AMD Radeon Performance 2D Linux
AMD Radeon HD 4830 Linux 2D performance testing on a few Ubuntu Linux releases with open and closed-source AMD Radeon Catalyst graphics drivers. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Ubuntu 13.04: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4800 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.1.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4800 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, OpenGL: 1.5 Mesa 7.7.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11, OpenGL: 3.2.9756, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Fish
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 204.43 |==================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 0.34   |


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gears
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 56.51 |===================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 28.23 |=========================


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Charts
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 4.38 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 5.04 |====================================================


Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30
Demo: Gradients
FPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 ....... 25.13 |================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 26.78 |===================================================


QGears2
Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 83.81  |==================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 67.86  |==============
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 185.12 |=======================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 20.76  |====


QGears2
Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 91.27 |========================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 73.99 |================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 58.47 |==========================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 37.57 |================


QGears2
Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 224.11 |====================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 241.97 |=======================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 20.39  |===
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 20.06  |===


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkComboBox
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 53.16  |===============
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 61.46  |=================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 54.98  |===============
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 142.25 |=======================================


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 5.39 |======================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 5.84 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 5.01 |===================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 4.47 |===============================


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 12.94 |========================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 11.86 |=====================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 10.59 |=================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 8.18  |=========================


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 25.15 |==========================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 38.95 |========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 7.45  |========
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 7.80  |========


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 41.04  |============
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 47.66  |==============
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 34.19  |==========
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 128.30 |=======================================


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 0.09 |=========================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 0.09 |=========================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 0.10 |===========================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 0.15 |=========================================


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 57.67  |================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 145.06 |=======================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 47.47  |=============
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 55.63  |===============


GtkPerf 0.40
GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 13.04 .................. 7.96  |======================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ............ 14.24 |========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ............ 6.16  |=================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst . 2.01  |======