GTX 1000 Series Nouveau Pascal Nouveau vs. NVIDIA Pascal tests by Michael Larabel for a future article. Nouveau: GTX 1050: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Nouveau: GTX 1060: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Nouveau: GTX 1070: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Nouveau: GTX 1080: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.11.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20170421, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1316/3504MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.09, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.09, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1505/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.09, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1602/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.09, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1478/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.09, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau: GTX 1050 .......... 28.47 |== Nouveau: GTX 1060 .......... 61.50 |==== Nouveau: GTX 1070 .......... 80.17 |===== Nouveau: GTX 1080 .......... 81.30 |===== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050 .... 394.77 |========================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060 .... 588.70 |====================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070 .... 638.43 |========================================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 .... 644.07 |========================================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti . 652.97 |========================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau: GTX 1050 .......... 20.31 |== Nouveau: GTX 1060 .......... 37.09 |==== Nouveau: GTX 1070 .......... 57.11 |====== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050 .... 358.17 |==================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060 .... 407.40 |========================================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070 .... 411.60 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 .... 412.72 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti . 412.51 |========================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau: GTX 1050 .......... 7.35 |= Nouveau: GTX 1060 .......... 16.17 |== Nouveau: GTX 1070 .......... 24.90 |=== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050 .... 104.16 |============== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060 .... 190.98 |========================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070 .... 249.26 |================================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 .... 288.51 |====================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti . 314.84 |========================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau: GTX 1050 .......... 10.98 |== Nouveau: GTX 1060 .......... 23.57 |=== Nouveau: GTX 1070 .......... 32.67 |===== Nouveau: GTX 1080 .......... 31.66 |===== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050 .... 200.28 |============================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060 .... 294.30 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070 .... 293.37 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 .... 294.78 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti . 292.04 |========================================== Portal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau: GTX 1050 .......... 20.43 |= Nouveau: GTX 1060 .......... 39.37 |= Nouveau: GTX 1070 .......... 60.47 |== Nouveau: GTX 1080 .......... 56.33 |== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050 .... 397.20 |============ NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060 .... 684.47 |==================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070 .... 902.00 |=========================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 .... 1117.08 |================================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti . 1376.44 |========================================= Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Nouveau: GTX 1050 .......... 18.13 |==== Nouveau: GTX 1060 .......... 35.83 |======== Nouveau: GTX 1070 .......... 53.55 |============ Nouveau: GTX 1080 .......... 50.68 |=========== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050 .... 191.73 |========================================= NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060 .... 193.58 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070 .... 193.51 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 .... 193.28 |========================================== NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti . 194.55 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Nouveau: GTX 1050 .......... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 35.1 MAX: 81.0 Nouveau: GTX 1060 .......... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 16.2 MAX: 58.0 Nouveau: GTX 1070 .......... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 12.4 MAX: 55.0 Nouveau: GTX 1080 .......... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 12.2 MAX: 45.0 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1050 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.5 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1060 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1070 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.6 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.6 MAX: 10.0 NVIDIA 381.09: GTX 1080 Ti . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.6 MAX: 10.0