Mesa 10.3 vs. Git Nouveau Benchmarks

A Graphics comparison via the Phoronix Test Suite looking at Nouveau for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1503032-FRAO-141201227.

Mesa 10.3 vs. Git Nouveau BenchmarksProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay DriverGeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600Intel Iris Pro 5200Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)Gigabyte Z97-HD3Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM8192MB150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0GeForce GTX 650Intel 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 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 6503.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4GeForce GTX 760Intel Core i3-4370 @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores)Supermicro X10SLV-Q v1.01128GB Crucial_CT128M55Intel HD 4600 (1150MHz)Intel Haswell HDMIIntel Connection I217-VLinuxMint 173.13.0-24-generic (x86_64)Cinnamon 2.2.16X Server 1.15.1intel 2.99.9103.3 Mesa 10.1.3GCC 4.8Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores)MSI MS-13F1Intel Crystal Well DRAM16384MB2 x 128GB KINGSTON RBU-SNSIntel Crystal Well IGP (1200MHz)Intel Crystal Well HD AudioQualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit + Intel Wireless 7260LinuxMint 17.13.16.0-31-generic (x86_64)Cinnamon 2.4.6X Server 1.16.0intel 2.99.9143.3 Mesa 10.3.2GCC 4.9.1OpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3, GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3, GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-devel, GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-devel: nouveau.pstate=1Processor Details- GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3, GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3, GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-devel, GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-devel: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3: EXA- GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3: EXA- GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-devel: EXA- GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-devel: EXA- Intel HD 4600: SNA- Intel Iris Pro 5200: SNA

Mesa 10.3 vs. Git Nouveau Benchmarkscsgo: 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 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600Intel Iris Pro 520055.8780.6596.99104.1953.43145.64100.3762.478979840384.4492.98125.98102.5570.20138.8093.3183.399488075955.52101.3096.29120.57103.9680.17157.19115.2678.298989818584.5688.57125.46137.26102.5364.52142.00110.3590.909528072035.7316.5236.6382.3763.3745.2147442982254.8032.6129.60108549120OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 355.8755.5284.4484.56

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600Intel Iris Pro 520060120180240300SE +/- 10.33, N = 6SE +/- 19.91, N = 6SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 21.29, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 5.10, N = 280.6592.98101.3088.5735.73254.80MIN: 5 / MAX: 30010MIN: 2 / MAX: 30006MIN: 5 / MAX: 596MIN: 1 / MAX: 30002MIN: 1

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 46001326395265Min: 5 / Avg: 9.82 / Max: 32Min: 3 / Avg: 6.44 / Max: 19Min: 5 / Avg: 9.81 / Max: 25Min: 3 / Avg: 6.45 / Max: 18Min: 2 / Avg: 27.94 / Max: 65

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel306090120150SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 396.9996.29125.98125.46

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.5-devel306090120150SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3120.57137.26

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600Intel Iris Pro 520020406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 6104.19102.55103.96102.5316.5232.61

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600Intel Iris Pro 520020406080100SE +/- 7.65, N = 6SE +/- 11.13, N = 6SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 7.64, N = 6SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 653.4370.2080.1764.5236.6329.60

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighGeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600306090120150SE +/- 9.09, N = 6SE +/- 14.39, N = 6SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 13.22, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3145.64138.80157.19142.0082.37MIN: 2 / MAX: 243MIN: 1 / MAX: 260MIN: 17 / MAX: 242MIN: 1 / MAX: 258MIN: 42 / MAX: 109

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraGeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600306090120150SE +/- 7.00, N = 6SE +/- 13.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 10.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3100.3793.31115.26110.3563.37MIN: 1 / MAX: 199MIN: 1 / MAX: 235MIN: 16 / MAX: 198MIN: 1 / MAX: 234MIN: 30 / MAX: 93

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateGeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 460020406080100SE +/- 3.62, N = 6SE +/- 8.58, N = 6SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 7.29, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 362.4783.3978.2990.9045.21MIN: 1 / MAX: 159MIN: 1 / MAX: 206MIN: 14 / MAX: 158MIN: 1 / MAX: 206MIN: 22 / MAX: 74

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600Intel Iris Pro 52002004006008001000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 38979488989524741085

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.3GeForce GTX 650: Mesa 10.5-develGeForce GTX 760: Mesa 10.5-develIntel HD 4600Intel Iris Pro 520020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 75.59, N = 3SE +/- 53.85, N = 3SE +/- 192.81, N = 3SE +/- 92.58, N = 3SE +/- 657.37, N = 4SE +/- 360.68, N = 3984038075998185807204298249120

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