Nouveau Linux 4.10 Mesa 13.1-dev vs. NVIDIA Benchmarks Nouveau testing on the Linux 4.10 kernel with Mesa 13.1-dev then compared to NVIDIA binary driver. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.com.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1701068-RI-NOUVEAULI46&grw&sro .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Vulkan Compiler File-System Screen Resolution OpenCL Open-Source Closed-Source GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores) MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0 Intel Sky Lake 16384MB 256GB TOSHIBA-RD400 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB Realtek ALC1150 Acer B286HK Intel Connection Ubuntu 16.04 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170103 Unity 7.4.0 X Server 1.18.4 nouveau 1.0.13 4.3 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 1.0.8 GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + CUDA 8.0 ext4 3840x2160 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB 4.1 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz) 4.4.0-57-generic (x86_64) NVIDIA 375.26 4.5.0 OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Kernel Details - Open-Source: GTX 680, Open-Source: GTX 760, Open-Source: GTX 780 Ti: nouveau.config=NvBoost=2 Processor Details - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Graphics Details - Open-Source: GTX 680, Open-Source: GTX 760, Open-Source: GTX 780 Ti, Open-Source: GTX 980, Open-Source: GTX 980 Ti: EXA
gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen tesseract: 3840 x 2160 xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Low xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra etlegacy: Renderer2 - 3840 x 2160 csgo: 3840 x 2160 dota2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGL tf2: 3840 x 2160 Open-Source Closed-Source GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 174 1128 69927 82.69 343.31 130.87 158.73 54.24 19.20 102.00 137 920 67063 72.50 321.68 112.69 149.03 45.47 17.57 89.55 275 2041 111085 133.55 396.51 202.29 200.27 84.12 26.40 135.38 27 161 7332 18.53 60.30 20.72 22.30 8.60 6.67 17.21 37 278 13938 26.86 112.26 35.46 39.33 12.40 6.63 27.89 219 1324 123427 111.32 413.64 166.70 191.13 81.54 41.67 122.72 167 1038 118467 98.65 395.20 143.47 182.10 66.67 35.90 109.65 355 2085 171862 171.11 435.03 251.70 231.40 129.85 63.77 136.27 395 2034 152076 181.97 438.58 217.70 225.57 132.47 73.43 137.67 508 2676 188047 213.43 441.63 261.87 234.73 160.89 89.77 138.16 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 4.04, N = 3 SE +/- 6.17, N = 3 SE +/- 1.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 219 167 355 395 508 174 137 275 27 37
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 2.52, N = 3 SE +/- 3.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1324 1038 2085 2034 2676 1128 920 2041 161 278
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K SE +/- 185.53, N = 3 SE +/- 578.33, N = 3 SE +/- 1042.57, N = 3 SE +/- 743.82, N = 3 SE +/- 503.51, N = 3 SE +/- 150.70, N = 3 SE +/- 169.18, N = 3 SE +/- 388.86, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 11.67, N = 3 123427 118467 171862 152076 188047 69927 67063 111085 7332 13938
Tesseract Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.98, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 2.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 111.32 98.65 171.11 181.97 213.43 82.69 72.50 133.55 18.53 26.86
Xonotic Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.98, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 1.37, N = 3 SE +/- 1.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.30, N = 3 SE +/- 1.78, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 413.64 395.20 435.03 438.58 441.63 343.31 321.68 396.51 60.30 112.26
Xonotic Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.47, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 166.70 143.47 251.70 217.70 261.87 130.87 112.69 202.29 20.72 35.46
ET: Legacy Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 0.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 191.13 182.10 231.40 225.57 234.73 158.73 149.03 200.27 22.30 39.33
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 81.54 66.67 129.85 132.47 160.89 54.24 45.47 84.12 8.60 12.40
Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 41.67 35.90 63.77 73.43 89.77 19.20 17.57 26.40 6.67 6.63
Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Closed-Source Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 GTX 680 GTX 760 GTX 780 Ti GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 122.72 109.65 136.27 137.67 138.16 102.00 89.55 135.38 17.21 27.89
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