Nouveau Kernel Testing - Linux 3.7

Early testing of the Linux 3.7 Git kernel compared to earlier Linux kernel releases with a focus on the Linux Nouveau graphics driver for open-source NVIDIA graphics support. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Nouveau Kernel Testing - Linux 3.7 Early testing of the Linux 3.7 Git kernel compared to earlier Linux kernel releases with a focus on the Linux Nouveau graphics driver for open-source NVIDIA graphics support. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Linux 3.4: 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 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.4.0-030400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Linux 3.5: 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 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-030500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Linux 3.6: 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 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-030600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Linux 3.7 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 (405/324MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.6.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 22.57 |=================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 24.83 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 24.87 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 24.90 |======================================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 22.59 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 22.71 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 22.79 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 22.76 |======================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 59.60 |===================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 63.53 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 63.47 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 63.33 |======================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 27.83 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 29.03 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 29.07 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 29.00 |======================================================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 94.13 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 97.80 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 97.63 |======================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 97.83 |======================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 32.57 |======================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 32.50 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 31.90 |======================================================= Linux 3.7 Git . 32.43 |======================================================== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 31.30 |======================================================= Linux 3.5 ..... 31.93 |======================================================== Linux 3.6 ..... 28.47 |================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 29.93 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 98.49 |====================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 100.07 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 86.50 |=============================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 100.55 |======================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.4 ..... 36.05 |===================================================== Linux 3.5 ..... 37.56 |======================================================= Linux 3.6 ..... 35.07 |==================================================== Linux 3.7 Git . 38.12 |========================================================