AMD Radeon HD 5000/6000 Series - Gallium3D vs. Catalyst AMD Radeon HD 6000 and HD 5000 series benchmarks of the Radeon R600 Gallium3D and Catalyst drivers from Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix for a future article. Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830: 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-415d6dc) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770: 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-415d6dc) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870: 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-415d6dc) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950: 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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-415d6dc) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Windows 8.1: HD 5830: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 224GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1: HD 6770: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 224GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1: HD 6870: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 224GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1: HD 6950: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 224GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 118.60 |===================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 109.27 |==================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 180.00 |================================ Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 118.80 |===================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 129.90 |======================= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 116.83 |===================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 205.13 |===================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 228.43 |========================================= Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 131.83 |======================== Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 120.75 |====================== Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 199.17 |==================================== Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 225.78 |========================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 65.63 |==================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 60.47 |================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 104.53 |=============================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 67.20 |==================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 73.10 |====================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 66.67 |==================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 116.00 |=================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 134.00 |======================================== Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 73.70 |====================== Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 68.33 |==================== Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 117.93 |=================================== Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 136.83 |========================================= Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 214.03 |====================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 174.20 |================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 292.00 |============================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 222.17 |======================= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 253.33 |========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 212.30 |====================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 364.73 |====================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 397.23 |========================================= Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 214.23 |====================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 174.27 |================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 291.87 |============================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 222.17 |======================= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 253.23 |========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 212.30 |====================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 365.53 |===================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 403.23 |========================================= Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 106.07 |===================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 89.80 |================= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 158.50 |=============================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 141.47 |=========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 139.37 |=========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 106.63 |===================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 172.80 |================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 211.40 |========================================= Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 117.87 |======================= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 90.10 |================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 158.80 |=============================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 141.57 |============================ Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 139.50 |=========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 106.57 |===================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 178.27 |=================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 211.03 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 140.24 |========================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 114.43 |===================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 188.29 |=================================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 162.26 |============================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 132.55 |========================= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 115.44 |===================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 158.44 |============================= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 169.23 |=============================== Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 156.57 |============================= Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 135.42 |========================= Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 201.20 |===================================== Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 221.12 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 93.41 |======================= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 67.63 |================ Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 117.27 |============================ Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 133.41 |================================ Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 99.18 |======================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 82.77 |==================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 121.84 |============================= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 142.25 |================================== Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 115.07 |============================ Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 95.26 |======================= Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 143.16 |=================================== Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 170.01 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 61.68 |================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 42.16 |============ Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 75.68 |====================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 98.89 |============================ Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 106.36 |============================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 94.48 |=========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 120.19 |================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 130.07 |===================================== Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 118.26 |================================== Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 104.75 |============================== Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 131.75 |====================================== Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 143.97 |========================================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 . 2900 |=============================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 . 2450 |========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 . 3402 |===================================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 . 4099 |============================================ Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ..... 3073 |================================= Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ..... 2606 |============================ Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ..... 3489 |====================================== Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ..... 4269 |============================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 8949 |======= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 8749 |======= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 16077 |============ Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 24753 |=================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 12836 |========== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 12804 |========== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 24529 |=================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 46961 |==================================== Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 16007 |============ Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 16063 |============ Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 29345 |======================= Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 54669 |========================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 840 |============== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 552 |========= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 1038 |================== Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 1123 |=================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 1074 |================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 733 |============= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 1306 |====================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 1323 |======================= Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 1927 |================================= Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 1245 |===================== Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 2409 |========================================= Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 2508 |=========================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 . 994 |=========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 . 1029 |============================ Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 . 1109 |============================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 . 1702 |============================================== Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ..... 1026 |============================ Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ..... 1076 |============================= Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ..... 1146 |=============================== Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ..... 1715 |============================================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 5830 . 69620 |======= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6770 . 64927 |======= Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6870 . 117482 |============ Ubuntu Open-Source: HD 6950 . 79057 |======== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 5830 .... 130331 |============= Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6770 .... 143708 |=============== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6870 .... 257779 |========================== Ubuntu Catalyst: HD 6950 .... 263019 |=========================== Windows 8.1: HD 5830 ........ 220735 |====================== Windows 8.1: HD 6770 ........ 250382 |========================= Windows 8.1: HD 6870 ........ 404683 |========================================= Windows 8.1: HD 6950 ........ 404982 |=========================================