Nouveau Linux 3.15 A Graphics comparison of Nouveau on the Linux 3.15 kernel. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. GTX 760: Linux 3.15 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (405/648MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-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 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GTX 760: Linux 3.14: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (405/648MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-031400-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 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GT 520: Linux 3.15 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-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 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GT 520: Linux 3.14: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-031400-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 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 55.03 |============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 54.97 |============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 10.30 |========= GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 10.20 |========= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . MIN: 10 AVG: 18 MAX: 32 GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... MIN: 10 AVG: 18 MAX: 55 GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. MIN: 50 AVG: 93 MAX: 99 GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... MIN: 51 AVG: 93 MAX: 99 Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 26.59 |============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 26.58 |============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 4.44 |======== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 4.44 |======== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 25.04 |============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 25.02 |============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 4.33 |======== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 4.33 |======== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 103.75 |============================================= GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 103.76 |============================================= GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 25.56 |=========== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 25.45 |=========== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 40.76 |============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 40.76 |============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 8.94 |========== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 8.90 |========== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 35.53 |============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 35.56 |============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 6.34 |======== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 6.32 |======== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 29.55 |============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 29.58 |============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 4.14 |====== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 4.13 |====== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 7585 |=============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 7570 |=============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 1996 |============ GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 2002 |============ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 229 |================================================ GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 228 |================================================ GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 38 |======== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 38 |======== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 14354 |============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 14374 |============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 4082 |============= GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 4090 |============= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 9920 |=============================================== GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 9895 |=============================================== GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 1070 |===== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 1070 |===== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better GTX 760: Linux 3.15 Git . 245 |================================================ GTX 760: Linux 3.14 ..... 245 |================================================ GT 520: Linux 3.15 Git .. 17 |=== GT 520: Linux 3.14 ...... 17 |===