Linux 3.12 Radeon Catalyst Tests
Linux 3.12 kernel benchmarks with AMD Catalyst fglrx driver on Radeon HD 7950 graphics card. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Linux 3.11: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431 + VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431 + VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 328.15 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 342.90 |==========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 2.9  MAX: 6.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 2.9  MAX: 6.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 331.50 |==========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 332.47 |==========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.1   MAX: 30.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.0   MAX: 6.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 305.43 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 314.50 |==========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.2   MAX: 39.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.2   MAX: 38.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 632.23 |=========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 645.93 |==========================================================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6  MAX: 9.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.5  MAX: 9.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 628.80 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 646.73 |==========================================================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6   MAX: 15.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6   MAX: 9.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 639.20 |=========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 646.40 |==========================================================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6   MAX: 16.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.5   MAX: 9.0 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 349.83 |==========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 349.97 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 343.92 |==========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 345.86 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 195.45 |=======================================================
Linux 3.12 . 206.94 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 190.23 |=======================================================
Linux 3.12 . 201.64 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 179.05 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 186.22 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 174.39 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 181.58 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 139.68 |=========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 143.24 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 . 135.97 |========================================================
Linux 3.12 . 139.84 |==========================================================