Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Linux OpenGL - April 2013

Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Linux graphics driver OpenGL performance on Ubuntu 13.04 Linux. Latest as of April 2013 with a wide range of hardware. Many GeForce graphics cards benchmarked on Ubuntu. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Closed-Source: GeForce 8500GT
April 22 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce 8800GT
April 21 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce 9500GT
April 22 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce 9600GSO
April 21 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce 9800GT
April 21 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce 9800GTX
April 21 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce GT 220
April 21 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce GT 240
April 22 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce GT 520
April 21 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
April 22 2013
 
Closed-Source: GeForce GTX 680
April 22 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce 8800GT
April 19 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce 9500GT
April 18 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce 9600GSO
April 19 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce 9800GT
April 19 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce 9800GTX
April 19 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce GT 220
April 18 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce GT 520
April 20 2013
 
Open-Source: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
April 18 2013
 
Open-Source Maxed: GeForce 9500GT
April 18 2013
 
Open-Source Maxed: GeForce GT 220
April 18 2013
 
Open-Source Maxed: GeForce 9800GTX
April 19 2013
 
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Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Linux OpenGL - April 2013OpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteAMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB (500/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (600/700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB (500/900MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (660/950MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 256MB (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (400/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (405/324MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (405/324MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/405MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1101MHz)Realtek ALC889Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 13.043.9.0-999-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.13.3NVIDIA 319.12nouveau 1.0.73.3.04.3.02.1 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-cb12bf7) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.2ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNouveau Vs. NVIDIA Linux OpenGL - April 2013 BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --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-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Open-Source: GeForce 8800GT, Open-Source: GeForce 9500GT, Open-Source: GeForce 9600GSO, Open-Source: GeForce 9800GT, Open-Source: GeForce 9800GTX, Open-Source: GeForce GT 220, Open-Source: GeForce GT 520, Open-Source: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, Open-Source Maxed: GeForce 9500GT, Open-Source Maxed: GeForce GT 220, Open-Source Maxed: GeForce 9800GTX: EXA

doom3: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowwarsow: 1920 x 1080reaction: 1920 x 1080reaction: 1024 x 768openarena: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - HighClosed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source Maxed GeForce 8500GT GeForce 8800GT GeForce 9500GT GeForce 9600GSO GeForce 9800GT GeForce 9800GTX GeForce GT 220 GeForce GT 240 GeForce GT 520 GeForce GTX 550 Ti GeForce GTX 680 GeForce 8800GT GeForce 9500GT GeForce 9600GSO GeForce 9800GT GeForce 9800GTX GeForce GT 220 GeForce GT 520 GeForce GTX 550 Ti GeForce 9500GT GeForce GT 220 GeForce 9800GTX104.3222.5036.5036.5016.2020.7491.2030.47291.37110.30153.60154.17126.5788.83459.77157.13167.7939.3056.975737.5328.67176.2753.86192.0545.3361.5061.5043.9032.82182.6367.19291.04126.13200.10201.60143.93107.45503.57179.64292.91148.77220.20215.33161.43118.50525.73194.70176.6041.1761.7061.7045.5027.95181.2061.33282.9698.67162.77160.30105.1774.38393.53143.02104.9429.175453.9726.8017.42106.5036.82289.04176.47277.23290.80127.57138.11506.70197.51290.37472.40532.50529.70292.20189.82551.27222.6425.57120.2327.4559.4060.5735.5327.76135.4719.2921.80104.7025.2042.2742.3023.2017.63106.3333.2718.1087.7025.3741.9041.9025.8016.0597.2033.6439155.1846.7879.7379.8052.7331.10170.1761.8239.50156.1348.3380.3080.1754.9731.27170.5064.0722.1096.4227.0741.5041.502715.39102.8036.289.7042.6115.2719.3019.3011.108.5840.3316.3525.6398.1336.8848.7348.7330.6021.6186.3042.0626.30115.7629.5749.5049.5031.8018.82127.1739.5630.00124.8334.1054.6354.6737.5719.47132.3747.9178.53239.79101.13168.17167.4386.7760.35301.57112.41OpenBenchmarking.org

Doom 3

Open-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 325.5721.8018.1039.0039.5022.109.7025.6326.3030.0078.53

Xonotic

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68060120180240300SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3104.32291.37167.79192.05291.04292.91176.60282.96104.94289.04290.37120.23104.7087.70155.18156.1396.4242.6198.13115.76124.83239.79

Warsow

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680100200300400500SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.92, N = 6SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 4SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 4SE +/- 0.15, N = 322.50110.3039.3045.33126.13148.7741.1798.6729.17176.47472.4027.4525.2025.3746.7848.3327.0715.2736.8829.5734.10101.13

Reaction Quake 3

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680120240360480600SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.08, N = 3SE +/- 2.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 4.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 336.50153.6056.9761.50200.10220.2061.70162.7754.00277.23532.5059.4042.2741.9079.7380.3041.5019.3048.7349.5054.63168.17

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1024 x 768GeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680110220330440550SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 6.01, N = 6SE +/- 2.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 336.50154.1757.0061.50201.60215.3361.70160.3053.97290.80529.7060.5742.3041.9079.8080.1741.5019.3048.7349.5054.67167.43

OpenArena

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68060120180240300SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 5.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 316.20126.5737.5343.90143.93161.4345.50105.1726.80127.57292.2035.5323.2025.8052.7354.9727.0011.1030.6031.8037.5786.77

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.

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffGeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6804080120160200SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 3.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 320.7488.8328.6732.82107.45118.5027.9574.3817.42138.11189.8227.7617.6316.0531.1031.2715.398.5821.6118.8219.4760.35

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.

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680120240360480600SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 2.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 2.88, N = 391.20459.77176.27182.63503.57525.73181.20393.53106.50506.70551.27135.47106.3397.20170.17170.50102.8040.3386.30127.17132.37301.57

Xonotic

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpen-Source MaxedOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGeForce 8500GTGeForce 8800GTGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce 9800GTGeForce 9800GTXGeForce GT 220GeForce GT 240GeForce GT 520GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68050100150200250SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 330.47157.1353.8667.19179.64194.7061.33143.0236.82197.51222.6419.2933.2733.6461.8264.0736.2816.3542.0639.5647.91112.41