AMD Radeon R3 Graphics Memory AMD Radeon R3 testing from an Athlon 5350 looking for video memory (vRAM) pressure at varying video memory caacities controlled by the system UEFI BIOS. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. 2048MB vRAM: Processor: AMD Athlon 5350 APU with Radeon R3 @ 2.05GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AM1H-ITX, Chipset: AMD Family 16h Root Complex, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8400 2048MB (600/800MHz), Audio: AMD Device 9840, Monitor: VE228, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 256MB vRAM: Processor: AMD Athlon 5350 APU with Radeon R3 @ 2.05GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AM1H-ITX, Chipset: AMD Family 16h Root Complex, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8400 256MB (600/800MHz), Audio: AMD Device 9840, Monitor: VE228, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 1024MB vRAM: Processor: AMD Athlon 5350 APU with Radeon R3 @ 2.05GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AM1H-ITX, Chipset: AMD Family 16h Root Complex, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8400 1024MB (600/800MHz), Audio: AMD Device 9840, Monitor: VE228, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 512MB vRAM: Processor: AMD Athlon 5350 APU with Radeon R3 @ 2.05GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AM1H-ITX, Chipset: AMD Family 16h Root Complex, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8400 512MB (600/800MHz), Audio: AMD Device 9840, Monitor: VE228, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 40.27 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 36.86 |===================================================== 1024MB vRAM . 40.14 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 36.35 |==================================================== Half-Life 2 - Lost Coast Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 27.37 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 25.65 |====================================================== 1024MB vRAM . 27.37 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 27.25 |========================================================== Portal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 34.56 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 32.16 |====================================================== 1024MB vRAM . 34.57 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 34.54 |========================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 62.80 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 21.40 |==================== 1024MB vRAM . 62.90 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 62.80 |========================================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2048MB vRAM . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 15.6 MAX: 59.0 256MB vRAM .. MIN: 26.0 AVG: 46.4 MAX: 75.0 1024MB vRAM . MIN: 5.0 AVG: 15.6 MAX: 58.0 512MB vRAM .. MIN: 4.0 AVG: 15.7 MAX: 56.0 Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 25.06 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 23.65 |======================================================= 1024MB vRAM . 25.12 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 24.96 |========================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 10.67 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 10.07 |======================================================= 1024MB vRAM . 10.67 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 10.58 |========================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 8.85 |=========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 6.57 |============================================ 1024MB vRAM . 8.85 |=========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 8.55 |========================================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 15.63 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 8.37 |=============================== 1024MB vRAM . 15.50 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 15.37 |========================================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2048MB vRAM . MIN: 10 AVG: 60 MAX: 96 256MB vRAM .. MIN: 73 AVG: 93 MAX: 99 1024MB vRAM . MIN: 11 AVG: 61 MAX: 96 512MB vRAM .. MIN: 9 AVG: 61 MAX: 98 Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 8.80 |=========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 5.53 |===================================== 1024MB vRAM . 8.47 |========================================================= 512MB vRAM .. 8.40 |======================================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2048MB vRAM . MIN: 10 AVG: 69 MAX: 99 256MB vRAM .. MIN: 70 AVG: 92 MAX: 99 1024MB vRAM . MIN: 13 AVG: 70 MAX: 99 512MB vRAM .. MIN: 11 AVG: 70 MAX: 99 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 33.27 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 30.71 |====================================================== 1024MB vRAM . 32.98 |========================================================= 512MB vRAM .. 32.83 |========================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 27.16 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 25.50 |====================================================== 1024MB vRAM . 27.07 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 26.77 |========================================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2048MB vRAM . 19.13 |========================================================== 256MB vRAM .. 18.25 |======================================================= 1024MB vRAM . 19.12 |========================================================== 512MB vRAM .. 18.92 |=========================================================