Nouveau 2019 vs. NVIDIA Linux Performance

Open-Source NVIDIA (Nouveau) versus NVIDIA proprietary Linux graphics driver benchmarks for end of year 2019. Benchmarks for a future article.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1912232-HU-NOUVEAU2073
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Nouveau: GTX 680 Kepler
December 23 2019
  1 Hour, 43 Minutes
Nouveau: GTX 980 Maxwell
December 23 2019
  1 Hour, 57 Minutes
Nouveau: GTX 1080 Pascal
December 23 2019
  1 Hour, 46 Minutes
NVIDIA: GTX 1080 Pascal
December 23 2019
  53 Minutes
NVIDIA: GTX 980 Maxwell
December 23 2019
  1 Hour, 13 Minutes
NVIDIA: GTX 680 Kepler
December 23 2019
  1 Hour, 17 Minutes
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Nouveau 2019 vs. NVIDIA Linux PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads)ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS)Intel Cannon Lake PCH16384MBSamsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENTNVIDIA NVE4 2GBNVIDIA NV124 4GBNVIDIA NV134 8GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (1607/5005MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB (1126/3505MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (1006/3004MHz)Realtek ALC1220Intel I219-VUbuntu 19.105.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 201912205.3.0-24-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.34.1X Server 1.20.5modesetting 1.20.5NVIDIA 435.214.3 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-5343124 2019-12-21 eoan-oibaf-ppa)4.6.0GCC 9.2.1 20191008ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionNouveau 2019 Vs. NVIDIA Linux Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance - CPU Microcode: 0xca- itlb_multihit: KVM: Vulnerable + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Mitigation of TSX disabled

dirt-rally: 1920 x 1080 - Highhitman: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraopenarena: 1920 x 1080metroll-redux: 1920 x 1080etlegacy: Renderer2 - 1920 x 1080csgo: 1920 x 1080tomb-raider: 1920 x 1080 - Highportal: 1920 x 1080dota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLdirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - High - 2x MSAANouveauNVIDIA GTX 680 Kepler GTX 980 Maxwell GTX 1080 Pascal GTX 1080 Pascal GTX 980 Maxwell GTX 680 Kepler46.21421210.82253.229.40247.918.555.8360.3432.034.81516521.330311106.310.12102.918.512.985.1011.418.80043225.3375326.96108.911.75109.718.515.691.4013.621.279425181.84130853.46672.6222.80294.5301.4196.21214.17147.9232.758459147.34925941.40573.7224.84298.1271.0131.7761.48149.7233.35708188.76399725.15407.2135.09294.9179.887.2513.13118.2202.133230OpenBenchmarking.org

DiRT Rally

This is a benchmark of DiRT Rally on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT RallyResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighGTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler4080120160200SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3181.84147.3588.7646.2125.3421.33

HITMAN

This is a benchmark of HITMAN on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMANResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: UltraGTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler1224364860SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 353.4641.4025.1510.826.96

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler150300450600750SE +/- 3.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3672.6573.7407.2253.2108.9106.3

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler612182430Min: 1 / Avg: 1.54 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 1.73 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 2.44 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 3.97 / Max: 12Min: 2 / Avg: 9.16 / Max: 23Min: 3 / Avg: 9.39 / Max: 24

Metro: Last Light Redux

A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 980 MaxwellGTX 1080 PascalGTX 680 Kepler50100150200250SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3224.84222.80135.0929.4011.7510.12

ET: Legacy

ETLegacy is an open-source engine evolution of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a World War II era first person shooter that was released for free by Splash Damage using the id Tech 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 KeplerGTX 1080 Pascal60120180240300SE +/- 1.92, N = 3SE +/- 2.61, N = 11SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3298.1294.9294.5247.9109.7102.9

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler5001000150020002500Min: 1.59 / Avg: 4.3 / Max: 2454.67Min: 1.72 / Avg: 4.69 / Max: 2518.45Min: 2.02 / Avg: 6.51 / Max: 2465.94Min: 3.57 / Avg: 55.16 / Max: 2943.62Min: 23.71 / Avg: 55.29 / Max: 2932.13Min: 24.94 / Avg: 55.34 / Max: 3033.17

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler70140210280350SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 2.43, N = 3SE +/- 3.68, N = 12SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3301.4271.0179.818.518.518.5

HITMAN

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterHITMANResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame TimeGTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler80160240320400Min: 4.4 / Avg: 18.66 / Max: 99.7Min: 5.1 / Avg: 24.13 / Max: 101.63Min: 4.14 / Avg: 39.8 / Max: 97.37Min: 2.77 / Avg: 92.51 / Max: 436.68Min: 6.26 / Avg: 143.42 / Max: 295.86

Tomb Raider

This is a benchmark of the Tomb Raider (2013) game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own Tomb Raider. This automates the process of executing the game and using the built-in benchmark functionality. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighGTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler4080120160200SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3196.2131.787.255.815.612.9

Portal

This is a benchmark of Valve's Portal game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account and have Steam installed for the system. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 1080 PascalGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 680 Kepler30060090012001500SE +/- 1.97, N = 3SE +/- 3.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 31214.17761.48513.13360.3491.4085.10

Dota 2

This is a benchmark of Valve's Dota 2 game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you have rights to Dota 2. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 1080 PascalGTX 680 Kepler306090120150SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 8SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3149.7147.9118.232.013.611.4

DiRT Showdown

This is a benchmark of DiRT Showdown on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

NVIDIANouveauOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAAGTX 980 MaxwellGTX 1080 PascalGTX 680 Kepler50100150200250SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3233.36232.76202.1334.8221.2818.80