Linux 3.12 Mesa 9.3 Nouveau Comparison

Intel Core i7-4770K testing with various NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards on the Linux 3.12 kernel plus Mesa 9.3-devel. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Linux 3.12 Mesa 9.3 Nouveau ComparisonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0Intel Haswell DRAM16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3ECS NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/399MHz)XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/405MHz)eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (405/324MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MBRealtek ALC1150NVIDIA GPU 0a HDMI/DPVA2431Realtek RTL8111/8168Ubuntu 13.043.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.13.3nouveau 1.0.93.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudiosMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.12 Mesa 9.3 Nouveau Comparison BenchmarksSystem Logs- GeForce GTX 680: nouveau.perflvl_wr=7777- GeForce GTX 680: EXA

GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%164%228%293%357%Unigine SanctuaryUnigine TropicsGpuTestDoom 3XonoticQuake 4PreyNexuizOpenArenaWorld of PadmanUrban Terror

Linux 3.12 Mesa 9.3 Nouveau Comparisondoom3: 1920 x 1080 - Highnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Timeprey: 1920 x 1080quake4: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1280 x 1024unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraunigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unvanquished: 1920 x 1080urbanterror: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Timexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Timexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highgputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68026.2019.48127.7331.70125.532434.806.128.995.948.6314.40107.27121.8241.0718.3822291631399129.5020.13134.9738.37129.7031.5238.0710.6115.309.4112.9315.83109.67132.4349.0928.9724731911439938.5025.46124.9336.70134.2029.3042.9712.3017.1311.0615.9594.42127.9349.3239.8253402101493365.3338.27194.8070.27219.6354.5779.1722.6730.8820.0928.8020.90150.60201.8683.4272.261044634725189OpenBenchmarking.org

Doom 3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 326.2029.5038.5065.33
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801326395265Min: 26.2 / Avg: 26.2 / Max: 26.2Min: 29.5 / Avg: 29.5 / Max: 29.5Min: 38.5 / Avg: 38.5 / Max: 38.5Min: 65.2 / Avg: 65.33 / Max: 65.4

Nexuiz

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 319.4820.1325.4638.27MIN: 13 / MAX: 31MIN: 13 / MAX: 33MIN: 17 / MAX: 38MIN: 25 / MAX: 60
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680816243240Min: 19.48 / Avg: 19.48 / Max: 19.49Min: 19.99 / Avg: 20.13 / Max: 20.2Min: 25.46 / Avg: 25.46 / Max: 25.47Min: 38.27 / Avg: 38.27 / Max: 38.28

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 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6804080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3127.73134.97124.93194.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6804080120160200Min: 127.6 / Avg: 127.73 / Max: 127.9Min: 134.9 / Avg: 134.97 / Max: 135Min: 124.8 / Avg: 124.93 / Max: 125.2Min: 194.3 / Avg: 194.8 / Max: 195.3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 331.7038.3736.7070.27MIN: 19 / MAX: 48MIN: 14 / MAX: 45MIN: 16 / MAX: 44MIN: 7
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801428425670Min: 31.7 / Avg: 31.7 / Max: 31.7Min: 38.3 / Avg: 38.37 / Max: 38.4Min: 36.7 / Avg: 36.7 / Max: 36.7Min: 70.2 / Avg: 70.27 / Max: 70.3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801020304050Min: 19 / Avg: 31.5 / Max: 48Min: 14 / Avg: 26.06 / Max: 44Min: 16 / Avg: 27.22 / Max: 44Min: 7 / Avg: 14.21 / Max: 27

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68050100150200250SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3125.53129.70134.20219.63
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6804080120160200Min: 125.5 / Avg: 125.53 / Max: 125.6Min: 129.7 / Avg: 129.7 / Max: 129.7Min: 134.2 / Avg: 134.2 / Max: 134.2Min: 219.5 / Avg: 219.63 / Max: 219.7

Prey

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Prey retail game from 3D Realms. This test requires a valid game key and game files found on the retail CD/DVD. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801224364860SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.54, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 324.0031.5229.3054.57
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801122334455Min: 24 / Avg: 24 / Max: 24Min: 28.9 / Avg: 31.52 / Max: 44.2Min: 29.3 / Avg: 29.3 / Max: 29.3Min: 54.5 / Avg: 54.57 / Max: 54.6

Quake 4

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Quake 4 game from id Software. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQuake 4 1.4.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 334.8038.0742.9779.17
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQuake 4 1.4.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801530456075Min: 34.8 / Avg: 34.8 / Max: 34.8Min: 38 / Avg: 38.07 / Max: 38.1Min: 42.9 / Avg: 42.97 / Max: 43Min: 78.9 / Avg: 79.17 / Max: 79.4

Unigine Sanctuary

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 36.1210.6112.3022.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680510152025Min: 6.12 / Avg: 6.12 / Max: 6.12Min: 10.61 / Avg: 10.61 / Max: 10.61Min: 12.3 / Avg: 12.3 / Max: 12.3Min: 22.67 / Avg: 22.67 / Max: 22.67

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 38.9915.3017.1330.88
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680714212835Min: 8.99 / Avg: 8.99 / Max: 9Min: 15.29 / Avg: 15.3 / Max: 15.3Min: 17.12 / Avg: 17.13 / Max: 17.14Min: 30.88 / Avg: 30.88 / Max: 30.89

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 35.949.4111.0620.09
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680510152025Min: 5.94 / Avg: 5.94 / Max: 5.94Min: 9.41 / Avg: 9.41 / Max: 9.43Min: 11.06 / Avg: 11.06 / Max: 11.06Min: 20.09 / Avg: 20.09 / Max: 20.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 38.6312.9315.9528.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680612182430Min: 8.62 / Avg: 8.63 / Max: 8.64Min: 12.93 / Avg: 12.93 / Max: 12.93Min: 15.95 / Avg: 15.95 / Max: 15.96Min: 28.78 / Avg: 28.8 / Max: 28.81

Unvanquished

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 17Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 680510152025SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 314.4015.8320.90
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 17Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 680510152025Min: 14.4 / Avg: 14.4 / Max: 14.4Min: 15.8 / Avg: 15.83 / Max: 15.9Min: 20.9 / Avg: 20.9 / Max: 20.9

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUnvanquished Alpha 17Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 68020406080100Min: 35 / Avg: 69.22 / Max: 99Min: 30 / Avg: 62.88 / Max: 94Min: 31 / Avg: 47.71 / Max: 99

Urban Terror

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680306090120150SE +/- 1.85, N = 6SE +/- 1.97, N = 6SE +/- 1.50, N = 6SE +/- 2.51, N = 3107.27109.6794.42150.60
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680306090120150Min: 105.4 / Avg: 107.27 / Max: 116.5Min: 107.7 / Avg: 109.67 / Max: 119.5Min: 92.9 / Avg: 94.42 / Max: 101.9Min: 146.9 / Avg: 150.6 / Max: 155.4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUrban Terror 4.2.013Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 680612182430Min: 4 / Avg: 9.46 / Max: 18Min: 4 / Avg: 9.27 / Max: 18Min: 4 / Avg: 10.74 / Max: 28Min: 2 / Avg: 6.78 / Max: 15

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6804080120160200SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3121.82132.43127.93201.86MIN: 67 / MAX: 159MIN: 72 / MAX: 181MIN: 71 / MAX: 169MIN: 101 / MAX: 267
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6804080120160200Min: 121.74 / Avg: 121.82 / Max: 121.87Min: 131.23 / Avg: 132.43 / Max: 134.77Min: 127.92 / Avg: 127.93 / Max: 127.94Min: 201.39 / Avg: 201.86 / Max: 202.16

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 341.0749.0949.3283.42MIN: 25 / MAX: 50MIN: 17 / MAX: 61MIN: 31 / MAX: 61MIN: 51 / MAX: 104
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801632486480Min: 41.07 / Avg: 41.07 / Max: 41.08Min: 44.61 / Avg: 49.09 / Max: 50.07Min: 49.3 / Avg: 49.32 / Max: 49.35Min: 83.39 / Avg: 83.42 / Max: 83.46

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801632486480SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 318.3828.9739.8272.26MIN: 9 / MAX: 28MIN: 15 / MAX: 42MIN: 22 / MAX: 55MIN: 41 / MAX: 97
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6801428425670Min: 18.37 / Avg: 18.38 / Max: 18.38Min: 28.96 / Avg: 28.97 / Max: 28.98Min: 39.82 / Avg: 39.82 / Max: 39.82Min: 72.25 / Avg: 72.26 / Max: 72.28

GpuTest

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6802K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 8.09, N = 322292473534010446
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6802K4K6K8K10KMin: 2228 / Avg: 2228.67 / Max: 2229Min: 2472 / Avg: 2472.67 / Max: 2473Min: 5334 / Avg: 5340 / Max: 5344Min: 10435 / Avg: 10446.33 / Max: 10462

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68080160240320400SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3163191210347
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 68060120180240300Min: 163 / Avg: 163 / Max: 163Min: 190 / Avg: 190.67 / Max: 191Min: 210 / Avg: 210 / Max: 210Min: 346 / Avg: 347.33 / Max: 348

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6805K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 8.08, N = 3SE +/- 15.14, N = 3SE +/- 20.88, N = 313991143991493325189
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.5.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 220GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 6804K8K12K16K20KMin: 13989 / Avg: 13990.67 / Max: 13993Min: 14383 / Avg: 14399 / Max: 14409Min: 14905 / Avg: 14933 / Max: 14957Min: 25147 / Avg: 25188.67 / Max: 25212