NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler Nouveau Linux Comparison

Benchmarking the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler graphics card on the Nouveau graphics driver compared to other graphics cards on Nouveau Gallium3D. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler Nouveau Linux ComparisonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (50/135MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (500/333MHz)Realtek ALC892DELL P2210HRealtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Ubuntu 13.043.8.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.6.0X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2)nouveau 1.0.42.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-2f225f6) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler Nouveau Linux Comparison BenchmarksSystem Logs- GeForce GTX 680, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 8400GS: --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-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - GeForce GTX 680, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 8400GS: EXA- GeForce GTX 680, GeForce 9800GTX, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce 8400GS: Compiz was running on this system.

GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GSLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteVDriftDoom 3Reaction Quake 3OpenArenaNexuizXonoticWorld of PadmanSmokin GunsUrban TerrorWarsow

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Kepler Nouveau Linux Comparisondoom3: 1920 x 1080 - Lownexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080reaction: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 1920 x 1080vdrift: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowsmokin-guns: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1280 x 1024xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - LowGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS41.0328.06120.2350.70145.0763.8380.9074.1859.10149.05148.4359.07219.02108.29389.704118.3033.7018.164.6036.7842.504.6055.7939.5029.04138.4753.43161.5074.9392.2097.1643.10152.23165.1343.17208.4914.3515.5685.2823.4391.0341.0366.6047.4525.5391.0797.3325.67130.278.406.6940.609.4042.9015.7335.1022.3811.7337.4444.1011.7360.15OpenBenchmarking.org

Doom 3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS918273645SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 6SE +/- 0.44, N = 641.0310.0039.5014.358.40
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS918273645Min: 40.9 / Avg: 41.03 / Max: 41.1Min: 10 / Avg: 10 / Max: 10Min: 39.5 / Avg: 39.5 / Max: 39.5Min: 13.6 / Avg: 14.35 / Max: 18.1Min: 7 / Avg: 8.4 / Max: 9.1

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 GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS714212835SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 328.068.2929.0415.566.69
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS612182430Min: 28 / Avg: 28.06 / Max: 28.11Min: 8.29 / Avg: 8.29 / Max: 8.29Min: 29.04 / Avg: 29.04 / Max: 29.05Min: 15.55 / Avg: 15.56 / Max: 15.57Min: 6.69 / Avg: 6.69 / Max: 6.7

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 GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS306090120150SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 3.36, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3120.2338.00138.4785.2840.60
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS306090120150Min: 119.9 / Avg: 120.23 / Max: 120.5Min: 38 / Avg: 38 / Max: 38Min: 137.3 / Avg: 138.47 / Max: 139.7Min: 74.6 / Avg: 85.28 / Max: 90.7Min: 40.6 / Avg: 40.6 / Max: 40.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS1224364860SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 350.709.7053.4323.439.40
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS1122334455Min: 50.7 / Avg: 50.7 / Max: 50.7Min: 9.7 / Avg: 9.7 / Max: 9.7Min: 53.4 / Avg: 53.43 / Max: 53.5Min: 22.5 / Avg: 23.43 / Max: 25.3Min: 9.4 / Avg: 9.4 / Max: 9.4

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS4080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3145.0741.00161.5091.0342.90
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS306090120150Min: 144.9 / Avg: 145.07 / Max: 145.2Min: 41 / Avg: 41 / Max: 41Min: 161.1 / Avg: 161.5 / Max: 161.9Min: 91 / Avg: 91.03 / Max: 91.1Min: 42.9 / Avg: 42.9 / Max: 42.9

Reaction Quake 3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 363.8318.3074.9341.0315.73
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS1428425670Min: 63.8 / Avg: 63.83 / Max: 63.9Min: 18.3 / Avg: 18.3 / Max: 18.3Min: 74.8 / Avg: 74.93 / Max: 75.1Min: 41 / Avg: 41.03 / Max: 41.1Min: 15.7 / Avg: 15.73 / Max: 15.8

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 380.9033.7092.2066.6035.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS20406080100Min: 80.9 / Avg: 80.9 / Max: 80.9Min: 33.7 / Avg: 33.7 / Max: 33.7Min: 92.1 / Avg: 92.2 / Max: 92.3Min: 66.6 / Avg: 66.6 / Max: 66.6Min: 35.1 / Avg: 35.1 / Max: 35.1

VDrift

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS20406080100SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 374.1818.1697.1647.4522.381. (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 GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS20406080100Min: 74.11 / Avg: 74.18 / Max: 74.24Min: 18.15 / Avg: 18.16 / Max: 18.17Min: 97.15 / Avg: 97.16 / Max: 97.17Min: 47.43 / Avg: 47.45 / Max: 47.47Min: 22.38 / Avg: 22.38 / Max: 22.391. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -lSDL -lGLU -lGLEW -lpthread -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx -lvorbisfile -lvdriftbullet

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS1326395265SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 359.104.6043.1025.5311.73
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS1224364860Min: 59.1 / Avg: 59.1 / Max: 59.1Min: 4.6 / Avg: 4.6 / Max: 4.6Min: 43.1 / Avg: 43.1 / Max: 43.1Min: 25.3 / Avg: 25.53 / Max: 25.8Min: 11.6 / Avg: 11.73 / Max: 11.9

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 6149.0536.78152.2391.0737.44
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS306090120150Min: 148.92 / Avg: 149.05 / Max: 149.12Min: 36.78 / Avg: 36.78 / Max: 36.79Min: 152.11 / Avg: 152.23 / Max: 152.31Min: 91 / Avg: 91.07 / Max: 91.1Min: 34.11 / Avg: 37.44 / Max: 40.79

Smokin Guns

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS4080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3148.4342.50165.1397.3344.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS306090120150Min: 148.3 / Avg: 148.43 / Max: 148.6Min: 42.5 / Avg: 42.5 / Max: 42.5Min: 165.1 / Avg: 165.13 / Max: 165.2Min: 97.3 / Avg: 97.33 / Max: 97.4Min: 44.1 / Avg: 44.1 / Max: 44.1

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS1326395265SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 359.074.6043.1725.6711.73
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS1224364860Min: 58.7 / Avg: 59.07 / Max: 59.3Min: 4.6 / Avg: 4.6 / Max: 4.6Min: 43 / Avg: 43.17 / Max: 43.3Min: 25.6 / Avg: 25.67 / Max: 25.7Min: 11.6 / Avg: 11.73 / Max: 12

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS50100150200250SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3219.0255.79208.49130.2760.15
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce 9800GTXGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 8400GS4080120160200Min: 218.65 / Avg: 219.02 / Max: 219.7Min: 55.76 / Avg: 55.79 / Max: 55.82Min: 208.37 / Avg: 208.49 / Max: 208.63Min: 130.25 / Avg: 130.27 / Max: 130.29Min: 60.07 / Avg: 60.15 / Max: 60.2