Ubuntu 12.04 AMD Radeon Gallium3D Catalyst

Benchmarking of AMD Catalyst 12.3 Linux driver on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS compared to the stock Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Radeon Galliun3D stack, Git from 2012-04-19 of Mesa 8.1-devel, Linux 3.4 kernel, xf86-video-ati, and libdrm. Also then the Git stack with Radeon PCI Express 2.0 (PCI-E 2.0) support and ColorTiling / ColorTiling 2D enabled. Swap buffers wait was disabled throughout. Testing by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com with AMD soon canning the R600 and R700 series Catalyst Linux driver support. Radeon HD 4770 was used as a normal mid-range graphics card.

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Ubuntu 12.04 AMD Radeon Gallium3D CatalystProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.3Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores)MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R3072MB160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00MAMD ATI Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] 512MB (750/799MHz)Realtek ALC889DELL S2409WRealtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 12.043.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.8.0X Server 1.11.3radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6ext41920x1080AMD ATI Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] 512MB3.4.0-999-generic (x86_64)2.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-137c5ec) Gallium 0.4ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB (750/800MHz)3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64)fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.33.3.11566OpenBenchmarking.orgGraphics Details- Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock, 2012-04-19 Git, 2012-04-19 Git + Tweaks: EXASystem Details- Compiz was running on this system.

Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.3Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteLightsmarkDoom 3OpenArenaReaction Quake 3XonoticWorld of PadmanNexuizXonotic1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Low1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080 - High1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Yes - Off1920 x 1080 - Low

Ubuntu 12.04 AMD Radeon Gallium3D Catalystdoom3: 1920 x 1080 - Lowlightsmark: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080reaction: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - HighUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.327.7349.3841.6020.60104.576.4099.7244.3827.4350.3445.6221.03106.7311.67100.1548.0928.5754.6948.9821.70122.5015.80111.0452.81180.85358.83102.5483.73301.47220.37244.31138.80OpenBenchmarking.org

Doom 3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.34080120160200SE +/- 0.48, N = 4SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 4.60, N = 627.7327.4328.57180.85
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDoom 3 1.3.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.3306090120150Min: 26.3 / Avg: 27.73 / Max: 28.3Min: 26.5 / Avg: 27.43 / Max: 27.9Min: 28 / Avg: 28.57 / Max: 28.9Min: 157.9 / Avg: 180.85 / Max: 186.5

Lightsmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.380160240320400SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 349.3850.3454.69358.83
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.360120180240300Min: 49.19 / Avg: 49.38 / Max: 49.66Min: 50.29 / Avg: 50.34 / Max: 50.4Min: 54.59 / Avg: 54.69 / Max: 54.81Min: 357.86 / Avg: 358.83 / Max: 359.47

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.320406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 341.6045.6248.98102.54
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.320406080100Min: 41.56 / Avg: 41.6 / Max: 41.65Min: 45.55 / Avg: 45.62 / Max: 45.69Min: 48.9 / Avg: 48.98 / Max: 49.12Min: 102.03 / Avg: 102.54 / Max: 103.14

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.320406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 320.6021.0321.7083.73
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.31632486480Min: 20.6 / Avg: 20.6 / Max: 20.6Min: 21 / Avg: 21.03 / Max: 21.1Min: 21.7 / Avg: 21.7 / Max: 21.7Min: 83.7 / Avg: 83.73 / Max: 83.8

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.370140210280350SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3104.57106.73122.50301.47
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.350100150200250Min: 104.5 / Avg: 104.57 / Max: 104.6Min: 106.4 / Avg: 106.73 / Max: 107Min: 121.4 / Avg: 122.5 / Max: 123.1Min: 300.6 / Avg: 301.47 / Max: 303.1

Reaction Quake 3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.350100150200250SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 36.4011.6715.80220.37
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.34080120160200Min: 6.3 / Avg: 6.4 / Max: 6.6Min: 11.6 / Avg: 11.67 / Max: 11.7Min: 15.8 / Avg: 15.8 / Max: 15.8Min: 220.3 / Avg: 220.37 / Max: 220.4

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.350100150200250SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 399.72100.15111.04244.31
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.34080120160200Min: 98.89 / Avg: 99.72 / Max: 100.28Min: 98.09 / Avg: 100.15 / Max: 101.74Min: 110.21 / Avg: 111.04 / Max: 111.9Min: 242.13 / Avg: 244.31 / Max: 246.3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.3306090120150SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 344.3848.0952.81138.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighUbuntu 12.04 - Stock2012-04-19 Git2012-04-19 Git + TweaksUbuntu 12.04 - Catalyst 12.3306090120150Min: 44.35 / Avg: 44.38 / Max: 44.4Min: 47.21 / Avg: 48.09 / Max: 49.73Min: 52.61 / Avg: 52.81 / Max: 53.17Min: 138.7 / Avg: 138.8 / Max: 138.87