NVIDIA Nouveau Linux 3.15 Mesa 10.3 Graphics A Graphics comparison on latest open source code Nouveau against closed-source NVIDIA Linux driver for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / 9800 GTX+ 512MB (399/399MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Samsung SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 14.04 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.2.0 X Server 1.15.1 nouveau 1.0.10 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-155f98d trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8.2 ext4 2560x1600 eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (405/648MHz) Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ 512MB (675/1100MHz) 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64) NVIDIA 337.19 3.3.0 eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz) 4.3.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - 9800GTX: Open-Source, GT 520: Open-Source, GTX 760: Open-Source: EXA
unigine-sanctuary: 1680 x 1050 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off unigine-tropics: 1680 x 1050 tesseract: 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate unvanquished: 1600 x 900 - Intermediate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low unigine-heaven: 1600 x 900 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 GTX 760 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source 13.88 10463 18.76 13.13 190 12.95 19.72 36.04 2279 49.40 4 91.86 3.52 4080 5.35 3.47 38 3.98 8.40 6.15 8.94 1983 11.30 1050 25.56 8.60 22.94 14390 21.75 20.33 229 28.97 34.60 35.19 40.82 7538 60.17 9954 103.77 45.18 50.36 101566 96.44 53.05 76.41 562 52.05 69.93 81.43 181.70 4650 131.27 51 401.86 8.79 12.89 13336 21.37 10.71 22.55 97 19.40 32.70 27.70 37.35 3911 24.77 24 93.97 3.78 214.93 224007 280.74 180.16 127.79 1725 177.39 366.70 259.11 296.19 59496 330.37 331 421.33 66.02 OpenBenchmarking.org
Unvanquished Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Closed-Source Open-Source 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.67 / Max: 11 Min: 18 / Avg: 28.87 / Max: 86 Min: 3 / Avg: 13.82 / Max: 51 Min: 8 / Avg: 30.6 / Max: 67 Min: 69 / Avg: 93.67 / Max: 99
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Closed-Source Open-Source 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.01 / Max: 17 Min: 9 / Avg: 16.62 / Max: 37 Min: 3 / Avg: 7.61 / Max: 21 Min: 12 / Avg: 20.24 / Max: 34 Min: 21 / Avg: 40.4 / Max: 67 Min: 47 / Avg: 86.71 / Max: 99
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1680 x 1050 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Closed-Source Open-Source 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 214.93 22.94 50.36 13.88 12.89 3.52
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Closed-Source Open-Source 50K 100K 150K 200K 250K SE +/- 8.33, N = 3 SE +/- 42.29, N = 3 SE +/- 24.06, N = 3 SE +/- 15.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 4.81, N = 3 224007 14390 101566 10463 13336 4080
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Closed-Source Open-Source 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 2.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 280.74 21.75 96.44 18.76 21.37 5.35
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1680 x 1050 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Closed-Source Open-Source 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 180.16 20.33 53.05 13.13 10.71 3.47
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Closed-Source 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 1.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 127.79 76.41 22.55
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Closed-Source Open-Source 400 800 1200 1600 2000 SE +/- 3.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1725 229 562 190 97 38
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Closed-Source Open-Source 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 177.39 28.97 52.05 12.95 19.40 3.98
Unvanquished Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Closed-Source Open-Source 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.90, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 366.70 34.60 69.93 32.70 8.40
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Closed-Source Open-Source 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 259.11 35.19 81.43 19.72 27.70 6.15
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Closed-Source Open-Source 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 296.19 40.82 181.70 36.04 37.35 8.94
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Closed-Source Open-Source 13K 26K 39K 52K 65K SE +/- 36.12, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 59496 7538 4650 2279 3911 1983
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Closed-Source Open-Source 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 330.37 60.17 131.27 49.40 24.77 11.30
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 760 GT 520 9800GTX OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 11.68, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 9954 331 1050 24 51 4
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Closed-Source Open-Source 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 421.33 103.77 401.86 91.86 93.97 25.56
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1600 x 900 GTX 760 9800GTX GT 520 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Closed-Source Open-Source 15 30 45 60 75 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 6 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 66.02 45.18 8.79 8.60 3.78
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