R600 Radeon / Gallium3D 2D Color Tiling

Testing out the latest R600+ Radeon / Gallium3D 2D Color tiling with the latest Git of drm-next, Mesa 8.1-devel Git master, and xf86-video-ati Git as of 15 March. Comparing same stack when enabling ColorTiling and ColorTiling2D from the Radeon xorg.conf as well as setting R600_SURF=1 environment variable. Testing with a Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon HD 6950. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Radeon HD 4890: No Tiling
March 15 2012
 
Radeon HD 4890: 2D Color Tiling
March 15 2012
 
Radeon HD 6950: No Tiling
March 15 2012
 
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Radeon HD 4890: No Tiling

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Radeon HD 4890: 2D Color Tiling

Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-996-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-177ccd2) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Radeon HD 6950: No Tiling

Radeon HD 6950: 2D Color Tiling

Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB.

R600 Radeon / Gallium3D 2D Color TilingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MBAMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBRealtek ALC892DELL P2210HIntel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.043.3.0-996-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.4.0X Server 1.11.3radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-177ccd2) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionR600 Radeon / Gallium3D 2D Color Tiling BenchmarksSystem Logs- Radeon HD 4890: No Tiling, Radeon HD 4890: 2D Color Tiling: Compiz was running on this system.

nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Offxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Lowxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highopenarena: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1280 x 1024warsow: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1024 x 768 - No - Offnexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - OffRadeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950 No Tiling 2D Color Tiling No Tiling 2D Color Tiling29.78202.9591.64101.7857.07243.97121.0738.5732.5327.20129.6556.3050.35221.38120.10175.1085.81252.07198.6734.3336.5031.83193.4376.5833.91220.81111.15135.4784.72251.37183.63115.7036.3331.57167.7537.5135.65225.43125.21182.4892.05251.87235.9733.1039.2334.70209.1443.45OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffNo Tiling2D Color Tiling1122334455SE +/- 4.58, N = 6SE +/- 7.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 329.7850.3533.9135.65
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffNo Tiling2D Color Tiling1020304050Min: 21.86 / Avg: 29.78 / Max: 44.75Min: 25.86 / Avg: 50.35 / Max: 62.45Min: 33.62 / Avg: 33.91 / Max: 34.08Min: 35.3 / Avg: 35.65 / Max: 36.05

Xonotic

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: LowNo Tiling2D Color Tiling50100150200250SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3202.95221.38220.81225.43
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: LowNo Tiling2D Color Tiling4080120160200Min: 202.79 / Avg: 202.95 / Max: 203.09Min: 220.21 / Avg: 221.38 / Max: 222.02Min: 220.36 / Avg: 220.81 / Max: 221.32Min: 223.96 / Avg: 225.43 / Max: 228.08

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighNo Tiling2D Color Tiling306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 391.64120.10111.15125.21
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighNo Tiling2D Color Tiling20406080100Min: 91.06 / Avg: 91.64 / Max: 92.18Min: 119.99 / Avg: 120.1 / Max: 120.23Min: 111.05 / Avg: 111.15 / Max: 111.31Min: 125.07 / Avg: 125.21 / Max: 125.39

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowNo Tiling2D Color Tiling4080120160200SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 1.78, N = 3SE +/- 17.98, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3101.78175.10135.47182.48
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowNo Tiling2D Color Tiling306090120150Min: 98.93 / Avg: 101.78 / Max: 103.28Min: 173.26 / Avg: 175.1 / Max: 178.65Min: 45.57 / Avg: 135.47 / Max: 153.69Min: 182.29 / Avg: 182.48 / Max: 182.62

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighNo Tiling2D Color Tiling20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 357.0785.8184.7292.05
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighNo Tiling2D Color Tiling20406080100Min: 57.06 / Avg: 57.07 / Max: 57.08Min: 85.72 / Avg: 85.81 / Max: 85.93Min: 84.68 / Avg: 84.72 / Max: 84.75Min: 90.81 / Avg: 92.05 / Max: 93.77

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024No Tiling2D Color Tiling60120180240300SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3243.97252.07251.37251.87
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024No Tiling2D Color Tiling50100150200250Min: 243 / Avg: 243.97 / Max: 244.7Min: 249.5 / Avg: 252.07 / Max: 254Min: 249.9 / Avg: 251.37 / Max: 252.7Min: 250.6 / Avg: 251.87 / Max: 253.6

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080No Tiling2D Color Tiling50100150200250SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3121.07198.67183.63235.97
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080No Tiling2D Color Tiling4080120160200Min: 121 / Avg: 121.07 / Max: 121.1Min: 198.1 / Avg: 198.67 / Max: 199.3Min: 183.3 / Avg: 183.63 / Max: 183.9Min: 235.3 / Avg: 235.97 / Max: 236.9

World of Padman

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080No Tiling2D Color Tiling306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 27.32, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 338.5734.33115.7033.10
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080No Tiling2D Color Tiling20406080100Min: 38.5 / Avg: 38.57 / Max: 38.6Min: 34.3 / Avg: 34.33 / Max: 34.4Min: 20.1 / Avg: 115.7 / Max: 158.9Min: 33.1 / Avg: 33.1 / Max: 33.1

Warsow

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1280 x 1024No Tiling2D Color Tiling918273645SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 332.5336.5036.3339.23
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1280 x 1024No Tiling2D Color Tiling816243240Min: 32.5 / Avg: 32.53 / Max: 32.6Min: 36.4 / Avg: 36.5 / Max: 36.7Min: 36.2 / Avg: 36.33 / Max: 36.5Min: 39.1 / Avg: 39.23 / Max: 39.3

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1920 x 1080No Tiling2D Color Tiling816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 327.2031.8331.5734.70
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1920 x 1080No Tiling2D Color Tiling714212835Min: 27.1 / Avg: 27.2 / Max: 27.3Min: 31.7 / Avg: 31.83 / Max: 32Min: 31.5 / Avg: 31.57 / Max: 31.6Min: 34.6 / Avg: 34.7 / Max: 34.8

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: OffNo Tiling2D Color Tiling50100150200250SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3129.65193.43167.75209.14
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: OffNo Tiling2D Color Tiling4080120160200Min: 127.72 / Avg: 129.65 / Max: 130.62Min: 192.76 / Avg: 193.43 / Max: 193.79Min: 166.49 / Avg: 167.75 / Max: 168.55Min: 208.23 / Avg: 209.14 / Max: 209.99

Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffNo Tiling2D Color Tiling20406080100SE +/- 9.43, N = 6SE +/- 16.34, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 356.3076.5837.5143.45
Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6950OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffNo Tiling2D Color Tiling1530456075Min: 26.45 / Avg: 56.3 / Max: 71.36Min: 31.14 / Avg: 76.58 / Max: 122.37Min: 37.48 / Avg: 37.51 / Max: 37.53Min: 43.43 / Avg: 43.45 / Max: 43.47

Radeon HD 4890: No Tiling

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 15 March 2012 15:57 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4890: 2D Color Tiling

Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-996-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-177ccd2) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.

Testing initiated at 15 March 2012 16:59 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 6950: No Tiling

Testing initiated at 15 March 2012 14:38 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 6950: 2D Color Tiling

Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.3.0-996-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-177ccd2) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 15 March 2012 13:40 by user phoronix.