Open-source Nouveau versus NVIDIA Linux OpenGL graphics tests. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.
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Nouveau Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 vs. NVIDIA
Open-source Nouveau versus NVIDIA Linux OpenGL graphics tests. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.
Nouveau Default: GTX 680:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Nouveau Default: GTX 760:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.1-040801-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.12, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
NVIDIA: GTX 680:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-42-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
NVIDIA: GTX 760:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-42-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-42-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-42-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 54 |=====
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 49 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 88 |========
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 38 |===
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 196 |=================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 50 |====
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 90 |========
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 217 |===================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 169 |===============
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 353 |===============================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 506 |============================================
GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 5840 |=
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 5811 |=
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 8336 |==
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 25012 |=====
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 66854 |=============
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 20094 |====
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 30841 |======
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 131341 |==========================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 128802 |=========================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 188485 |=====================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 210495 |=========================================
GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 135 |==
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 137 |==
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 237 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 277 |====
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 1188 |===================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 345 |======
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 661 |===========
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 1325 |=====================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 1034 |=================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 2076 |=================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 2668 |===========================================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 59.67 |=====
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 58.77 |=====
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 85.37 |=======
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 124.57 |==========
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 265.90 |======================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 99.97 |========
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 141.20 |============
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 418.63 |==================================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 360.43 |==============================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 491.73 |========================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 499.97 |=========================================
Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 33.93 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 33.37 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 48.94 |=====
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 70.19 |========
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 219.78 |========================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 93.34 |==========
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 115.05 |=============
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 263.35 |=============================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 237.05 |==========================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 322.38 |===================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 376.35 |=========================================
Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 17.79 |===
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 17.20 |===
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 27.75 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 37.78 |======
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 133.27 |=====================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 43.50 |=======
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 66.87 |==========
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 165.35 |==========================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 143.84 |======================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 251.83 |=======================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 262.66 |=========================================
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 5.61 |==
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 5.58 |==
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 11.42 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 14.82 |=====
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 35.22 |============
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 11.82 |====
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 20.02 |=======
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 47.46 |================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 42.90 |===============
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 88.18 |==============================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 120.35 |=========================================
Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 8.87 |===
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 8.55 |===
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 15.70 |======
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 16.33 |======
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 47.54 |==================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 14.06 |=====
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 23.60 |=========
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 62.76 |========================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 54.24 |=====================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 90.35 |==================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 107.54 |=========================================
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 23.64 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 23.17 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 37.45 |=======
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 30.46 |======
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 139.45 |==========================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 44.13 |========
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 66.70 |============
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 216.24 |========================================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 183.34 |==================================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 221.49 |=========================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 220.81 |=========================================
Dota 2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... 8.13 |===
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... 8.60 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . 10.63 |====
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . 8.50 |===
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... 49.10 |====================
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... 16.73 |=======
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... 17.50 |=======
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. 98.90 |=========================================
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. 99.73 |=========================================
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... 99.27 |=========================================
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... 100.03 |=========================================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Nouveau Default: GTX 680 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 16.8 MAX: 50.0
Nouveau Default: GTX 760 .... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 16.9 MAX: 50.0
Nouveau Default: GTX 780 Ti . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 11.7 MAX: 38.0
Nouveau Default: GTX 980 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.0 MAX: 30.0
Nouveau 0f: GTX 680 ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.8 MAX: 34.0
Nouveau 0f: GTX 760 ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 10.0 MAX: 67.0
Nouveau 0f: GTX 780 Ti ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 38.0
NVIDIA: GTX 680 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 8.0
NVIDIA: GTX 760 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.7 MAX: 5.0
NVIDIA: GTX 780 Ti .......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.0 MAX: 6.0
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Ti .......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.0 MAX: 7.0