Radeon X300 Mobile Power Consumption
Testing of CPU usage and power consumption under different ATI/AMD Radeon Linux driver configurations over the years on Ubuntu for an old crusty Mobility Radeon X300 found on an IBM ThinkPad R52 notebook. For a future article on Phoronix by Michael Larabel.
Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS - fglrx 8.25.18
Processor: Intel Pentium M 1.86GHz @ 1.87GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: ThinkPad R52, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00, Graphics: AMD Radeon Mobility M300, Audio: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 6.06, Kernel: 2.6.15-26-386 (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.14.3, Display Server: X Server 7.0.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.25.18, OpenGL: 2.0.5814, Compiler: GCC 4.0.3, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050
System Notes: This was running on battery power.
Ubuntu 8.10 - Catalyst 8.10
Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.86GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: IBM 18494WU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00, Graphics: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300, Audio: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 8.10, Kernel: 2.6.27-7-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.24.1, Display Server: X Server 1.5.2, Display Driver: fglrx 8.54.3, OpenGL: 2.1.8087, Compiler: GCC 4.3.2, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. This was running on battery power.
Ubuntu 11.10 - Updated
Processor: Intel Pentium M 1.86GHz @ 0.80GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: IBM 18494WU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X300 128MB, Audio: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.1-030201-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-faa90ab) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050
Timed Idle
Warsow
This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
CPU Usage Monitor
System Power Consumption Monitor
Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS - fglrx 8.25.18
Processor: Intel Pentium M 1.86GHz @ 1.87GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: ThinkPad R52, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00, Graphics: AMD Radeon Mobility M300, Audio: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 6.06, Kernel: 2.6.15-26-386 (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.14.3, Display Server: X Server 7.0.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.25.18, OpenGL: 2.0.5814, Compiler: GCC 4.0.3, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050
System Notes: This was running on battery power.
Testing initiated at 15 January 2012 13:18 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 8.10 - Catalyst 8.10
Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.86GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: IBM 18494WU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00, Graphics: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300, Audio: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 8.10, Kernel: 2.6.27-7-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.24.1, Display Server: X Server 1.5.2, Display Driver: fglrx 8.54.3, OpenGL: 2.1.8087, Compiler: GCC 4.3.2, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. This was running on battery power.
Testing initiated at 15 January 2012 19:57 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 11.10 - Updated
Processor: Intel Pentium M 1.86GHz @ 0.80GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: IBM 18494WU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X300 128MB, Audio: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.2.1-030201-generic-pae (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-faa90ab) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. This was running on battery power.
Testing initiated at 15 January 2012 06:35 by user phoronix.