Radeon DRM Linux 3.3 Performance Benchmarks of the Radeon Linux kernel DRM from Linux 3.2, 3.3 (latest Git; near-final), and drm-next (Linux 3.4) kernels. Using a Radeon HD 6950 Cayman and Radeon HD 5770 cards for testing. Also using Mesa 8.1-devel and xf86-video-ati Git DDX as of date of testing (14 March). Swap buffers wait was disabled, rest of the stuff at stock settings. Linux benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores) Intel DX79SI Intel Sandy DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.4.0 X Server 1.11.3 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-99cd475) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.6 ext4 1920x1080 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 3.3.0-996-generic (x86_64) AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB 3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64) 3.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 3.3.0-996-generic (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.2: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v System Details - Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.2, Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.3, Radeon HD 5770: drm-next, Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.2: Compiz was running on this system.
doom3: 1280 x 1024 - Low doom3: 1920 x 1080 - Low nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On xonotic: 1024 x 768 - Low xonotic: 1024 x 768 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High openarena: 1920 x 1080 padman: 1920 x 1080 warsow: 1920 x 1080 Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 51.33 34.03 56.04 212.39 111.91 119.83 60.69 118.47 126.43 28.70 51.23 34.73 58.58 211.55 113.78 121.50 60.73 230.17 126.30 28.27 51.47 33.87 49.30 210.48 111.07 119.99 60.43 228.02 125.20 28.17 81.27 60.98 88.68 222.26 135.71 178.56 83.96 249.72 190.50 33.63 82.03 60.87 79.63 222.08 130.16 168.55 84.88 244.88 35.40 35.13 81.10 62.97 36.83 215.86 126.21 184.63 97.16 251.33 35.10 35.23 OpenBenchmarking.org
Doom 3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 51.33 51.23 51.47 81.27 82.03 81.10
Doom 3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.61, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 4 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 6 SE +/- 1.50, N = 6 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 34.03 34.73 33.87 60.98 60.87 62.97
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 3.17, N = 6 SE +/- 2.51, N = 6 SE +/- 4.68, N = 6 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 5.31, N = 6 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 56.04 58.58 49.30 88.68 79.63 36.83
Xonotic Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 1.05, N = 3 212.39 211.55 210.48 222.26 222.08 215.86
Xonotic Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.89, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 111.91 113.78 111.07 135.71 130.16 126.21
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 2.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 1.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 119.83 121.50 119.99 178.56 168.55 184.63
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 1.44, N = 3 60.69 60.73 60.43 83.96 84.88 97.16
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 22.26, N = 6 SE +/- 21.93, N = 6 SE +/- 9.83, N = 6 SE +/- 9.00, N = 6 SE +/- 3.63, N = 4 118.47 230.17 228.02 249.72 244.88 251.33
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 2.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 126.43 126.30 125.20 190.50 35.40 35.10
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Radeon HD 5770 Radeon HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Linux 3.2 Linux 3.3 drm-next 8 16 24 32 40 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 28.70 28.27 28.17 33.63 35.13 35.23
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