NVIDIA Kepler Nouveau Gallium3D Ubuntu Linux
Early testing of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler graphics card comparing the NVIDIA 295.40 Linux binary driver to the Nouveau Git developments - Linux 3.4 + nouveau kernel Git repository with NVE0 Fermi enablement, new libdrm, xf86-video-nouveau Git, latest Mesa Gallium3D code with NVE0 enablement benchmarking the GeForce GTX 680 in a few OpenGL tests under Ubuntu 12.04 Linux for a future article on Phoronix.com. Prost!


NVIDIA 295.40: 

	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 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200

Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4: 

	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 Device 1180, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: Acer P243W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.4.0-rc2-kepler+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 2D 5.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-1ce9205) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 630.61 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 54.18  |===


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 307.86 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 1.00   |


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 589.93 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 74.07  |=====


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 347.67 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 44.23  |=====


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 333.40 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 39.83  |=====


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 627.77 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 42.72  |===


Warsow 0.61
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 479.13 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 50.20  |====


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
NVIDIA 295.40 ................. 302.97 |=======================================
Nouveau Gallium3D Kepler NVE4 . 86.56  |===========