Mesa 10.3 vs. Git Nouveau Benchmarks

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GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3
November 22 2014
 
GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3
November 22 2014
 
GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-devel
November 30 2014
 
GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-devel
November 26 2014
 
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GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3

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

GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3

Changed Graphics to GeForce GTX 760.

GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-devel

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

GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-devel

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 1080GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760 Mesa 10.3 Mesa 10.3 Mesa 10.5-devel Mesa 10.5-devel55.8780.6596.99104.1953.43145.64100.3762.478979840384.4492.98125.98102.5570.20138.8093.3183.399488075955.52101.3096.29120.57103.9680.17157.19115.2678.298989818584.5688.57125.46137.26102.5364.52142.00110.3590.9095280720OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.320406080100SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 384.5684.4455.8755.52

OpenArena

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.320406080100SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 10.33, N = 6SE +/- 19.91, N = 6SE +/- 21.29, N = 6101.3080.6592.9888.57

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeMesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel714212835Min: 3 / Avg: 6.44 / Max: 19Min: 3 / Avg: 6.45 / Max: 18Min: 5 / Avg: 9.81 / Max: 25Min: 5 / Avg: 9.82 / Max: 32

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.

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel306090120150SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3125.98125.4696.9996.29

Team Fortress 2

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.5-devel306090120150SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3137.26120.57

Unigine Tropics

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3104.19103.96102.55102.53

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.

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.320406080100SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 7.65, N = 6SE +/- 11.13, N = 6SE +/- 7.64, N = 680.1753.4370.2064.52

Xonotic

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighMesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3306090120150SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 9.09, N = 6SE +/- 13.22, N = 6SE +/- 14.39, N = 6157.19145.64142.00138.80

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraMesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3306090120150SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 7.00, N = 6SE +/- 10.21, N = 6SE +/- 13.90, N = 6115.26100.37110.3593.31

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateMesa 10.5-develMesa 10.320406080100SE +/- 7.29, N = 6SE +/- 8.58, N = 6SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 3.62, N = 690.9083.3978.2962.47

GpuTest

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 650OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.32004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3952948898897

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel20K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 75.59, N = 3SE +/- 192.81, N = 3SE +/- 53.85, N = 3SE +/- 92.58, N = 398403981858075980720

GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3

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.

GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3

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.

GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-devel

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.

GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-devel

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.