NVIDIA Linux 3.12 Nouveau Tests Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Nouveau Linux 3.12 DRM tests looking for performance change. GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / 9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1101MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / 9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1101MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/405MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 0a HDMI/DP, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/405MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 0a HDMI/DP, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: NVIDIA GPU 40 HDMI/DP, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 70.24 |=================================== GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 76.75 |====================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 28.05 |============== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 26.57 |============= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 69.29 |================================== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 72.37 |==================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 133.50 |================================= GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 149.39 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 49.10 |============ GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 51.87 |============= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 79.44 |==================== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 83.48 |===================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 312.11 |==================================== GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 319.80 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 118.21 |============== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 131.25 |=============== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 187.25 |====================== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 201.80 |======================= Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.8 MAX: 21.0 GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.8 MAX: 15.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 23.8 MAX: 51.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. MIN: 7.0 AVG: 23.9 MAX: 43.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 10.0 AVG: 15.1 MAX: 34.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 10.0 AVG: 15.2 MAX: 33.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 169.27 |===================================== GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 170.43 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 47.55 |========== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 41.97 |========= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 65.77 |============== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 65.77 |============== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 5.8 MAX: 15.0 GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 5.8 MAX: 14.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 23.9 MAX: 42.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. MIN: 7.0 AVG: 23.8 MAX: 42.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 9.0 AVG: 15.1 MAX: 37.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 10.0 AVG: 15.2 MAX: 33.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 169.50 |===================================== GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 170.53 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 48.63 |=========== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 41.93 |========= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 65.77 |============== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 65.73 |============== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 372.53 |==================================== GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 381.70 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 129.20 |============= GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 129.83 |============= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 216.73 |===================== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 219.47 |===================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.2 MAX: 22.0 GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 18.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... MIN: 13.0 AVG: 26.4 MAX: 46.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. MIN: 14.0 AVG: 26.1 MAX: 45.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 14.9 MAX: 29.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 14.2 MAX: 27.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 109.83 |================================= GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 123.13 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 37.80 |=========== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 38.37 |============ GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 67.07 |==================== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 70.17 |===================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.4 MAX: 21.0 GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 9.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 12.9 MAX: 31.0 GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. MIN: 6.0 AVG: 12.2 MAX: 19.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 9.4 MAX: 22.0 GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.6 MAX: 24.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 184.47 |============================= GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 231.70 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 77.97 |============ GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 81.87 |============= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 108.47 |================= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 151.27 |======================== OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.11 ..... 364.47 |==================================== GeForce 9800GTX: Linux 3.12 Git . 374.63 |===================================== GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.11 ...... 134.47 |============= GeForce GT 220: Linux 3.12 Git .. 135.10 |============= GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.11 ..... 193.20 |=================== GeForce GTX 680: Linux 3.12 Git . 192.50 |===================