NVIDIA vs. Nouveau Ubuntu 13.04 Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Linux graphics benchmarks from stock Ubuntu 13.04. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com. Stock - Nouveau: 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 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 NVIDIA 304.84: 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 (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.84, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, 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 Stock - Nouveau . 28.47 |===================== NVIDIA 304.84 ... 72.70 |====================================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 25.59 |============================= NVIDIA 304.84 ... 48.39 |====================================================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 109.87 |==================== NVIDIA 304.84 ... 290.63 |===================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 35.47 |========================== NVIDIA 304.84 ... 74.10 |====================================================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 117.43 |==================== NVIDIA 304.84 ... 310.87 |===================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 41.60 |================= NVIDIA 304.84 ... 127.43 |===================================================== Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 90.80 |================================ NVIDIA 304.84 ... 152.17 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 111.21 |============================ NVIDIA 304.84 ... 206.91 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock - Nouveau . 44.67 |====================== NVIDIA 304.84 ... 105.73 |=====================================================