Open-Source Low End GPU Linux Comparison Intel Core i3-4130 testing plus various AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards on the open-source Linux graphics drivers... benchmarks by michael larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Device 041e (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 4550: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4550 512MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 4670: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 5450: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350/8350 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 6450: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 1024MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 6570: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570/7570 512MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 0a HDMI/DP, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 2: Processor: Intel Pentium T4400 @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: HP 3628 v18.50, Chipset: Intel Mobile 4 MCH + ICH9M, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CT12 + 500GB 0AS + 320GB MHZ2320BH G1, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/545v 512MB, Audio: IDT 92HD75B3X5, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.11.5-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1 20130725 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Radeon Mobility HD 4530: Processor: Intel Pentium T4400 @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: HP 3628 v18.50, Chipset: Intel Mobile 4 MCH + ICH9M, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB INTEL SSDSC2CT12 + 320GB MHZ2320BH G1, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/545v 512MB, Audio: IDT 92HD75B3X5, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.11.5-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.10.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.3 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 119.90 |============ AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 85.43 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 197.53 |==================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 47.58 |===== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 78.13 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 277.33 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 103.27 |========== 2 ........................................ 53.70 |===== Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 59.70 |====== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 23.67 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 18.10 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 44.07 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 9.90 |==== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 16.60 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 72.77 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 27.10 |=========== 2 ........................................ 25.00 |========== Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 25.00 |========== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . MIN: 3 AVG: 42 MAX: 95 AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... MIN: 33 AVG: 55 MAX: 81 AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... MIN: 15 AVG: 23 MAX: 33 AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... MIN: 47 AVG: 94 MAX: 99 AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... MIN: 35 AVG: 60 MAX: 91 AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... MIN: 8 AVG: 14 MAX: 22 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... MIN: 22 AVG: 37 MAX: 58 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 65.53 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 57.20 |======== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 130.20 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 30.53 |==== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 51.20 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 202.30 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 32.60 |===== 2 ........................................ 26.25 |==== Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 29.30 |==== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 15.1 MAX: 40.0 AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 17.5 MAX: 29.0 AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.7 MAX: 16.0 AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... MIN: 16.0 AVG: 32.4 MAX: 58.0 AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... MIN: 8.0 AVG: 18.9 MAX: 33.0 AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 18.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 30.6 MAX: 64.0 2 ........................................ MIN: 3.0 AVG: 37.0 MAX: 94.0 Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. MIN: 5.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 79.0 Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 40.40 |============= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 23.33 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 56.13 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 17.63 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 25.77 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 92.50 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 27.90 |========= 2 ........................................ 18.60 |====== Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 19.37 |====== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 40.40 |============= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 23.30 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 56.13 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 17.60 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 25.83 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 92.53 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 27.90 |========= 2 ........................................ 18.60 |====== Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 19.40 |====== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 102.95 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 98.61 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 200.38 |====================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 56.18 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 93.92 |========== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 254.78 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 100.28 |=========== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 47.08 |========== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 36.40 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 90.84 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 21.80 |==== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 37.07 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 137.41 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 37.40 |======== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 35.28 |================ AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 24.81 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 55.85 |========================= AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 14.99 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 25.74 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 65.93 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 20.46 |========= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 3465 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 2641 |=============== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 5340 |============================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 2072 |============ AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 2597 |=============== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 4908 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 1895 |=========== Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 1818 |========== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 205 |========== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 129 |====== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 393 |==================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 55 |=== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 138 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 618 |=============================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 140 |======= Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 89 |==== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 25437 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 21056 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 44118 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 12162 |===== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 20114 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 66038 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 14572 |====== Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 3579 |== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 50 | AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 18756 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 39976 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 11968 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 19653 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 62365 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 6 | Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 3580 |== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 154 | AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 18758 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 39988 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 16745 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 19655 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 62373 |============================= Radeon Mobility HD 4530 .................. 5225 |==