AMD Radeon 2013 Catalyst Linux AMD Radeon Catalyst Ubuntu Linux 2013 year-in-review testing. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Catalyst 13.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-44-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11, OpenGL: 4.2.12002, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Catalyst 13.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-44-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: fglrx 12.10.5, OpenGL: 4.2.12217, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-44-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12614, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 197.08 |============================================ Catalyst 13.4 ............ 177.22 |======================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 190.58 |=========================================== Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 182.58 |============================================ Catalyst 13.4 ............ 146.20 |=================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 177.66 |=========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 204.47 |========================================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 188.33 |======================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 215.07 |============================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 55.0 Catalyst 13.4 ............ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.3 MAX: 62.0 Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.7 MAX: 35.0 Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 105.77 |=========================================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 108.40 |============================================ Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 107.53 |============================================ Quake 4 1.4.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 154.57 |========================================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 158.13 |=========================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 162.43 |============================================ Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 38.56 |========================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 42.47 |============================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 183.53 |=========================================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 186.34 |============================================ Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 132.78 |=============================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 62.04 |============================================= Catalyst 13.4 ............ 62.25 |============================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 58.11 |========================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 136.68 |========================================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 142.20 |============================================ Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 136.35 |========================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 55.26 |============================================ Catalyst 13.4 ............ 56.41 |============================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 56.31 |============================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 44.25 |============================================= Catalyst 13.4 ............ 44.33 |============================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 41.86 |========================================== Unvanquished Alpha 21 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 132.43 |============================================ Unvanquished Alpha 21 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 5.6 MAX: 91.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 58.96 |============================ Catalyst 13.4 ............ 54.39 |========================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 95.03 |============================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 94.41 |============================================= Catalyst 13.4 ............ 82.65 |======================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 81.50 |======================================= GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 5035 |========================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 5508 |============================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 32441 |===================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 39674 |============================================= GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 936 |=============================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 943 |=============================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 4165 |============================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 4282 |============================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 75077 |===================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 158271 |============================================ GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 117 |============================================ Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 126 |=============================================== GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 338 |============================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 353 |=============================================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenCL LavaMD Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.4 ............ 5.27 |============================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 5.23 |============================================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenCL Myocyte Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 125.11 |========== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 556.50 |============================================ Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 328.16 |========================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenCL Heartwall Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 5.81 |============================================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 5.43 |=========================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 5.29 |========================================== Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenCL Leukocyte Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 89.05 |============================================= Catalyst 13.4 ............ 68.39 |=================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 64.51 |================================= Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenCL Particle Filter Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 10.83 |============================================= Catalyst 13.4 ............ 10.86 |============================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 10.73 |============================================ LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 971 |============================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 995 |=============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 1710 |========================================= Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 1897 |============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 11386 |====================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 13344 |============================================= OpenDwarfs 2013-11-06 Test: LU Decomposition ms < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 92.04 |============================================= Catalyst 13.4 ............ 90.17 |============================================ Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 91.41 |============================================= OpenDwarfs 2013-11-06 Test: Compressed Sparse Row ms < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 10.57 |================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 22.58 |====================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 26.87 |============================================= OpenDwarfs 2013-11-06 Test: Cyclic Redundancy Check ms < Lower Is Better Catalyst 13.1 ............ 0.03 |============================================== Catalyst 13.4 ............ 0.03 |============================================== Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4 . 0.03 |==============================================