NVIDIA Linux 2011 Binary Graphics Testing out the NVIDIA binary Linux graphics drivers from 2011 on a GeForce GTX 460 graphics card. Testing by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix looking at the year-end review of NVIDIA binary blob under Ubuntu Linux over 2011 calendar year. NVIDIA 260.19.29: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 260.19.29, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 260.19.29, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 270.18: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.18, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.18, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 270.41.06: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 275.09: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 275.09, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 275.09, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 275.19: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 275.19, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 275.19, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 280.13: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 285.03: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.03, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.03, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 285.05.09: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 285.05.09, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 290.10: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 138.30 |============================================= NVIDIA 270.18 .... 129.62 |========================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 143.83 |=============================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 143.45 |=============================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 142.28 |============================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 144.41 |=============================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 141.70 |============================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 142.43 |============================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 159.96 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 153.62 |==================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 151.68 |=================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 152.87 |=================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 152.40 |=================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 152.47 |=================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 152.45 |=================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 152.22 |=================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 152.52 |=================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 154.78 |==================================================== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 519.18 |=================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 504.20 |================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 528.93 |==================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 520.94 |=================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 520.56 |=================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 520.58 |=================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 520.66 |=================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 520.69 |=================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 527.50 |==================================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 260.83 |============================================= NVIDIA 270.18 .... 250.70 |============================================ NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 293.73 |=================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 292.37 |=================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 291.57 |=================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 291.20 |=================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 291.10 |=================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 290.23 |================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 299.63 |==================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 76.96 |=================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 77.40 |=================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 77.18 |=================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 78.88 |==================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 77.39 |=================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 79.44 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 79.40 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 79.37 |===================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 80.07 |===================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 44.04 |=================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 44.70 |=================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 44.61 |=================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 45.45 |==================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 44.68 |=================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 45.88 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 45.89 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 45.88 |===================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 46.17 |===================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 64.31 |==================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 64.29 |==================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 64.46 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 64.69 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 64.88 |===================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 64.97 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 64.78 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 64.80 |===================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 65.02 |===================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 39.10 |===================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 39.04 |==================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 39.15 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 39.21 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 39.27 |===================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 39.31 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 39.22 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 39.37 |===================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 39.42 |===================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 29.46 |==================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 30.01 |===================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 29.96 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 29.92 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 29.95 |===================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 29.96 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 29.96 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 29.96 |===================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 30.12 |===================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better NVIDIA 260.19.29 . 18.96 |===================================================== NVIDIA 270.18 .... 18.94 |===================================================== NVIDIA 270.41.06 . 18.88 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.09 .... 18.88 |===================================================== NVIDIA 275.19 .... 18.92 |===================================================== NVIDIA 280.13 .... 18.92 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.03 .... 18.92 |===================================================== NVIDIA 285.05.09 . 18.92 |===================================================== NVIDIA 290.10 .... 18.99 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