Catalyst 4.4 Linux OpenGL Testing Running benchmarks on the Catalyst 4.4 release candidate on Ubuntu Linux for a future article on Phoronix.com. fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 209.02 |============================================ fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 183.66 |======================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 209.32 |============================================ fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 186.93 |======================================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 211.19 |============================================ fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 217.58 |============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 216.75 |============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 218.80 |============================================== Half-Life 2 - Lost Coast Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 157.77 |=============================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 203.07 |======================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 187.88 |==================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 235.56 |============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 158.04 |=============================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 203.45 |======================================= fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 188.71 |===================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 237.61 |============================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 130.95 |================================= fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 168.86 |========================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 154.54 |======================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 180.34 |============================================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 137.96 |================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 167.50 |========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 154.15 |====================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 184.28 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 132.57 |=========================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 196.77 |======================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 152.73 |=============================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 213.93 |=========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 140.30 |============================ fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 211.37 |========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 166.70 |================================= fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 229.27 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 7.5 MAX: 43.0 fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 59.0 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 59.0 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.7 MAX: 65.0 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.1 MAX: 40.0 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 51.0 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.0 MAX: 49.0 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.3 MAX: 52.0 Portal Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 223.15 |========================= fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 327.32 |===================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 275.53 |=============================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 405.57 |============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 223.36 |========================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 327.15 |===================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 279.71 |================================ fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 406.14 |============================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 24.67 |=================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 47.52 |==================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 40.34 |============================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 62.01 |=============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 24.91 |=================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 47.91 |==================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 40.75 |=============================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 62.67 |=============================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 68.16 |========================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 94.72 |==================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 83.52 |================================ fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 111.32 |=========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 71.35 |=========================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 98.48 |====================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 87.39 |================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 119.65 |============================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 38.11 |========================= fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 52.24 |================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 49.52 |================================ fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 72.56 |=============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 38.10 |========================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 52.31 |================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 49.58 |================================ fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 72.72 |=============================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 104.10 |==================================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 122.83 |========================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 119.33 |========================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 132.87 |============================================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 105.03 |==================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 121.40 |========================================= fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 120.00 |========================================= fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 134.63 |============================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 57.0 fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 59.0 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 8.3 MAX: 64.0 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 7.5 MAX: 62.0 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 9.4 MAX: 56.0 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.2 MAX: 51.0 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 8.2 MAX: 52.0 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 7.5 MAX: 53.0 Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 68.43 |=================================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 83.97 |=========================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 80.57 |========================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 90.67 |============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 68.90 |=================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 82.07 |========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 80.53 |========================================= fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 91.87 |=============================================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 14.5 MAX: 84.0 fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 11.9 MAX: 71.0 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 12.4 MAX: 70.0 fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 74.0 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 14.4 MAX: 82.0 fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 12.1 MAX: 64.0 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 12.4 MAX: 67.0 fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 62.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 193.10 |==================================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 230.78 |========================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 216.81 |======================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 246.65 |============================================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 201.68 |===================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 233.71 |=========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 223.79 |========================================= fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 249.91 |============================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 142.12 |=============================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 190.89 |========================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 178.33 |====================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 209.08 |============================================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 145.05 |=============================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 195.70 |========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 183.89 |======================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 213.45 |============================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 99.47 |================================ fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 128.01 |========================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 121.71 |======================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 140.33 |============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 99.99 |================================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 129.08 |========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 123.24 |======================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 141.41 |============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 2558 |============================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 3567 |========================================= fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 4139 |================================================ fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 3598 |========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 2550 |============================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 3543 |========================================= fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 4100 |================================================ fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 3618 |========================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 1304 |====================== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 1571 |=========================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 2231 |====================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 2716 |=============================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 1307 |======================= fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 1572 |=========================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 2208 |====================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 2788 |================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 13.35.5: HD 6950 . 1667 |=============== fglrx 13.35.5: HD 7950 . 4518 |======================================== fglrx 13.35.5: R9 270X . 5402 |================================================ fglrx 13.35.5: R9 290 .. 4782 |========================================== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 6950 . 1668 |=============== fglrx 14.10.2: HD 7950 . 4546 |======================================== fglrx 14.10.2: R9 270X . 5424 |================================================ fglrx 14.10.2: R9 290 .. 4838 |===========================================