NVIDIA Optimus Ubuntu 14.04 Linux A Graphics comparison benchmarking NVIDIA Optimus / PRIME on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Intel HD 4000 - Stock: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (270/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA 331.38: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M 1024MB (625/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 46.47 |============================ Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 13.77 |======== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 68.60 |========================================= Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 46.43 |============================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 4.0 AVG: 21.4 MAX: 44.0 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 72.7 MAX: 96.0 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 7.0 AVG: 14.6 MAX: 25.0 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 21.4 MAX: 43.0 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 1.51 |====================================== Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 0.56 |============== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 1.66 |========================================== Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 1.44 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 9627 AVG: 30722 MAX: 33344 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 14592 AVG: 24702 MAX: 33929 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 22518 AVG: 41319 MAX: 44089 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 9901 AVG: 32188 MAX: 35031 Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 25.33 |======================= NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 45.43 |========================================= Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 25.30 |======================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 30.0 AVG: 39.6 MAX: 57.0 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 6.0 AVG: 21.8 MAX: 43.0 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 39.5 MAX: 58.0 Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 0.90 |============================= NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 1.29 |========================================== Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 0.86 |============================ Unvanquished 0.26.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 17959 AVG: 28248 MAX: 32856 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 19462 AVG: 35147 MAX: 45783 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 14252 AVG: 29384 MAX: 34395 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 110.15 |============================ Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 51.92 |============= NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 155.96 |======================================== Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 112.50 |============================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 3.79 |========================================= Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 2.27 |======================== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 3.90 |========================================== Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 3.65 |======================================= Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 11366 AVG: 29025 MAX: 32138 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 17464 AVG: 22898 MAX: 30066 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 21881 AVG: 39996 MAX: 45251 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 11484 AVG: 30793 MAX: 34506 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 58.71 |========================================= Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 19.77 |============== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 56.27 |======================================= Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 59.07 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 1.93 |========================================== Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 0.88 |=================== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 1.47 |================================ Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 1.87 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 11736 AVG: 30368 MAX: 34269 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 2390 AVG: 22398 MAX: 31057 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 18951 AVG: 38156 MAX: 48129 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 10700 AVG: 31536 MAX: 35697 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 39.95 |======================================= Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 15.63 |=============== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 41.98 |========================================= Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 40.14 |======================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 1.31 |========================================== Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 0.68 |====================== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 1.07 |================================== Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 1.27 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 11566 AVG: 30458 MAX: 34898 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 12639 AVG: 22905 MAX: 32500 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 19240 AVG: 39151 MAX: 49076 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 11736 AVG: 31524 MAX: 36060 GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 3633 |================= Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 3386 |================ NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 8798 |========================================== Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 3632 |================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 147.73 |============================ Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 164.36 |================================ NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 207.71 |======================================== Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 147.70 |============================ GpuTest 0.7.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 10892 AVG: 24591 MAX: 32545 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 8629 AVG: 20601 MAX: 23487 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 24005 AVG: 42358 MAX: 44525 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 11166 AVG: 24591 MAX: 26566 GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 369 |=========================================== Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 98 |=========== NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 354 |========================================= Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 368 |=========================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 10.69 |========================================= Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 4.42 |================= NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 7.30 |============================ Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 10.33 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 12025 AVG: 34518 MAX: 41691 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 16146 AVG: 22171 MAX: 28564 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 20224 AVG: 48479 MAX: 54575 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 19203 AVG: 35636 MAX: 36829 GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 28597 |============================ Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 7117 |======= NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 42402 |========================================= Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 28390 |=========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points Per Watt > Higher Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ 1037.86 |====================================== Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... 345.87 |============= NVIDIA 331.38 ................ 1074.48 |======================================= Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . 1027.25 |===================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 11018 AVG: 27554 MAX: 35201 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 1420 AVG: 20577 MAX: 21511 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 21844 AVG: 39463 MAX: 41824 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 11262 AVG: 27637 MAX: 29022 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts Intel HD 4000 - Stock ........ MIN: 9627 AVG: 28742 MAX: 41691 Nouveau DRI PRIME 1 .......... MIN: 1420 AVG: 22580 MAX: 33929 NVIDIA 331.38 ................ MIN: 18840 AVG: 38634 MAX: 54575 Intel HD 4000 - NVIDIA PRIME . MIN: 9901 AVG: 29770 MAX: 36829