Compiz Testing Does Compiz still cause a performance hit? Here's tests with multiple GPUs and drivers with Metacity and Compiz. More information in upcoming Phoronix.com article.
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Compiz Testing Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670 Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450 Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT Metacity: Gallium - GT 220 Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670 Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450 Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT Compiz: Gallium - GT 220 Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compix Catalyst - HD3300 AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores) ECS A790GXM-A v1.0 AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800 4096MB 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS AMD Radeon X1950 Pro Realtek ALC888 DELL S2409W Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.4.5 ext4 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz) AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz) ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz) 2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64) fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2 3.3.10524 ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz) 4.1.10524 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz) 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64) nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz) NVIDIA 270.30 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz) AMD Radeon X1950 Pro DELL S2409W radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz) AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz) ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz) 2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64) fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2 3.3.10524 ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz) 4.1.10524 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz) 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64) nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz) NVIDIA 270.30 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz) AMD Phenom 9950 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores) ASRock AOD790GX/128M 5632MB 250GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JB-00G + 40GB INTEL SSDSA2M040 + 640GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-2 ATI Radeon HD 3300 384MB (700/400MHz) Realtek ALC889A DELL ST2210 2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64) fglrx 8.78.30 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Compix Catalyst - HD3300: Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.
Compiz Testing openarena: 1920 x 1080 padman: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Off urbanterror: 1920 x 1080 Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670 Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450 Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT Metacity: Gallium - GT 220 Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670 Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450 Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT Compiz: Gallium - GT 220 Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compix Catalyst - HD3300 59.90 59.47 29.29 48.50 57.67 53.17 27.45 39.67 22.90 22.53 10.24 21.53 136.10 110.00 73.43 58.03 61.13 78.83 16.50 57.67 116.90 88.07 34.17 49.00 63.73 60.80 21.23 45.97 174.37 153.20 40.42 72.97 156.17 148.43 29.36 72.87 105.93 95.90 8.99 54.90 88.07 63.30 34.48 39.87 26.90 26.07 10.72 24.50 137.97 108.00 76.08 58.13 61.43 78.70 16.50 56.90 75.27 50.40 28.15 43.23 33.80 34.87 17.60 34.87 134.37 127.53 36.21 71.53 113.83 120.40 26.39 70.43 62.33 73.47 12.62 61.83 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670 Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450 Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT Metacity: Gallium - GT 220 Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670 Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450 Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT Compiz: Gallium - GT 220 Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compix Catalyst - HD3300 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 1.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 59.90 57.67 22.90 136.10 61.13 116.90 63.73 174.37 156.17 105.93 88.07 26.90 137.97 61.43 75.27 33.80 134.37 113.83 62.33
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670 Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450 Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT Metacity: Gallium - GT 220 Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670 Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450 Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT Compiz: Gallium - GT 220 Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compix Catalyst - HD3300 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 5 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 59.47 53.17 22.53 110.00 78.83 88.07 60.80 153.20 148.43 95.90 63.30 26.07 108.00 78.70 50.40 34.87 127.53 120.40 73.47
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670 Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450 Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT Metacity: Gallium - GT 220 Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670 Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450 Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT Compiz: Gallium - GT 220 Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compix Catalyst - HD3300 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 1.28, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 29.29 27.45 10.24 73.43 16.50 34.17 21.23 40.42 29.36 8.99 34.48 10.72 76.08 16.50 28.15 17.60 36.21 26.39 12.62
Urban Terror Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670 Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670 Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450 Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT Metacity: Gallium - GT 220 Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670 Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670 Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450 Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT Compiz: Gallium - GT 220 Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220 Compix Catalyst - HD3300 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 1.39, N = 6 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 48.50 39.67 21.53 58.03 57.67 49.00 45.97 72.97 72.87 54.90 39.87 24.50 58.13 56.90 43.23 34.87 71.53 70.43 61.83
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