Nouveau 2021 Performance on Kepler vs. NVIDIA Linux

NVIDIA vs. Nouveau 2021 driver Linux benchmarks by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2106300-IB-NOUVEAU2060&grs&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGTX 680GTX 760 Nouveau Nouveau Reclocked NVIDIA 470 Nouveau Nouveau Reclocked NVIDIA 470AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS)AMD Starship/Matisse16GB1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GBNVIDIA NVE4 2GBNVIDIA GK104 HDMI AudioASUS VP28URealtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211Ubuntu 21.045.13.0-051300-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.38.4X Server + Waylandnouveau4.3 Mesa 21.2.0-devel (git-01fa90b 2021-06-29 hirsute-oibaf-ppa)1.1.182GCC 10.3.0ext42560x1600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB5.11.0-22-generic (x86_64)X Server 1.20.11NVIDIA 470.42.014.6.01.2.175NVIDIA NVE4 2GB5.13.0-051300-generic (x86_64)X Server + Waylandnouveau4.3 Mesa 21.2.0-devel (git-01fa90b 2021-06-29 hirsute-oibaf-ppa)1.1.182NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB5.11.0-22-generic (x86_64)X Server 1.20.11NVIDIA 470.42.014.6.01.2.175OpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- Transparent Huge Pages: madviseCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-mutex --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-10-gDeRY6/gcc-10-10.3.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-10-gDeRY6/gcc-10-10.3.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr,hsa --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance (Boost: Enabled) - CPU Microcode: 0xa201009Python Details- Python 3.9.5Security Details- itlb_multihit: Not affected + 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 Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: always-on RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimateetlegacy: 1920 x 1080unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen - OpenGLopenarena: 1920 x 1080unvanquished: 1920 x 1080 - Mediumparaview: Wavelet Volume - 1920 x 1080paraview: Wavelet Volume - 1920 x 1080portal2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLl4d2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLparaview: Wavelet Contour - 1920 x 1080paraview: Wavelet Contour - 1920 x 1080unvanquished: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Lowunvanquished: 1920 x 1080 - Highddnet: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen - OpenGL 3.3 - Default - Multeasymapbioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Highbioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very Highbioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Mediumxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Highxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - UltraGTX 680GTX 760 Nouveau Nouveau Reclocked NVIDIA 470 Nouveau Nouveau Reclocked NVIDIA 47031.964305088.98.6412457.272.7533.90933.3736.2127.9120.50213.64545.0141.102419461.9114.4413.8013.8013.8148.417493040.4120340163.9061266576.143.0932311.3236.62182.877136.43171.43157.5679.11824.384148.0666.6765848207.0384.6061.8061.7761.75322.7704838235.2379514196.9179564713.664.0384412.9494.73539.122221.19214.46107.811123.549239.3678.0784565299.6502.60179.58179.29179.40363.5182081282.879804830.4423536898.3343356.173.3524.76732.8036.4128.8119.51203.35344.0136.884932662.1113.7014.6314.6414.6846.729997638.8023965132.2716819537.733.7485259215.01729.656108.11140.74137.6757.70601.315125.3622.6932392184.7360.8655.4455.38273.8271634193.4565264282.2059347699.953.1849335.7502.13179.114198.70186.5587.54912.226189.2709.3187569242.1511.14151.61150.70150.74542.0263257422.9450320OpenBenchmarking.org

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

GTX 760GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau60120180240300SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3282.21132.2730.44196.92163.9131.96

ET: Legacy

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.77Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau150300450600750SE +/- 3.08, N = 3SE +/- 18.82, N = 12SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3713.6576.188.9699.9537.789.0

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGLNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau1428425670SE +/- 0.04704, N = 3SE +/- 0.00615, N = 3SE +/- 0.00317, N = 3SE +/- 0.02316, N = 3SE +/- 0.01232, N = 3SE +/- 0.00399, N = 364.0384043.093208.6412453.1849033.748508.33433

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau90180270360450SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3412.9311.357.2335.7259.056.1

Unvanquished

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Medium

GTX 760GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: MediumNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau110220330440550SE +/- 2.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3502.1215.073.3494.7236.672.7

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgMiVoxels / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.9Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau8001600240032004000SE +/- 5.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 5.96, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 33539.122182.88533.913179.111729.66524.77

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.9Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau50100150200250SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3221.19136.4333.37198.70108.1132.80

Portal 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortal 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau50100150200250SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3214.46171.4336.21186.55140.7436.41

Left 4 Dead 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLeft 4 Dead 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLNouveau ReclockedNouveau306090120150SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3157.5627.91137.6728.81

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.9Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau20406080100SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3107.8179.1120.5087.5457.7019.51

ParaView

Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgMiPolys / Sec, More Is BetterParaView 5.9Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080NVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau2004006008001000SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 31123.55824.38213.65912.23601.32203.35

Unvanquished

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau50100150200250SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3239.3148.045.0189.2125.344.0

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low

GTX 760GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: LowNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau150300450600750SE +/- 4.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3709.32622.69136.88678.08666.68141.10

Unvanquished

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau70140210280350SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3299.6207.061.9242.1184.762.1

DDraceNetwork

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: Multeasymap

GTX 760GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDDraceNetwork 15.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: MulteasymapNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau110220330440550SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 1.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3511.14360.86113.70502.60384.60114.441. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -lrt -pthread -lnotify -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 2.4 / Max: 18Min: 1 / Avg: 3.2 / Max: 16Min: 3 / Avg: 17.47 / Max: 34Min: 1 / Avg: 2.9 / Max: 20Min: 1 / Avg: 3.85 / Max: 11Min: 4 / Avg: 17.83 / Max: 33

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau4080120160200SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3179.5861.8013.80151.6155.4414.63

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very HighNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau4080120160200SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3179.2961.7713.80150.7014.64

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Medium

GTX 680GTX 760OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: MediumNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau4080120160200SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3179.4061.7513.81150.7455.3814.68

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High

GTX 760GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: HighNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau120240360480600SE +/- 1.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3542.03273.8346.73363.52322.7748.42

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

GTX 760GTX 680OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraNVIDIA 470Nouveau ReclockedNouveau90180270360450SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3422.95193.4638.80282.88235.2440.41

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