Nouveau Christmas 2012 NVIDIA Linux Comparison

Benchmarking various NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards on the Linux 3.7 kernel with Mesa 9.1-devel Nouveau Gallium3D. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Nouveau Christmas 2012 NVIDIA Linux ComparisonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (500/333MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (550/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX (675/1101MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 (625/405MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (405/324MHz)Realtek ALC889DELL P2210HIntel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.103.7.0-rc6-phoronix+ (x86_64)Unity 6.10.0X Server 1.13.0nouveau 1.0.42.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-cff4c94) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNouveau Christmas 2012 NVIDIA Linux Comparison BenchmarksSystem Logs- GeForce 8400GS, GeForce 8800GT, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 9800GT, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce GT 220: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - GeForce 8400GS, GeForce 8800GT, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 9800GT, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce GT 220: EXA - GeForce 8400GS, GeForce 8800GT, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 9800GT, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce GT 220: Compiz was running on this system.

GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%343%587%830%1074%OpenArenaNexuizOpenArenaWorld of PadmanXonoticSmokin GunsUrban TerrorVDrift1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Yes - On1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Low1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080

Nouveau Christmas 2012 NVIDIA Linux Comparisonnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080smokin-guns: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1280 x 1024warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowvdrift: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti8.6123.4810.7335.9740.0029.4010.1710.1737.2717.7732.5694.5330.63103.77124.9386.6021.8521.07120.2573.8524.0781.0727105.67114.4084.2730.4730.43103.5659.6920.3461.1722.2078.4788.5365.5025.7025.7783.5544.9936.72106.4741.83133.60142.1796.4747.9747.87135.3790.3062.92163.6381.10151.03136.6796.90102.60102.80147.06190.7825.0483.7031.17109.10117.8785.4335.0035.13112.1760.5027.5567.5726.8094.6799.2373.6395.1946.16OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnGeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti1428425670SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 38.6132.5624.0720.3436.7262.9225.0427.55
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnGeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti1224364860Min: 8.39 / Avg: 8.61 / Max: 8.72Min: 32.15 / Avg: 32.56 / Max: 33.2Min: 23.91 / Avg: 24.07 / Max: 24.35Min: 20.27 / Avg: 20.34 / Max: 20.47Min: 36.45 / Avg: 36.72 / Max: 37.2Min: 62.33 / Avg: 62.92 / Max: 63.63Min: 24.85 / Avg: 25.04 / Max: 25.39Min: 27.3 / Avg: 27.55 / Max: 28.02

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 0.62, N = 6SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 2.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 323.4894.5381.0761.17106.47163.6383.7067.57
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 22.5 / Avg: 23.48 / Max: 25.5Min: 94.2 / Avg: 94.53 / Max: 95Min: 80.9 / Avg: 81.07 / Max: 81.2Min: 61.1 / Avg: 61.17 / Max: 61.2Min: 106 / Avg: 106.47 / Max: 106.8Min: 160.8 / Avg: 163.63 / Max: 167.8Min: 83.6 / Avg: 83.7 / Max: 83.8Min: 67.5 / Avg: 67.57 / Max: 67.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti20406080100SE +/- 2.86, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310.7330.6327.0022.2041.8381.1031.1726.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti1530456075Min: 7.6 / Avg: 10.73 / Max: 25Min: 30.6 / Avg: 30.63 / Max: 30.7Min: 27 / Avg: 27 / Max: 27Min: 22.2 / Avg: 22.2 / Max: 22.2Min: 41.8 / Avg: 41.83 / Max: 41.9Min: 80.7 / Avg: 81.1 / Max: 81.7Min: 31.1 / Avg: 31.17 / Max: 31.2Min: 26.8 / Avg: 26.8 / Max: 26.8

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 2.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 335.97103.77105.6778.47133.60151.03109.1094.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 35.9 / Avg: 35.97 / Max: 36Min: 103.4 / Avg: 103.77 / Max: 104Min: 105.6 / Avg: 105.67 / Max: 105.7Min: 78.4 / Avg: 78.47 / Max: 78.5Min: 133 / Avg: 133.6 / Max: 134Min: 146.8 / Avg: 151.03 / Max: 153.2Min: 107.6 / Avg: 109.1 / Max: 111.4Min: 94.6 / Avg: 94.67 / Max: 94.7

Smokin Guns

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 340.00124.93114.4088.53142.17136.67117.8799.23
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 39.9 / Avg: 40 / Max: 40.1Min: 124.4 / Avg: 124.93 / Max: 125.9Min: 114.2 / Avg: 114.4 / Max: 114.6Min: 88.5 / Avg: 88.53 / Max: 88.6Min: 140.4 / Avg: 142.17 / Max: 143.8Min: 134.7 / Avg: 136.67 / Max: 138.2Min: 117.6 / Avg: 117.87 / Max: 118Min: 99 / Avg: 99.23 / Max: 99.5

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.82, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 329.4086.6084.2765.5096.4796.9085.4373.63
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti20406080100Min: 26.8 / Avg: 29.4 / Max: 30.7Min: 86.5 / Avg: 86.6 / Max: 86.8Min: 84.2 / Avg: 84.27 / Max: 84.4Min: 65.5 / Avg: 65.5 / Max: 65.5Min: 95.6 / Avg: 96.47 / Max: 97.6Min: 96.3 / Avg: 96.9 / Max: 97.6Min: 85.4 / Avg: 85.43 / Max: 85.5Min: 73.6 / Avg: 73.63 / Max: 73.7

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 22020406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 4SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 310.1721.8530.4725.7047.97102.6035.00
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 22020406080100Min: 10.1 / Avg: 10.17 / Max: 10.2Min: 21.2 / Avg: 21.85 / Max: 22.7Min: 30.4 / Avg: 30.47 / Max: 30.6Min: 25.5 / Avg: 25.7 / Max: 25.8Min: 47.8 / Avg: 47.97 / Max: 48.2Min: 102.2 / Avg: 102.6 / Max: 103Min: 34.9 / Avg: 35 / Max: 35.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 22020406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 310.1721.0730.4325.7747.87102.8035.13
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 22020406080100Min: 9.9 / Avg: 10.17 / Max: 10.4Min: 20.7 / Avg: 21.07 / Max: 21.7Min: 30.4 / Avg: 30.43 / Max: 30.5Min: 25.6 / Avg: 25.77 / Max: 25.9Min: 47.8 / Avg: 47.87 / Max: 48Min: 102.7 / Avg: 102.8 / Max: 102.9Min: 35.1 / Avg: 35.13 / Max: 35.2

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 337.27120.25103.5683.55135.37147.06112.1795.19
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 37.19 / Avg: 37.27 / Max: 37.34Min: 120.06 / Avg: 120.25 / Max: 120.51Min: 103.52 / Avg: 103.56 / Max: 103.6Min: 83.41 / Avg: 83.55 / Max: 83.63Min: 134.76 / Avg: 135.37 / Max: 135.69Min: 144.26 / Avg: 147.06 / Max: 149.32Min: 112.14 / Avg: 112.17 / Max: 112.19Min: 94.77 / Avg: 95.19 / Max: 95.59

VDrift

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 1.10, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 317.7773.8559.6944.9990.30190.7860.5046.161. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -lSDL -lGLU -lGLEW -lpthread -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx -lvorbisfile -lvdriftbullet
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8400GSGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150Min: 15.99 / Avg: 17.77 / Max: 21.29Min: 73.85 / Avg: 73.85 / Max: 73.86Min: 59.68 / Avg: 59.69 / Max: 59.69Min: 44.96 / Avg: 44.99 / Max: 45Min: 90.27 / Avg: 90.3 / Max: 90.34Min: 187.39 / Avg: 190.78 / Max: 193.67Min: 60.49 / Avg: 60.5 / Max: 60.52Min: 46.13 / Avg: 46.16 / Max: 46.21. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -lSDL -lGLU -lGLEW -lpthread -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx -lvorbisfile -lvdriftbullet