Nouveau DRM Comparison To 3.2
Nouveau DRM testing for a future article on Phoronix. Using Mesa 7.12-devel Git and up to Linux 3.2 kernel DRM Git. On a Nouveau NVA5 chipset.


Linux 2.6.38: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-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-54346d1) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 2.6.39: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 2.6.39-020639-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-54346d1) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 3.0: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-0300-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-54346d1) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 3.1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-030100-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-54346d1) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Linux 3.2 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-999-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-54346d1) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 .. 1 |============================================================
Linux 2.6.39 .. 1 |============================================================
Linux 3.0 ..... 1 |============================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 1 |============================================================
Linux 3.2 Git . 1 |============================================================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.0 ..... 23.46 |====================================================
Linux 3.2 Git . 25.06 |========================================================


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 .. 26.12 |=============================
Linux 2.6.39 .. 43.55 |================================================
Linux 3.0 ..... 43.48 |================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 51.14 |========================================================
Linux 3.2 Git . 51.04 |========================================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 .. 41.87 |=========================
Linux 2.6.39 .. 80.20 |===============================================
Linux 3.0 ..... 79.83 |===============================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 94.07 |=======================================================
Linux 3.2 Git . 95.63 |========================================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 .. 36.83 |============================
Linux 2.6.39 .. 66.87 |====================================================
Linux 3.0 ..... 67.10 |====================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 71.73 |=======================================================
Linux 3.2 Git . 72.50 |========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 2.6.38 .. 36.10 |==========================
Linux 2.6.39 .. 74.57 |=====================================================
Linux 3.0 ..... 76.50 |=======================================================
Linux 3.1 ..... 77.57 |========================================================
Linux 3.2 Git . 78.13 |========================================================