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
Graphics Notes: EXA
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
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OpenArena
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Nexuiz
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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
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 10 April 2013 13:01 by user phoronix.
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
Testing initiated at 10 April 2013 13:49 by user phoronix.