May 2014 - AMD Radeon Open vs. Closed Drivers An AMD Radeon graphics comparison on latest open source code versus Catalyst 14.4 RC on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Linux for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB Intel 8 /C220 SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 14.04 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.2.0 X Server 1.15.1 radeon 7.3.99 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-155f98d trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8.2 ext4 2560x1600 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz) 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64) fglrx 14.10.2 4.3.12874 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz) Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz) Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - HD 5770: Open-Source, HD 5830: Open-Source, HD 6870: Open-Source, HD 6950: Open-Source: EXA Environment Details - HD 5770: Closed-Source, HD 5830: Closed-Source, HD 6870: Closed-Source, HD 6950: Closed-Source: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off openarena: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1600 x 900 unigine-sanctuary: 1680 x 1050 unigine-tropics: 1680 x 1050 unvanquished: 1600 x 900 - Intermediate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 tesseract: 1920 x 1080 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source 69.29 93.50 25.02 48.45 46.96 78.47 185.80 99.01 62.22 39.52 9545 565 42228 79.92 99.73 35.75 62.89 56.53 87.63 187.39 109.19 79.65 54.87 9672 697 43592 117.65 165.70 49.66 86.05 82.96 119.27 337.35 172.68 112.31 73.25 17906 989 83658 83.11 96.17 42.69 81.98 66.92 100.47 250.99 126.20 108.08 81.39 20297 691 46370 111.59 126.63 12.41 74.28 62.67 79.33 363.97 193.94 133.74 91.95 12945 817 64040 91.73 135.97 134.47 15.96 93.35 74.84 87.15 352.04 215.82 153.81 103.91 13127 1080 66926 110.19 162.14 209.77 19.27 114.45 98.24 69.87 368.83 250.17 179.73 117.48 26931 1303 252478 124.42 189.35 239.57 29.03 145.38 118.41 229.67 366.68 258.83 206.89 131.99 40371 1304 123690 125.07 OpenBenchmarking.org
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Open-Source Closed-Source 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 1.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 3.07, N = 6 69.29 111.59 79.92 135.97 117.65 162.14 83.11 189.35
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 93.50 126.63 99.73 134.47 165.70 209.77 96.17 239.57
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Open-Source Closed-Source 7 14 21 28 35 Min: 6 / Avg: 10.67 / Max: 21 Min: 1 / Avg: 7.88 / Max: 20 Min: 6 / Avg: 10 / Max: 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 7.42 / Max: 18 Min: 3 / Avg: 6.03 / Max: 16 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.76 / Max: 17 Min: 5 / Avg: 10.38 / Max: 17 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.16 / Max: 17
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1600 x 900 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Open-Source Closed-Source 11 22 33 44 55 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 25.02 12.41 35.75 15.96 49.66 19.27 42.69 29.03
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1680 x 1050 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Open-Source Closed-Source 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 48.45 74.28 62.89 93.35 86.05 114.45 81.98 145.38
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1680 x 1050 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Open-Source Closed-Source 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 46.96 62.67 56.53 74.84 82.96 98.24 66.92 118.41
Unvanquished Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Open-Source Closed-Source 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 9.55, N = 6 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 11.33, N = 6 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 17.61, N = 6 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.05, N = 3 78.47 79.33 87.63 87.15 119.27 69.87 100.47 229.67
Unvanquished Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Open-Source Closed-Source 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 7 / Avg: 12.66 / Max: 45 Min: 1 / Avg: 11.17 / Max: 95 Min: 5 / Avg: 11.29 / Max: 36 Min: 2 / Avg: 10.09 / Max: 90 Min: 3 / Avg: 8.32 / Max: 86 Min: 1 / Avg: 31.99 / Max: 99 Min: 3 / Avg: 9.86 / Max: 27 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.27 / Max: 46
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Open-Source Closed-Source 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 1.05, N = 3 SE +/- 1.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 2.24, N = 3 SE +/- 1.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 185.80 363.97 187.39 352.04 337.35 368.83 250.99 366.68
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Open-Source Closed-Source 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 99.01 193.94 109.19 215.82 172.68 250.17 126.20 258.83
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Open-Source Closed-Source 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 62.22 133.74 79.65 153.81 112.31 179.73 108.08 206.89
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Open-Source Closed-Source 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 39.52 91.95 54.87 103.91 73.25 117.48 81.39 131.99
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 9K 18K 27K 36K 45K SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 9545 12945 9672 13127 17906 26931 20297 40371
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 565 817 697 1080 989 1303 691 1304
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Closed-Source 50K 100K 150K 200K 250K SE +/- 5.04, N = 3 SE +/- 8.89, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 7.17, N = 3 SE +/- 3.84, N = 3 SE +/- 61.42, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 24.03, N = 3 42228 64040 43592 66926 83658 252478 46370 123690
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Closed-Source 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 91.73 110.19 124.42 125.07
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