Radeon HD 6950 Power Management Radeon HD 6950 Cayman power testing of different Linux driver configurations. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel with several GPUs. Swap buffer wait was disabled but color tiling was not forced due to issues with some GPUs and certain OpenGL workloads. There's also a system power monitoring problem with the WattsUp power meter so no AC Power results... Stock: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-1bb59b3) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Low: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-1bb59b3) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Med: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-1bb59b3) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 High: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-1bb59b3) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 DynPM: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-1bb59b3) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.88.7 Catalyst 11.8, OpenGL: 4.1.11005, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Idle CPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1600 MAX: 1600 Low ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1640 MAX: 3301 Med ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1600 MAX: 1600 High ..... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1600 MAX: 1600 DynPM .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1600 MAX: 1600 Catalyst . MIN: 1600 AVG: 1717 MAX: 3301 Timed Idle CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.0 MAX: 0.5 Low ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 2.0 Med ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.3 High ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.5 DynPM .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.0 MAX: 0.3 Catalyst . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.4 MAX: 16.4 Timed Idle GPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 Low ...... MIN: 250 AVG: 250 MAX: 250 Med ...... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 High ..... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 DynPM .... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 Catalyst . MIN: 250 AVG: 250 MAX: 250 Timed Idle GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 59.5 AVG: 59.6 MAX: 60.0 Low ...... MIN: 37.5 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 39.5 Med ...... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 52.2 MAX: 52.5 High ..... MIN: 57.5 AVG: 57.8 MAX: 58.0 DynPM .... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 52.6 MAX: 53.5 Catalyst . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.5 MAX: 35.0 Timed Idle GPU Voltage Monitor mV < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 1140 AVG: 1140 MAX: 1140 Med ... MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 High .. MIN: 1100 AVG: 1100 MAX: 1100 DynPM . MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 1080p H.264 Video Playback Video Decoding: X-Video Percent Stock .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.1 MAX: 13.0 Low ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.1 MAX: 12.8 DynPM .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.1 MAX: 14.6 Catalyst . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 10.8 MAX: 16.4 1080p H.264 Video Playback CPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2188 MAX: 3301 Low ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2193 MAX: 3301 Med ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2532 MAX: 3301 High ..... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2392 MAX: 3301 DynPM .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2279 MAX: 3301 Catalyst . MIN: 1600 AVG: 2123 MAX: 3301 1080p H.264 Video Playback CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 12.8 Low ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 12.8 Med ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 13.2 High ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 13.0 DynPM .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 14.5 Catalyst . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 10.6 MAX: 16.0 1080p H.264 Video Playback GPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 Low ...... MIN: 250 AVG: 250 MAX: 250 Med ...... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 High ..... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 DynPM .... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 Catalyst . MIN: 250 AVG: 770 MAX: 800 1080p H.264 Video Playback GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 59.5 AVG: 59.8 MAX: 60.0 Low ...... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.3 MAX: 38.5 Med ...... MIN: 52.5 AVG: 52.6 MAX: 54.5 High ..... MIN: 57.5 AVG: 57.8 MAX: 58.0 DynPM .... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 52.5 MAX: 53.0 Catalyst . MIN: 34.5 AVG: 47.9 MAX: 54.0 1080p H.264 Video Playback GPU Usage Monitor Fences/s < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 46.2 MAX: 48.0 Low ... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 46.7 MAX: 49.0 Med ... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 46.6 MAX: 49.0 High .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 46.6 MAX: 48.0 DynPM . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 46.7 MAX: 49.0 1080p H.264 Video Playback GPU Voltage Monitor mV < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 1140 AVG: 1140 MAX: 1140 Low ... MIN: 900 AVG: 900 MAX: 900 Med ... MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 High .. MIN: 1100 AVG: 1100 MAX: 1100 DynPM . MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock .... 219.43 |============================================================ Low ...... 73.20 |==================== Med ...... 157.23 |=========================================== High ..... 217.60 |=========================================================== DynPM .... 215.60 |=========================================================== Catalyst . 101.03 |============================ OpenArena 0.8.5 CPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1600 MAX: 1600 Low ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1827 MAX: 3301 Med ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1706 MAX: 3301 High ..... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1742 MAX: 3301 DynPM .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1742 MAX: 3301 Catalyst . MIN: 1600 AVG: 2723 MAX: 3301 OpenArena 0.8.5 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 1.3 AVG: 23.6 MAX: 28.3 Low ...... MIN: 1.5 AVG: 25.5 MAX: 27.0 Med ...... MIN: 2.2 AVG: 25.3 MAX: 27.9 High ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 23.3 MAX: 28.0 DynPM .... MIN: 0.3 AVG: 23.5 MAX: 28.2 Catalyst . MIN: 0.8 AVG: 35.4 MAX: 42.5 OpenArena 0.8.5 GPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 Low ...... MIN: 250 AVG: 250 MAX: 250 Med ...... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 High ..... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 DynPM .... MIN: 500 AVG: 775 MAX: 800 Catalyst . MIN: 500 AVG: 703 MAX: 800 OpenArena 0.8.5 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 60.5 AVG: 62.8 MAX: 64.0 Low ...... MIN: 37.5 AVG: 38.3 MAX: 39.0 Med ...... MIN: 52.5 AVG: 54.4 MAX: 55.0 High ..... MIN: 58.5 AVG: 60.9 MAX: 62.5 DynPM .... MIN: 56.0 AVG: 60.1 MAX: 61.5 Catalyst . MIN: 45.5 AVG: 48.3 MAX: 50.0 OpenArena 0.8.5 GPU Usage Monitor Fences/s < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 29 AVG: 993 MAX: 1255 Low ... MIN: 31 AVG: 374 MAX: 513 Med ... MIN: 10 AVG: 732 MAX: 941 High .. MIN: 24 AVG: 981 MAX: 1292 DynPM . MIN: 26 AVG: 978 MAX: 1264 OpenArena 0.8.5 GPU Voltage Monitor mV < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 1140 AVG: 1140 MAX: 1140 Low ... MIN: 900 AVG: 900 MAX: 900 Med ... MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 High .. MIN: 1100 AVG: 1100 MAX: 1100 DynPM . MIN: 1100 AVG: 1100 MAX: 1100 Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock .... 32.70 |============================================================= Low ...... 22.73 |========================================== Med ...... 30.57 |========================================================= DynPM .... 32.77 |============================================================= Catalyst . 30.60 |========================================================= Warsow 0.61 CPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1660 MAX: 3301 Low ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1615 MAX: 3301 Med ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1630 MAX: 3301 DynPM .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1630 MAX: 3301 Catalyst . MIN: 1600 AVG: 1600 MAX: 1600 Warsow 0.61 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.6 MAX: 25.8 Low ...... MIN: 1.5 AVG: 5.4 MAX: 25.4 Med ...... MIN: 2.3 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 27.2 DynPM .... MIN: 2.2 AVG: 6.6 MAX: 29.5 Catalyst . MIN: 0.4 AVG: 3.6 MAX: 9.4 Warsow 0.61 GPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 Low ...... MIN: 250 AVG: 250 MAX: 250 Med ...... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 DynPM .... MIN: 500 AVG: 792 MAX: 800 Catalyst . MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 Warsow 0.61 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 59.5 AVG: 60.7 MAX: 63.0 Low ...... MIN: 37.5 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 40.0 Med ...... MIN: 52.5 AVG: 52.9 MAX: 53.5 DynPM .... MIN: 53.5 AVG: 58.7 MAX: 61.0 Catalyst . MIN: 46.0 AVG: 47.3 MAX: 48.0 Warsow 0.61 GPU Usage Monitor Fences/s < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 28 AVG: 174 MAX: 742 Low ... MIN: 46 AVG: 153 MAX: 1479 Med ... MIN: 41 AVG: 181 MAX: 1620 DynPM . MIN: 45 AVG: 178 MAX: 753 Warsow 0.61 GPU Voltage Monitor mV < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 1140 AVG: 1140 MAX: 1140 Low ... MIN: 900 AVG: 900 MAX: 900 Med ... MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 DynPM . MIN: 1020 AVG: 1097 MAX: 1100 Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Stock .... 68.03 |=================== Low ...... 22.03 |====== Med ...... 48.83 |============== High ..... 67.50 |=================== DynPM .... 67.30 |=================== Catalyst . 210.53 |============================================================ Doom 3 1.3.1 CPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2025 MAX: 3301 Low ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1667 MAX: 3301 Med ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1830 MAX: 3301 High ..... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2208 MAX: 3301 DynPM .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2104 MAX: 3301 Catalyst . MIN: 1600 AVG: 2734 MAX: 3301 Doom 3 1.3.1 CPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 2.5 AVG: 22.7 MAX: 26.5 Low ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 9.9 MAX: 26.0 Med ...... MIN: 6.3 AVG: 18.8 MAX: 26.1 High ..... MIN: 11.1 AVG: 23.5 MAX: 26.4 DynPM .... MIN: 6.3 AVG: 23.1 MAX: 26.5 Catalyst . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 47.1 MAX: 62.3 Doom 3 1.3.1 GPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 Low ...... MIN: 250 AVG: 250 MAX: 250 Med ...... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 High ..... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 DynPM .... MIN: 500 AVG: 768 MAX: 800 Catalyst . MIN: 250 AVG: 697 MAX: 800 Doom 3 1.3.1 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 59.5 AVG: 62.4 MAX: 63.5 Low ...... MIN: 37.5 AVG: 38.5 MAX: 39.0 Med ...... MIN: 52.5 AVG: 54.0 MAX: 55.0 High ..... MIN: 58.5 AVG: 60.9 MAX: 62.0 DynPM .... MIN: 53.5 AVG: 60.4 MAX: 62.0 Catalyst . MIN: 41.0 AVG: 49.5 MAX: 55.0 Doom 3 1.3.1 GPU Usage Monitor Fences/s < Lower Is Better Stock .... MIN: 5 AVG: 721 MAX: 3047 Low ...... MIN: 8 AVG: 230 MAX: 1824 Med ...... MIN: 180 AVG: 502 MAX: 1881 High ..... MIN: 4 AVG: 753 MAX: 3314 DynPM .... MIN: 2 AVG: 733 MAX: 2898 Catalyst . MIN: 24 AVG: 37 MAX: 42 Doom 3 1.3.1 GPU Voltage Monitor mV < Lower Is Better Stock . MIN: 1140 AVG: 1140 MAX: 1140 Low ... MIN: 900 AVG: 900 MAX: 900 Med ... MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 High .. MIN: 1100 AVG: 1100 MAX: 1100 DynPM . MIN: 1020 AVG: 1094 MAX: 1100 CPU Frequency Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Megahertz Stock .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1856 MAX: 3301 Low ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1810 MAX: 3301 Med ...... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1941 MAX: 3301 High ..... MIN: 1600 AVG: 2120 MAX: 3301 DynPM .... MIN: 1600 AVG: 1887 MAX: 3301 Catalyst . MIN: 1600 AVG: 2130 MAX: 3301 CPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent Stock .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 28.3 Low ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 7.9 MAX: 27.6 Med ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 27.9 High ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 9.0 MAX: 28.0 DynPM .... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 8.0 MAX: 29.5 Catalyst . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 13.1 MAX: 62.3 GPU Frequency Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Megahertz Stock .... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 Low ...... MIN: 250 AVG: 250 MAX: 250 Med ...... MIN: 500 AVG: 500 MAX: 500 High ..... MIN: 800 AVG: 800 MAX: 800 DynPM .... MIN: 500 AVG: 648 MAX: 800 Catalyst . MIN: 250 AVG: 618 MAX: 800 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Stock .... MIN: 59.5 AVG: 60.4 MAX: 64.0 Low ...... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.9 MAX: 40.0 Med ...... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 52.9 MAX: 55.0 High ..... MIN: 57.5 AVG: 58.5 MAX: 62.5 DynPM .... MIN: 52.0 AVG: 55.9 MAX: 62.0 Catalyst . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 44.6 MAX: 55.0 GPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Fences/s Stock . MIN: 2 AVG: 216 MAX: 3047 Low ... MIN: 2 AVG: 155 MAX: 1824 Med ... MIN: 1 AVG: 202 MAX: 1881 High .. MIN: 2 AVG: 259 MAX: 3314 DynPM . MIN: 2 AVG: 223 MAX: 2898 GPU Voltage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring mV Stock . MIN: 1140 AVG: 1140 MAX: 1140 Low ... MIN: 900 AVG: 900 MAX: 900 Med ... MIN: 1020 AVG: 1020 MAX: 1020 High .. MIN: 1100 AVG: 1100 MAX: 1100 DynPM . MIN: 1020 AVG: 1059 MAX: 1100 Timed Idle GPU Usage Monitor Fences/s < Lower Is Better Low . 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