Radeon DPM Linux 3.11 Radeon dynamic power management (DPM) benchmarks for Radeon HD 6870, HD 6770, and HD 4890 graphics cards on Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1307301-SO-RADEONDPM05 .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 Default DPM Default DPM Default DPM Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) Intel DH87RL Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB Realtek ALC892 SyncMaster Intel Connection I217-V Ubuntu 13.10 3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64) Xfce 4.10 X Server 1.14.2 radeon 7.1.99 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-ee421ae) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3 ext4 2560x1600 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB ASUS AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - EXA
xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Low xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultra unvanquished: 2560 x 1600 gputest: Furmark - 2560 x 1600 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 2560 x 1600 gputest: Plot3D - 2560 x 1600 openarena: 2560 x 1600 openarena: 800 x 600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 Default DPM Default DPM Default DPM 271.85 89.90 61.57 709 53181 13595 105.53 454.73 264.20 84.16 59.20 656 49448 12655 97.57 449.17 244.49 49.96 43.07 385 19734 5443 57.80 452.30 244.60 49.89 41.87 385 19730 5385 57.60 458.90 224.31 60.76 40.47 369 14620 5157 50.73 457.37 223.97 60.98 38.67 370 14661 5171 50.67 464.77 OpenBenchmarking.org
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Default DPM 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.95, N = 3 SE +/- 2.34, N = 3 SE +/- 1.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 271.85 264.20 244.49 244.60 224.31 223.97
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Default DPM 0.4568 0.9136 1.3704 1.8272 2.284 1.56 2.03 1.85 2.02 1.20 1.26
Xonotic GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Xonotic 0.7 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 57 / Avg: 58.77 / Max: 59.5 Min: 49.5 / Avg: 52.26 / Max: 54 Min: 43 / Avg: 46.54 / Max: 48 Min: 37 / Avg: 43.42 / Max: 46 Min: 54.5 / Avg: 65.73 / Max: 70 Min: 64.5 / Avg: 68.8 / Max: 71
Xonotic System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 40 80 120 160 200 Min: 143.4 / Avg: 174.32 / Max: 197.7 Min: 79.4 / Avg: 129.96 / Max: 142.9 Min: 91.8 / Avg: 131.85 / Max: 143.1 Min: 66.3 / Avg: 120.98 / Max: 136.4 Min: 143.7 / Avg: 187.06 / Max: 201.1 Min: 107.3 / Avg: 178.06 / Max: 193.3
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Default DPM 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 89.90 84.16 49.96 49.89 60.76 60.98
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Default DPM 0.1328 0.2656 0.3984 0.5312 0.664 0.51 0.59 0.41 0.44 0.32 0.33
Xonotic GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Xonotic 0.7 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 56.5 / Avg: 60.29 / Max: 61 Min: 52.5 / Avg: 55.69 / Max: 57 Min: 44 / Avg: 46.74 / Max: 48 Min: 39 / Avg: 45.29 / Max: 46 Min: 67.5 / Avg: 71.68 / Max: 73 Min: 66 / Avg: 71.01 / Max: 73
Xonotic System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 40 80 120 160 200 Min: 132.2 / Avg: 177.76 / Max: 189 Min: 80.4 / Avg: 142.07 / Max: 156.9 Min: 109 / Avg: 120.5 / Max: 124.2 Min: 77 / Avg: 113.46 / Max: 120.2 Min: 162.3 / Avg: 191.62 / Max: 199.3 Min: 122.2 / Avg: 183 / Max: 193.7
Unvanquished Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 14 28 42 56 70 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 61.57 59.20 43.07 41.87 40.47 38.67
Unvanquished Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Default DPM 16 32 48 64 80 Min: 6 / Avg: 15.86 / Max: 55 Min: 7 / Avg: 16.89 / Max: 53 Min: 6 / Avg: 22.94 / Max: 61 Min: 7 / Avg: 23.55 / Max: 55 Min: 9 / Avg: 25.06 / Max: 65 Min: 7 / Avg: 26.28 / Max: 84
Unvanquished Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 0.1125 0.225 0.3375 0.45 0.5625 0.38 0.50 0.37 0.41 0.23 0.25
Unvanquished GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished Alpha 17 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 57 / Avg: 57.78 / Max: 59 Min: 49.5 / Avg: 51.8 / Max: 53 Min: 44 / Avg: 44.87 / Max: 46 Min: 39 / Avg: 41.74 / Max: 43 Min: 68.5 / Avg: 69.23 / Max: 70.5 Min: 62.5 / Avg: 65.98 / Max: 67.5
Unvanquished System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished Alpha 17 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 30 60 90 120 150 Min: 141.1 / Avg: 161.22 / Max: 170.2 Min: 82.1 / Avg: 117.62 / Max: 131.9 Min: 106.1 / Avg: 117.2 / Max: 121.6 Min: 74.4 / Avg: 101.21 / Max: 110.9 Min: 154.2 / Avg: 173.4 / Max: 184.5 Min: 116.3 / Avg: 153.37 / Max: 166
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 709 656 385 385 369 370
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Points Per Watt, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 0.864 1.728 2.592 3.456 4.32 3.42 3.84 2.78 2.92 1.74 1.77
GpuTest GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 15 30 45 60 75 Min: 59.5 / Avg: 64.23 / Max: 66 Min: 56.5 / Avg: 59.32 / Max: 60.5 Min: 46 / Avg: 49.3 / Max: 51 Min: 43 / Avg: 47.88 / Max: 49 Min: 72 / Avg: 75.11 / Max: 76.5 Min: 70 / Avg: 74.87 / Max: 76.5
GpuTest System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 40 80 120 160 200 Min: 169.1 / Avg: 207.22 / Max: 210 Min: 108.2 / Avg: 170.98 / Max: 174.6 Min: 137 / Avg: 138.34 / Max: 139 Min: 129.1 / Avg: 131.93 / Max: 132.7 Min: 146.2 / Avg: 212.05 / Max: 218.1 Min: 205.5 / Avg: 209.37 / Max: 210.9
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 11K 22K 33K 44K 55K SE +/- 10.93, N = 3 SE +/- 18.34, N = 3 SE +/- 5.78, N = 3 SE +/- 17.29, N = 3 SE +/- 5.90, N = 3 SE +/- 2.31, N = 3 53181 49448 19734 19730 14620 14661
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Points Per Watt, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 80 160 240 320 400 331.66 376.52 186.74 195.09 94.39 98.45
GpuTest GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 58 / Avg: 59.43 / Max: 60 Min: 52.5 / Avg: 55.22 / Max: 56 Min: 44 / Avg: 44.88 / Max: 45 Min: 42 / Avg: 43.21 / Max: 44 Min: 67.5 / Avg: 68.56 / Max: 70.5 Min: 62.5 / Avg: 67.4 / Max: 68.5
GpuTest System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 30 60 90 120 150 Min: 142.9 / Avg: 160.35 / Max: 165.8 Min: 79 / Avg: 131.33 / Max: 139.2 Min: 101.1 / Avg: 105.68 / Max: 107.8 Min: 78.2 / Avg: 101.14 / Max: 103.1 Min: 145.4 / Avg: 154.89 / Max: 159.4 Min: 107.6 / Avg: 148.91 / Max: 154.1
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 2.65, N = 3 SE +/- 4.93, N = 3 SE +/- 12.86, N = 3 SE +/- 9.53, N = 3 SE +/- 6.39, N = 3 SE +/- 3.53, N = 3 13595 12655 5443 5385 5157 5171
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Points Per Watt, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 20 40 60 80 100 91.10 102.10 52.78 54.68 32.78 33.72
GpuTest GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 13 26 39 52 65 Min: 57.5 / Avg: 58.45 / Max: 59 Min: 52 / Avg: 54.3 / Max: 55 Min: 44 / Avg: 44.75 / Max: 45 Min: 41 / Avg: 42.91 / Max: 44 Min: 67.5 / Avg: 68.33 / Max: 69 Min: 66 / Avg: 67.77 / Max: 69
GpuTest System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 30 60 90 120 150 Min: 133.8 / Avg: 149.23 / Max: 152.1 Min: 121.9 / Avg: 123.94 / Max: 125.1 Min: 99.4 / Avg: 103.13 / Max: 104 Min: 97.7 / Avg: 98.48 / Max: 99.1 Min: 154.3 / Avg: 157.33 / Max: 158.8 Min: 142.7 / Avg: 153.36 / Max: 155.2
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 105.53 97.57 57.80 57.60 50.73 50.67
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Default DPM 11 22 33 44 55 Min: 5 / Avg: 9.41 / Max: 45 Min: 6 / Avg: 10.09 / Max: 50 Min: 10 / Avg: 17.29 / Max: 48 Min: 10 / Avg: 17.29 / Max: 52 Min: 12 / Avg: 19.65 / Max: 48 Min: 12 / Avg: 19.71 / Max: 56
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Default DPM 0.1463 0.2926 0.4389 0.5852 0.7315 0.55 0.65 0.45 0.47 0.27 0.28
OpenArena GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 59 / Avg: 61.31 / Max: 63 Min: 56 / Avg: 57.07 / Max: 58 Min: 45 / Avg: 46.78 / Max: 48 Min: 42 / Avg: 45.62 / Max: 47 Min: 68.5 / Avg: 70.9 / Max: 72 Min: 66.5 / Avg: 69.91 / Max: 71.5
OpenArena System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 40 80 120 160 200 Min: 150.9 / Avg: 192.13 / Max: 204 Min: 80 / Avg: 149.22 / Max: 166.7 Min: 91.7 / Avg: 128.1 / Max: 133 Min: 70.5 / Avg: 122.54 / Max: 126.9 Min: 163.8 / Avg: 189.37 / Max: 192.1 Min: 125.1 / Avg: 181.5 / Max: 188.1
OpenArena Resolution: 800 x 600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Default DPM 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 1.05, N = 3 SE +/- 2.33, N = 3 SE +/- 4.60, N = 3 SE +/- 4.15, N = 3 SE +/- 3.11, N = 3 SE +/- 6.12, N = 3 454.73 449.17 452.30 458.90 457.37 464.77
OpenArena Resolution: 800 x 600 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second Per Watt, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Default DPM 1.0598 2.1196 3.1794 4.2392 5.299 3.11 4.44 4.71 2.79 3.47
OpenArena GPU Temperature Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 GPU Temperature Monitor Default DPM 13 26 39 52 65 Min: 56.5 / Avg: 56.75 / Max: 57 Min: 49 / Avg: 49.5 / Max: 50 Min: 39 / Avg: 39.5 / Max: 40 Min: 68 / Avg: 68.5 / Max: 69 Min: 62.5 / Avg: 63.8 / Max: 65
OpenArena System Power Consumption Monitor Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 System Power Consumption Monitor Default DPM 30 60 90 120 150 Min: 131.6 / Avg: 146.42 / Max: 155.6 Min: 92.8 / Avg: 101.1 / Max: 108.2 Min: 86.7 / Avg: 97.43 / Max: 101.7 Min: 146.2 / Avg: 163.72 / Max: 174.5 Min: 104 / Avg: 133.92 / Max: 148.4
GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Celsius GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Default DPM 15 30 45 60 75 Min: 55.5 / Avg: 59.74 / Max: 66 Min: 42 / Avg: 54.49 / Max: 60.5 Min: 41 / Avg: 46.14 / Max: 51 Min: 32 / Avg: 43.96 / Max: 49 Min: 48.5 / Avg: 70.1 / Max: 76.5 Min: 59 / Avg: 68.98 / Max: 76.5
System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6770 Radeon HD 4890 OpenBenchmarking.org Watts System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Default DPM 40 80 120 160 200 Min: 129 / Avg: 169.04 / Max: 210 Min: 48.5 / Avg: 130.64 / Max: 174.6 Min: 90 / Avg: 117.46 / Max: 143.1 Min: 46.6 / Avg: 106.97 / Max: 136.4 Min: 137.4 / Avg: 179.6 / Max: 218.1 Min: 94.4 / Avg: 166.49 / Max: 210.9
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