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
gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low tf2: 1920 x 1080 tesseract: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 csgo: 1920 x 1080 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 482 213 144253 1231 40153 110.61 164.67 353.84 93.24 124.77 127.00 57.76 1911 828 271321 3142 63034 224.08 284.13 358.41 110.19 230.46 350.67 165.39 1479 636 270625 3230 64312 219.33 280.11 361.39 109.75 219.18 321.80 151.10 3148 1296 318935 6100 63648 236.92 285.94 363.47 115.52 272.34 394.03 196.39 440 164 98879 908 35197 83.54 125.21 303.36 78.91 90.73 98.30 44.77 1939 722 254043 3018 68116 177.74 230.67 307.26 98.37 210.83 183.03 82.27 492 183 106983 1143 24537 95.24 141.78 309.55 83.45 97.35 111.03 45.00 965 335 113278 1935 21450 129.83 184.78 304.03 93.15 127.45 144.10 75.37 440 164 99272 909 35230 87.92 131.32 305.78 87.05 91.94 103.30 46.92 1940 722 255143 3037 68175 183.94 233.32 310.12 101.88 217.94 232.05 82.74 492 183 107326 1143 24537 100.19 149.37 305.80 94.99 98.47 116.50 48.11 965 334 113598 1950 21462 139.70 199.31 312.32 103.31 128.19 153.23 78.17 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 0.33, 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 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 6.84, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 8.69, N = 3 440 1939 492 965 440 1940 492 965 482 1911 1479 3148
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, 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 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 20.66, N = 3 164 722 183 335 164 722 183 334 213 828 636 1296
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 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 SE +/- 723.76, N = 3 SE +/- 1292.43, N = 3 SE +/- 453.52, N = 3 SE +/- 5102.54, N = 6 98879 254043 106983 113278 99272 255143 107326 113598 144253 271321 270625 318935
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 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 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 5.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 15.10, N = 3 908 3018 1143 1935 909 3037 1143 1950 1231 3142 3230 6100
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 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 SE +/- 33.62, N = 3 SE +/- 344.78, N = 3 SE +/- 49.54, N = 3 SE +/- 629.67, N = 3 35197 68116 24537 21450 35230 68175 24537 21462 40153 63034 64312 63648
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 0.25, 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 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.76, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 83.54 177.74 95.24 129.83 87.92 183.94 100.19 139.70 110.61 224.08 219.33 236.92
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 0.14, 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 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 3.18, N = 3 125.21 230.67 141.78 184.78 131.32 233.32 149.37 199.31 164.67 284.13 280.11 285.94
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 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 SE +/- 1.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 2.36, N = 3 SE +/- 1.16, N = 3 303.36 307.26 309.55 304.03 305.78 310.12 305.80 312.32 353.84 358.41 361.39 363.47
Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 1.40, 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 SE +/- 1.44, N = 6 SE +/- 2.78, N = 6 SE +/- 3.12, N = 6 SE +/- 2.71, N = 6 78.91 98.37 83.45 93.15 87.05 101.88 94.99 103.31 93.24 110.19 109.75 115.52
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 0.21, 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 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 3.72, N = 3 SE +/- 5.22, N = 3 90.73 210.83 97.35 127.45 91.94 217.94 98.47 128.19 124.77 230.46 219.18 272.34
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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: 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 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
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 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 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 3.65, N = 3 98.30 183.03 111.03 144.10 103.30 232.05 116.50 153.23 127.00 350.67 321.80 394.03
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 4.4 Linux 4.5 NVIDIA 352.63 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 +/- 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 SE +/- 8.30, N = 6 SE +/- 24.45, N = 6 SE +/- 20.52, N = 6 SE +/- 3.21, N = 4 44.77 82.27 45.00 75.37 46.92 82.74 48.11 78.17 57.76 165.39 151.10 196.39
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