AMD R500 January 2011 Performance Look
Open-source ATI driver tests from Phoronix.com as of January 2011 for ATI R500 ASICs with Catalyst, Gallium3D, and Ubuntu 10.10 stock.


Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4025MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4025MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 (600/700MHz), Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4025MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1950 Pro, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4025MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.37-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4025MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 (600/700MHz), Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.37-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4025MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1950 Pro, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.37-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4022MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 8.04, Kernel: 2.6.24-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.4.0.90, Display Driver: fglrx 8.58.2, OpenGL: 2.1.8494, Compiler: GCC 4.2.4, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4022MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 8.04, Kernel: 2.6.24-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.4.0.90, Display Driver: fglrx 8.58.2, OpenGL: 2.1.8494, Compiler: GCC 4.2.4, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO: 

	Processor: AMD Opteron 2384 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: TYAN S2927/S2927-E, Chipset: nVidia MCP55, Memory: 4022MB, Disk: 64GB AGILITY-EX, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1950 256MB, Monitor: DELL P2210H

	OS: Ubuntu 8.04, Kernel: 2.6.24-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.4.0.90, Display Driver: fglrx 8.58.2, OpenGL: 2.1.8494, Compiler: GCC 4.2.4, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 38.37 |================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 41.95 |=================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 41.13 |=================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 64.53 |===========================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 74.91 |===============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 66.49 |============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 82.62 |==================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 95.99 |========================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 95.86 |========================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 31.32 |=================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 34.89 |===================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 33.55 |===================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 44.81 |=========================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 53.19 |==============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 49.27 |============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 59.81 |=================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 70.81 |========================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 71.59 |========================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 18.43 |==============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 19.77 |===============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 19.57 |===============
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 10.10 |========
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 8.92  |=======
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 11.23 |=========
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 44.24 |==================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 52.78 |========================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 49.44 |=====================================


Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 76.50  |================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 89.57  |==================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 84.10  |=================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 93.87  |===================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 109.70 |======================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 119.53 |========================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 129.36 |==========================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 155.00 |================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 191.90 |=======================================


Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 60.83  |===============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 72.07  |==================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 71.50  |==================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 69.27  |==================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 86.20  |======================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 91.15  |=======================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 98.70  |=========================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 117.40 |==============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 153.30 |=======================================


Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 50.50  |===============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 57.17  |=================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 58.20  |=================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 51.97  |===============
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 59.33  |==================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 77.55  |=======================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 90.54  |===========================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 108.25 |================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 131.60 |=======================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 103.70 |==============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 116.23 |================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 113.63 |================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 187.63 |==========================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 208.13 |=============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 202.63 |============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 255.67 |===================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 282.37 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 259.20 |====================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 75.70  |=============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 92.70  |================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 87.70  |===============
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 141.93 |========================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 165.80 |============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 157.83 |===========================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 189.97 |================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 231.07 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 209.37 |===================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 57.30  |===============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 66.63  |=================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 63.80  |================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 108.00 |============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 129.43 |=================================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 122.43 |===============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 152.87 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 149.93 |======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 136.47 |===================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 66.57  |==============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 65.00  |=============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 64.37  |=============
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 153.80 |================================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 157.83 |=================================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 157.47 |================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 179.63 |=====================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 184.77 |======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 189.10 |=======================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 50.23  |==============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 49.87  |==============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 50.97  |===============
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 124.77 |====================================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 133.83 |======================================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 136.97 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 123.33 |===================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 125.68 |====================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 131.07 |=====================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 36.60  |=============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 37.20  |=============
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 36.50  |=============
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 99.90  |==================================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 111.00 |======================================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 113.13 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 91.60  |================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 89.17  |===============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 91.60  |================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 75.33  |=========================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 76.43  |==========================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 76.73  |==========================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 86.00  |=============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 86.20  |=============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 86.77  |=============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 115.93 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 116.13 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 116.20 |=======================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 67.20  |=======================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 72.80  |=========================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 73.67  |=========================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 85.03  |=============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 85.07  |=============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 85.90  |=============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 115.50 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 115.67 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 115.30 |=======================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XL .. 53.17  |==================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1800XT .. 54.33  |===================
Ubuntu 10.10: Radeon X1950PRO . 54.27  |===================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XL ..... 82.33  |=============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1800XT ..... 84.80  |=============================
Gallium3D: Radeon X1950PRO .... 84.93  |=============================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XL ...... 111.67 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1800XT ...... 112.47 |=======================================
Catalyst: Radeon X1950PRO ..... 111.87 |=======================================