Nouveau Linux 3.3 Fermi
Testing out the Nouveau DRM of the Linux 3.3 kernel compared to Linux 3.2 for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 "Fermi" graphics card with Nouveau driver and the Mesa 8.0 Gallium3D. Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com. The 3.3 DRM should have Fermi re-clocking, etc.


Linux 3.2 Fermi: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-c62e020) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.3 Git Fermi: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-c62e020) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2 Fermi ..... 12.06 |==================================================
Linux 3.3 Git Fermi . 1.00  |====


Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2 Fermi ..... 18.63 |==================================================
Linux 3.3 Git Fermi . 18.37 |=================================================


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2 Fermi ..... 15.84 |==================================================
Linux 3.3 Git Fermi . 15.83 |==================================================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2 Fermi ..... 14.71 |==================================================
Linux 3.3 Git Fermi . 14.17 |================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2 Fermi ..... 31.10 |==================================================
Linux 3.3 Git Fermi . 31.10 |==================================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2 Fermi ..... 31.40 |==================================================
Linux 3.3 Git Fermi . 31.40 |==================================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.2 Fermi ..... 29.40 |==================================================
Linux 3.3 Git Fermi . 29.40 |==================================================