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.
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AMD Radeon Performance 2D Linux Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores) ECS A790GXM-A v1.0 AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 4096MB 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS AMD Radeon HD 4800 512MB Realtek ALC888 DELL S2409W Realtek RTL8111/8168B Ubuntu 13.04 3.8.0-5-generic (x86_64) Unity 6.6.0 X Server 1.13.2 radeon 7.1.0 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.7 ext4 1920x1080 Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64) Unity 5.14.0 X Server 1.11.3 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.6 AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800 AMD Radeon HD 4800 256MB Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32-38-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.30.2 X Server 1.7.6 radeon 6.13.0 1.5 Mesa 7.7.1 GCC 4.4.3 ATI Radeon HD 4800 512MB fglrx 8.72.11 3.2.9756 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - Ubuntu 13.04: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS: --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++ --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 - Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-multiarch --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=i486 --with-tune=generic -v - Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-multiarch --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=i486 --with-tune=generic -v Graphics Details - Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS: EXA
AMD Radeon Performance 2D Linux gtkperf: GtkDrawingArea - Circles gtkperf: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs gtkperf: GtkComboBoxEntry gtkperf: GtkTextView - Scroll gtkperf: GtkRadioButton gtkperf: GtkToggleButton gtkperf: GtkComboBox gtkperf: GtkCheckButton qgears2: XRender Extension - Gears qgears2: XRender Extension - Image Scaling qgears2: XRender Extension - Text cairo-demos: Gradients cairo-demos: Charts cairo-demos: Gears cairo-demos: Fish Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 57.67 7.96 41.04 0.09 12.94 25.15 53.16 5.39 91.27 224.11 83.81 25.13 4.38 56.51 204.43 145.06 14.24 47.66 0.09 11.86 38.95 61.46 5.84 73.99 241.97 67.86 26.78 5.04 28.23 0.34 47.47 6.16 34.19 0.10 10.59 7.45 54.98 5.01 58.47 20.39 185.12 55.63 2.01 128.30 0.15 8.18 7.80 142.25 4.47 37.57 20.06 20.76 OpenBenchmarking.org
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 2.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 57.67 145.06 47.47 55.63 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Pixbufs Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 4 8 12 16 20 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 7.96 14.24 6.16 2.01 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 41.04 47.66 34.19 128.30 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 0.0338 0.0676 0.1014 0.1352 0.169 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 6 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 6 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.15 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 3 6 9 12 15 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 12.94 11.86 10.59 8.18 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 25.15 38.95 7.45 7.80 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkComboBox OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 1.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 53.16 61.46 54.98 142.25 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
GtkPerf GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 1.314 2.628 3.942 5.256 6.57 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 6 5.39 5.84 5.01 4.47 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -pthread -lm -lrt -pthread -lm -lrt 1. (CC) gcc options: -lfontconfig
QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 91.27 73.99 58.47 37.57 -m64 -m64 -lGLU -lGLU 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 224.11 241.97 20.39 20.06 -m64 -m64 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS - Catalyst 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 83.81 67.86 185.12 20.76 -m64 -m64 -lGLU 1. (CXX) g++ options: -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Gradients OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gradients Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 6 12 18 24 30 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 25.13 26.78 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Charts OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Charts Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 1.134 2.268 3.402 4.536 5.67 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 4.38 5.04 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Gears OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Gears Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 13 26 39 52 65 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 56.51 28.23 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Cairo Performance Demos Demo: Fish OpenBenchmarking.org FPS, More Is Better Cairo Performance Demos 2012-01-30 Demo: Fish Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 204.43 0.34 1. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -g3 -lcairo -lX11 -lXext -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
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