Nouveau on Linux 4.4 and Linux 4.5 compared to NVIDIA binary driver. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Network Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores) Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon 16384MB 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850 MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Intel Connection Ubuntu 15.10 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64) Unity X Server 1.17.2 NVIDIA 352.63 4.5.0 GCC 5.2.1 20151010 ext4 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/5000MHz) DELL P2415Q 4.4.0-040400-generic (x86_64) nouveau 1.0.12 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1202/6008MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (1202/6008MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (1202/7000MHz) MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Kernel Details - Linux 4.4: GTX 650, Linux 4.4: GTX 680, Linux 4.4: GTX 760, Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti: nouveau.pstate=1 Graphics Details - Linux 4.4: GTX 650, Linux 4.4: GTX 680, Linux 4.4: GTX 760, Linux 4.4: GTX 780 Ti, Linux 4.5: GTX 650, Linux 4.5: GTX 680, Linux 4.5: GTX 760, Linux 4.5: GTX 780 Ti: EXA
csgo: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 tesseract: 1920 x 1080 tf2: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 57.76 127.00 124.77 93.24 353.84 164.67 110.61 40153 1231 144253 213 482 165.39 350.67 230.46 110.19 358.41 284.13 224.08 63034 3142 271321 828 1911 151.10 321.80 219.18 109.75 361.39 280.11 219.33 64312 3230 270625 636 1479 196.39 394.03 272.34 115.52 363.47 285.94 236.92 63648 6100 318935 1296 3148 44.77 98.30 90.73 78.91 303.36 125.21 83.54 35197 908 98879 164 440 82.27 183.03 210.83 98.37 307.26 230.67 177.74 68116 3018 254043 722 1939 45.00 111.03 97.35 83.45 309.55 141.78 95.24 24537 1143 106983 183 492 75.37 144.10 127.45 93.15 304.03 184.78 129.83 21450 1935 113278 335 965 46.92 103.30 91.94 87.05 305.78 131.32 87.92 35230 909 99272 164 440 82.74 232.05 217.94 101.88 310.12 233.32 183.94 68175 3037 255143 722 1940 48.11 116.50 98.47 94.99 305.80 149.37 100.19 24537 1143 107326 183 492 78.17 153.23 128.19 103.31 312.32 199.31 139.70 21462 1950 113598 334 965 OpenBenchmarking.org
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 8.30, N = 6 SE +/- 24.45, N = 6 SE +/- 20.52, N = 6 SE +/- 3.21, N = 4 SE +/- 0.63, N = 5 SE +/- 4.39, N = 6 SE +/- 0.77, N = 6 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 2.07, N = 6 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 57.76 165.39 151.10 196.39 44.77 82.27 45.00 75.37 46.92 82.74 48.11 78.17
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 3.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 5.60, N = 6 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 1.96, N = 3 127.00 350.67 321.80 394.03 98.30 183.03 111.03 144.10 103.30 232.05 116.50 153.23
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 5 / Avg: 7.86 / Max: 22 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.82 / Max: 17 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.07 / Max: 17 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.56 / Max: 20 Min: 5 / Avg: 10.14 / Max: 19 Min: 2 / Avg: 5.46 / Max: 20 Min: 5 / Avg: 8.96 / Max: 26 Min: 3 / Avg: 6.91 / Max: 24 Min: 5 / Avg: 9.64 / Max: 20 Min: 2 / Avg: 4.64 / Max: 26 Min: 4 / Avg: 8.56 / Max: 25 Min: 3 / Avg: 6.62 / Max: 26
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 3.72, N = 3 SE +/- 5.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 2.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 124.77 230.46 219.18 272.34 90.73 210.83 97.35 127.45 91.94 217.94 98.47 128.19
Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.44, N = 6 SE +/- 2.78, N = 6 SE +/- 3.12, N = 6 SE +/- 2.71, N = 6 SE +/- 1.40, N = 6 SE +/- 1.85, N = 6 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 1.75, N = 3 SE +/- 2.13, N = 6 SE +/- 1.86, N = 6 SE +/- 0.97, N = 3 SE +/- 1.38, N = 6 93.24 110.19 109.75 115.52 78.91 98.37 83.45 93.15 87.05 101.88 94.99 103.31
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 1.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 2.36, N = 3 SE +/- 1.16, N = 3 SE +/- 3.02, N = 3 SE +/- 3.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 1.38, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 3.66, N = 3 SE +/- 2.60, N = 3 SE +/- 2.60, N = 3 353.84 358.41 361.39 363.47 303.36 307.26 309.55 304.03 305.78 310.12 305.80 312.32
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 3.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 3.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 1.39, N = 3 164.67 284.13 280.11 285.94 125.21 230.67 141.78 184.78 131.32 233.32 149.37 199.31
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 2.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.85, N = 3 110.61 224.08 219.33 236.92 83.54 177.74 95.24 129.83 87.92 183.94 100.19 139.70
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 15K 30K 45K 60K 75K SE +/- 33.62, N = 3 SE +/- 344.78, N = 3 SE +/- 49.54, N = 3 SE +/- 629.67, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 25.90, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 SE +/- 3.76, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 21.85, N = 3 SE +/- 2.67, N = 3 SE +/- 9.17, N = 3 40153 63034 64312 63648 35197 68116 24537 21450 35230 68175 24537 21462
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 1300 2600 3900 5200 6500 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 5.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 15.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1231 3142 3230 6100 908 3018 1143 1935 909 3037 1143 1950
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 70K 140K 210K 280K 350K SE +/- 723.76, N = 3 SE +/- 1292.43, N = 3 SE +/- 453.52, N = 3 SE +/- 5102.54, N = 6 SE +/- 1.67, N = 3 SE +/- 4.33, N = 3 SE +/- 5.57, N = 3 SE +/- 61.76, N = 3 SE +/- 4.18, N = 3 SE +/- 9.00, N = 3 SE +/- 5.51, N = 3 SE +/- 19.55, N = 3 144253 271321 270625 318935 98879 254043 106983 113278 99272 255143 107326 113598
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 20.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 213 828 636 1296 164 722 183 335 164 722 183 334
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen NVIDIA 352.63 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 650 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti 700 1400 2100 2800 3500 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 6.84, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 8.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 482 1911 1479 3148 440 1939 492 965 440 1940 492 965
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