NVIDIA vs. Nouveau Gallium3D Mass Comparison

Mass comparison of many generations of NVIDIA GeForce graphics processors under Ubuntu Linux with the NVIDIA binary driver/blob and the open-source Nouveau Gallium3D stack. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.

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NVIDIA: GeForce 8400GS
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT
November 07 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS
November 07 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce GT 240
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce GT 520
November 06 2011
 
NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
November 06 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce 8400GS
November 08 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce 8600GT
November 08 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS
November 08 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT
November 08 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT
November 07 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT
November 07 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX
November 07 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce GT 220
November 07 2011
 
Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460
November 08 2011
 
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NVIDIA vs. Nouveau Gallium3D Mass ComparisonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.61GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaATI RD8908192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 512MB (500/333MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB (500/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (675/1008MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (500/333MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (660/950MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz)Realtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 11.103.1.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4NVIDIA 290.06nouveau 0.0.163.3.0 NVIDIA 290.064.2.0 NVIDIA 290.062.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-97534d9) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.1ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNVIDIA Vs. Nouveau Gallium3D Mass Comparison BenchmarksSystem Logs- Compiz was running on this system.

lightsmark: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offxonotic: 1920 x 1080unigine-heaven: 1024 x 768NVIDIANouveau GeForce 8400GS GeForce 8500GT GeForce 8600GT GeForce 8600GTS GeForce 8800GT GeForce 9500GT GeForce 9800GT GeForce 9800GTX GeForce GT 220 GeForce GT 240 GeForce GTX 460 GeForce GT 520 GeForce GTX 550 Ti GeForce 8400GS GeForce 8600GT GeForce 8600GTS GeForce 8800GT GeForce 9500GT GeForce 9800GT GeForce 9800GTX GeForce GT 220 GeForce GTX 46016.2126.5024.3527.6713.808.5530.5952.4752.4056.8323.3018.538.004.4575.43120.03127.10128.1045.4333.8317.666.2273.16158.77107.57115.5747.1347.7917.036.35243.70141.80321.80271.80123.0778.1249.9912.6260.5192.3789.9391.7340.1024.9115.1814.07299.58193.33382.63393.40182.0798.5060.3846.84353.18187.57423.23403.97214.20113.2170.1252.0266.33104.8096.4094.1342.0324.6018.9116.00173.35193.80276.03313.77121.8066.3441.7032.61506.36184.20467.07409.57277.37180.82146.7250.6452.3064.2761.9361.6335.7720.5618.728.26427.93184.77428.77416.43240.00162.21125.7943.129.0429.262734.80133.7295.67111.23126.7329.17141.96106.20164.43168.3037.83132.6085.4089.0398.0024.80122.3371.6069.0787.1332.13143.5593.87104.83124.7558.10144.5394.10105.37121.5358.60125.8762.7360.0775.3335.57113.8524.8824.4032.5017.231OpenBenchmarking.org

Lightsmark

NouveauNVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce 8400GSGeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 8500GT110220330440550SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 10.10, N = 4SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 313.8525.8744.5343.5522.3332.6041.9633.729.04427.93506.3652.30173.3566.33353.18299.5860.51243.7073.1675.4330.5916.21

Urban Terror

NouveauNVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce 8400GSGeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 8500GT4080120160200SE +/- 0.94, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 5SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 624.8862.7394.1093.8771.6085.40106.2095.6729.26184.77184.2064.27193.80104.80187.57193.3392.37141.80158.77120.0352.4726.50

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NouveauNVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce 8400GSGeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 8500GT100200300400500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 624.4060.07105.37104.8369.0789.03164.43111.2327.00428.77467.0761.93276.0396.40423.23382.6389.93321.80107.57127.1052.4024.35

World of Padman

NouveauNVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce 8400GSGeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 8500GT90180270360450SE +/- 0.48, N = 5SE +/- 1.41, N = 6SE +/- 4.75, N = 6SE +/- 1.81, N = 6SE +/- 4.19, N = 6SE +/- 2.16, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.17, N = 3SE +/- 3.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 6SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 2.57, N = 6SE +/- 4.60, N = 3SE +/- 6.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 332.5075.33121.53124.7587.1398.00168.30126.7334.80416.43409.5761.63313.7794.13403.97393.4091.73271.80115.57128.1056.8327.67

Warsow

NouveauNVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 8500GTGeForce 8400GS60120180240300SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 3.89, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 317.2335.5758.6058.1032.1324.8037.8329.17240.00277.3735.77121.8042.03214.20182.0740.10123.0747.1345.4323.3013.80

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NouveauNVIDIAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffGeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce 8400GSGeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce 8500GT4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.78, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 31.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00162.21180.8220.5666.3424.60113.2198.5024.9178.1247.7933.8318.538.55

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce 8500GT306090120150SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3125.79146.7218.7241.7018.9170.1260.3815.1849.9917.0317.668.00

Unigine Heaven

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1024 x 768GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 220GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 8600GTSGeForce 8600GTGeForce 8500GT1224364860SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 343.1250.648.2632.6116.0052.0246.8414.0712.626.356.224.45