NVIDIA vs. Nouveau Linux GeForce 2014

NVIDIA vs. Nouveau end of 2014 Linux OpenGL performance comparison... Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1412282-LI-NOUVEAU2051.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay DriverGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 Ti Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.22Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)ASRock Z97 Extreme6Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM15360MB64GB OCZ AGILITYNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1250MHz)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thDELL S2409WIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.03.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (1250MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1250MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz)3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA 346.224.4.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- GTX 680: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: nouveau.pstate=1Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- GTX 680: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 760: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, GTX 780 Ti: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: EXA

openarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiGTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 Ti Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.22 NVIDIA 346.2271.7353.2652.5084.7972.5958.811298736131251193520156.97128.24115.43186.20156.32119.6835148958816644341167148.27130.94112.67206.50167.15121.7820691160293937329960411.37362.07328.67351.79303.45213.516607431102946498271980354.83321.28293.47341.37287.66198.596767932452952416441513505.90441.25412.90364.86324.81235.7767270609234501813363322OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.22110220330440550SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 371.73411.37156.97354.83148.27505.90

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeLinux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.22612182430Min: 6 / Avg: 13.94 / Max: 27Min: 1 / Avg: 2.43 / Max: 12Min: 2 / Avg: 6.37 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 2.8 / Max: 12Min: 3 / Avg: 6.73 / Max: 13Min: 1 / Avg: 1.96 / Max: 7

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.22100200300400500SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 3.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 3.34, N = 353.26362.07128.24321.28130.94441.25

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2290180270360450SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 352.50328.67115.43293.47112.67412.90

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighLinux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2280160240320400SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 2.46, N = 384.79351.79186.20341.37206.50364.86

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraLinux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2270140210280350SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 372.59303.45156.32287.66167.15324.81

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateLinux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2250100150200250SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 358.81213.51119.68198.59121.78235.77

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2214K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 57.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 88.88, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 129.22, N = 3129876607435148676792069167270

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2213002600390052006500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 10.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 24.89, N = 33613110958324516026092

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2270K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 3.93, N = 3SE +/- 63.82, N = 3SE +/- 25.18, N = 3SE +/- 123.73, N = 3SE +/- 7.22, N = 3SE +/- 1251.22, N = 3312512946498166429524193937345018

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.2230060090012001500SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.96, N = 31938274346443291336

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760GTX 780 TiOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5NVIDIA 346.227001400210028003500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 35201980116715139603322

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