Nouveau Linux 3.4 Mesa 8.1-devel NVIDIA GeForce Linux graphics card benchmarking with the GeForce 8500GT, 8600GTS, 8800GT, 9500GT, 9600GSO, 9800GT, 9800GTX, GT 220, GT 240, GTX 460, and GTX 550 Ti graphics cards. Benchmarking under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86_64 with the proprietary NVIDIA 295.33 Linux driver and compared to the open-source Nouveau Gallium3D Linux graphics driver. Nouveau testing was with the latest Linux 3.4 kernel and Mesa 8.1-devel from Git as of early April 2012. This benchmarking is by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. ,,"Nouveau: GeForce 8500GT","Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS","Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT","Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT","Nouveau: GeForce 9600GSO","Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT","Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX","Nouveau: GeForce GT 220","Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460","Nouveau: GeForce GTX 550 Ti","NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS","NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 9600GSO","NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX","NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220","NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460","NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti" Processor,,AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores),AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores) Motherboard,,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula,ASUS Crosshair V Formula Chipset,,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890,AMD ATI RD890 Memory,,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB Disk,,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3 Graphics,,NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB (499/399MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (675/1008MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (399/399MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/399MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB (399/399MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (399/399MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1101MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/405MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/135MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/324MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB (500/400MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (675/1008MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/400MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 1024MB (500/900MHz),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 GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz) Audio,,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889,Realtek ALC889 Monitor,,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,,,,,,,,,, Network,,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection,Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS,,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04,Ubuntu 12.04 Kernel,,3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-22-generic (x86_64) Desktop,,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0,Unity 5.8.0 Display Server,,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3,X Server 1.11.3 Display Driver,,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33,NVIDIA 295.33 OpenGL,,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-c653287) Gallium 0.4,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.33,4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.33,4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.33 Compiler,,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6,GCC 4.6 File-System,,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4 Screen Resolution,,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080 ,,"Nouveau: GeForce 8500GT","Nouveau: GeForce 8600GTS","Nouveau: GeForce 8800GT","Nouveau: GeForce 9500GT","Nouveau: GeForce 9600GSO","Nouveau: GeForce 9800GT","Nouveau: GeForce 9800GTX","Nouveau: GeForce GT 220","Nouveau: GeForce GTX 460","Nouveau: GeForce GTX 550 Ti","NVIDIA: GeForce 8500GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GTS","NVIDIA: GeForce 8800GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 9500GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 9600GSO","NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GT","NVIDIA: GeForce 9800GTX","NVIDIA: GeForce GT 220","NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 460","NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 550 Ti" "Doom 3 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,14.80,36.50,23.40,23.10,16.60,33.73,54.00,26.53,10.90,24.27,,,,,,,,,, "Doom 3 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,21.90,47.80,30.70,31.77,22.70,44.07,55.37,35.50,17.80,36.53,,,,,,,,,, "Doom 3 - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,30.90,54.63,37.47,43.90,29.53,51.17,55.93,45.73,28.43,49.67,,,,,,,,,, "Cairo Performance Demos - Demo: Charts (FPS)",HIB,7.75,7.83,7.37,7.92,7.30,7.85,7.80,7.85,7.62,7.93,9.00,9.52,9.54,9.28,8.74,9.68,9.64,10.45,8.61,10.69 "Cairo Performance Demos - Demo: Gears (FPS)",HIB,35.93,41.35,28.66,38.48,28.17,38.38,41.65,38.55,30.50,39.16,40.89,66.02,65.50,49.58,34.77,71.19,73.65,115.01,209.84,211.19 "Cairo Performance Demos - Demo: Fish (FPS)",HIB,0.80,0.83,0.51,0.82,0.51,0.81,0.84,0.82,0.76,0.82,0.71,0.94,0.96,0.95,0.69,0.97,0.97,0.90,0.90,0.90 "Lightsmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,15.91,41.58,32.29,27.95,24.06,43.75,80.10,37.36,20.03,45.61,28.74,84.47,166.85,60.16,78.84,223.15,257.02,62.06,397.75,333.84 "OpenArena - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,69.33,131.73,108.13,101.20,75.07,119.47,142.87,104.20,29.93,80.70,48.07,176.93,305.37,95.50,119.17,363.07,402.03,99.27,465.80,432.17 "World of Padman - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,,112.43,99.33,100.73,79.10,112.53,120.00,102.20,35.80,86.70,52.90,113.30,148.47,102.13,129.07,359.67,375.77,101.77,413.37,410.97 "Reaction Quake 3 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,,58.37,13.17,35.53,30.23,50.27,90.63,36.80,13.60,35.07,18.73,20.63,33.97,48.90,55.17,147.77,166.90,47.03,248.07,220.30 "Smokin Guns - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,,84.50,85.73,82.47,77.97,88.77,89.60,84.20,32.27,76.97,,,,,,,,,, "Urban Terror - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,,74.67,75.07,72.60,69.17,76.63,78.90,74.57,30.60,69.10,52.13,117.47,144.93,103.40,129.07,186.73,185.60,104.93,184.87,186.33 "VDrift - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,,98.15,89.13,55.79,43.54,82.08,133.40,56.41,17.35,46.27,3.41,6.22,10.74,8.83,11.15,33.99,38.19,10.63,53.27,44.51 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,,123.91,134.68,132.59,133.41,130.53,132.13,134.23,72.93,132.85,152.56,284.19,292.35,218.31,252.24,293.65,295.05,217.50,291.25,292.51 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,,129.21,133.55,130.26,105.71,132.18,134.60,132.73,47.91,123.90,107.00,250.91,288.90,154.43,186.79,293.70,293.58,150.22,292.30,293.63 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High (FPS)",HIB,,,6.20,35.83,29.94,54.16,91.19,41.85,14.64,38.49,24.17,44.22,100.70,38.78,49.71,147.88,165.55,43.33,197.10,188.48 "Xonotic - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low (FPS)",HIB,,120.36,104.62,98.89,76.98,117.92,126.31,104.93,32.76,88.79,67.26,117.21,267.36,95.13,123.36,280.05,283.17,104.89,284.68,284.13