Mesa 10.3 vs. Git Nouveau Benchmarks

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Mesa 10.3: GeForce GTX 650
November 22 2014
 
Mesa 10.3: GeForce GTX 760
November 22 2014
 
Mesa 10.5-devel: GeForce GTX 650
November 30 2014
 
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Mesa 10.3: GeForce GTX 650

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: GeForce GTX 650, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Mesa 10.3: GeForce GTX 760

Changed Graphics to GeForce GTX 760.

Mesa 10.5-devel: GeForce GTX 650

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: GeForce GTX 650, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Mesa 10.5-devel: GeForce GTX 760

Changed Graphics to GeForce GTX 760.

Mesa 10.3 vs. Git Nouveau BenchmarksOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)Gigabyte Z97-HD3Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM8192MB150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thDELL S2409WRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.103.18.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.03.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.43.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionMesa 10.3 Vs. Git Nouveau Benchmarks PerformanceSystem Logs- nouveau.pstate=1- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- EXA

csgo: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel GeForce GTX 650 GeForce GTX 760 GeForce GTX 650 GeForce GTX 76055.8780.6596.99104.1953.43145.64100.3762.478979840384.4492.98125.98102.5570.20138.8093.3183.399488075955.52101.3096.29120.57103.9680.17157.19115.2678.298989818584.5688.57125.46137.26102.5364.52142.00110.3590.9095280720OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 355.8784.4455.5284.56
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 7601632486480Min: 55.79 / Avg: 55.87 / Max: 55.99Min: 83.72 / Avg: 84.44 / Max: 84.98Min: 55.48 / Avg: 55.52 / Max: 55.57Min: 84.39 / Avg: 84.56 / Max: 84.89

OpenArena

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100SE +/- 10.33, N = 6SE +/- 19.91, N = 6SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 21.29, N = 680.6592.98101.3088.57
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100Min: 48.2 / Avg: 80.65 / Max: 102.3Min: 51.1 / Avg: 92.98 / Max: 155.9Min: 100.4 / Avg: 101.3 / Max: 101.9Min: 41.2 / Avg: 88.57 / Max: 155.2

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760714212835Min: 5 / Avg: 9.82 / Max: 32Min: 3 / Avg: 6.44 / Max: 19Min: 5 / Avg: 9.81 / Max: 25Min: 3 / Avg: 6.45 / Max: 18

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760306090120150SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 396.99125.9896.29125.46
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100Min: 96.69 / Avg: 96.99 / Max: 97.44Min: 125.72 / Avg: 125.98 / Max: 126.49Min: 95.88 / Avg: 96.29 / Max: 96.92Min: 125.12 / Avg: 125.46 / Max: 125.66

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760306090120150SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3120.57137.26
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760306090120150Min: 119.55 / Avg: 120.57 / Max: 121.12Min: 135.97 / Avg: 137.26 / Max: 138.76

Unigine Tropics

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3104.19102.55103.96102.53
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100Min: 104.17 / Avg: 104.19 / Max: 104.2Min: 102.54 / Avg: 102.55 / Max: 102.56Min: 103.95 / Avg: 103.96 / Max: 103.97Min: 102.5 / Avg: 102.53 / Max: 102.54

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100SE +/- 7.65, N = 6SE +/- 11.13, N = 6SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 7.64, N = 653.4370.2080.1764.52
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 7601530456075Min: 29.9 / Avg: 53.43 / Max: 78Min: 34.6 / Avg: 70.2 / Max: 115.7Min: 77.7 / Avg: 80.17 / Max: 82.8Min: 45.9 / Avg: 64.52 / Max: 100.7

Xonotic

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760306090120150SE +/- 9.09, N = 6SE +/- 14.39, N = 6SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 13.22, N = 6145.64138.80157.19142.00
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760306090120150Min: 110.18 / Avg: 145.64 / Max: 159.81Min: 97.02 / Avg: 138.8 / Max: 181.53Min: 155.14 / Avg: 157.19 / Max: 158.92Min: 103.66 / Avg: 142 / Max: 180.74

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760306090120150SE +/- 7.00, N = 6SE +/- 13.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 10.21, N = 6100.3793.31115.26110.35
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100Min: 81.48 / Avg: 100.37 / Max: 117.64Min: 59.7 / Avg: 93.31 / Max: 152.36Min: 114.19 / Avg: 115.26 / Max: 116.66Min: 78.84 / Avg: 110.35 / Max: 151.6

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100SE +/- 3.62, N = 6SE +/- 8.58, N = 6SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 7.29, N = 662.4783.3978.2990.90
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020406080100Min: 54.4 / Avg: 62.47 / Max: 79.15Min: 55.38 / Avg: 83.39 / Max: 112.53Min: 77.64 / Avg: 78.29 / Max: 79.28Min: 73.46 / Avg: 90.9 / Max: 113.52

GpuTest

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 7602004006008001000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3897948898952
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760170340510680850Min: 897 / Avg: 897.33 / Max: 898Min: 946 / Avg: 948 / Max: 949Min: 898 / Avg: 898 / Max: 898Min: 952 / Avg: 952 / Max: 952

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 75.59, N = 3SE +/- 53.85, N = 3SE +/- 192.81, N = 3SE +/- 92.58, N = 398403807599818580720
Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 76020K40K60K80K100KMin: 98310 / Avg: 98403.33 / Max: 98553Min: 80685 / Avg: 80759.33 / Max: 80864Min: 97801 / Avg: 98184.67 / Max: 98410Min: 80573 / Avg: 80720 / Max: 80891

Mesa 10.3: GeForce GTX 650

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: GeForce GTX 650, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 22 November 2014 22:41 by user phoronix.

Mesa 10.3: GeForce GTX 760

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: GeForce GTX 760, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 22 November 2014 20:51 by user phoronix.

Mesa 10.5-devel: GeForce GTX 650

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: GeForce GTX 650, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 30 November 2014 10:00 by user phoronix.

Mesa 10.5-devel: GeForce GTX 760

Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: GeForce GTX 760, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: nouveau.pstate=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 26 November 2014 07:45 by user phoronix.