: 154 MAX: 194 Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT .... MIN: 121 AVG: 153 MAX: 177 Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT .... MIN: 98 AVG: 124 MAX: 149 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT .... MIN: 114 AVG: 154 MAX: 183 Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX ... MIN: 134 AVG: 176 MAX: 213 Nouveau: GeForce GT 220 .... MIN: 90 AVG: 115 MAX: 139 Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460 ... MIN: 105 AVG: 127 MAX: 168 Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT . MIN: 121 AVG: 122 MAX: 123 Lightsmark 2008 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT . MIN: 122 AVG: 164 MAX: 177 Warsow 0.61 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT . MIN: 143 AVG: 159 MAX: 172