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 Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen openarena: 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen tesseract: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra tf2: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low 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 213 482 1231 127.00 144253 40153 124.77 110.61 164.67 93.24 353.84 57.76 828 1911 3142 350.67 271321 63034 230.46 224.08 284.13 110.19 358.41 165.39 636 1479 3230 321.80 270625 64312 219.18 219.33 280.11 109.75 361.39 151.10 1296 3148 6100 394.03 318935 63648 272.34 236.92 285.94 115.52 363.47 196.39 164 440 908 98.30 98879 35197 90.73 83.54 125.21 78.91 303.36 44.77 722 1939 3018 183.03 254043 68116 210.83 177.74 230.67 98.37 307.26 82.27 183 492 1143 111.03 106983 24537 97.35 95.24 141.78 83.45 309.55 45.00 335 965 1935 144.10 113278 21450 127.45 129.83 184.78 93.15 304.03 75.37 164 440 909 103.30 99272 35230 91.94 87.92 131.32 87.05 305.78 46.92 722 1940 3037 232.05 255143 68175 217.94 183.94 233.32 101.88 310.12 82.74 183 492 1143 116.50 107326 24537 98.47 100.19 149.37 94.99 305.80 48.11 334 965 1950 153.23 113598 21462 128.19 139.70 199.31 103.31 312.32 78.17 OpenBenchmarking.org
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: 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: 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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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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