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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HD 5770: Open-Source
May 10 2014
 
HD 5830: Open-Source
May 10 2014
 
HD 6870: Open-Source
May 10 2014
 
HD 6950: Open-Source
May 10 2014
 
HD 5770: Closed-Source
May 14 2014
 
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May 14 2014
 
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May 14 2014
 
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May 14 2014
 
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionHD 5770HD 5830HD 6870HD 6950HD 5770HD 5830HD 6870HD 6950 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-SourceIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MBIntel 8 /C220SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.043.15.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.0X Server 1.15.1radeon 7.3.993.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-155f98d trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.2ext42560x1600Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)AMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz)3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64)fglrx 14.10.24.3.12874Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgGraphics Details- HD 5770: Open-Source, HD 5830: Open-Source, HD 6870: Open-Source, HD 6950: Open-Source: EXAEnvironment 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 - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080unigine-heaven: 1600 x 900unigine-sanctuary: 1680 x 1050unigine-tropics: 1680 x 1050unvanquished: 1600 x 900 - Intermediatexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080HD 5770HD 5830HD 6870HD 6950HD 5770HD 5830HD 6870HD 6950 Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Open-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source Closed-Source69.2993.5025.0248.4546.9678.47185.8099.0162.2239.5295455654222879.9299.7335.7562.8956.5387.63187.39109.1979.6554.87967269743592117.65165.7049.6686.0582.96119.27337.35172.68112.3173.25179069898365883.1196.1742.6981.9866.92100.47250.99126.20108.0881.392029769146370111.59126.6312.4174.2862.6779.33363.97193.94133.7491.95129458176404091.73135.97134.4715.9693.3574.8487.15352.04215.82153.81103.9113127108066926110.19162.14209.7719.27114.4598.2469.87368.83250.17179.73117.48269311303252478124.42189.35239.5729.03145.38118.41229.67366.68258.83206.89131.99403711304123690125.07OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffClosed-SourceOpen-Source4080120160200SE +/- 3.07, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3189.3583.11162.14117.65135.9779.92111.5969.29
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffClosed-SourceOpen-Source306090120150Min: 178.4 / Avg: 189.35 / Max: 198.64Min: 82.96 / Avg: 83.11 / Max: 83.21Min: 159.5 / Avg: 162.14 / Max: 164.03Min: 117.35 / Avg: 117.65 / Max: 117.88Min: 135.66 / Avg: 135.97 / Max: 136.16Min: 79.87 / Avg: 79.92 / Max: 79.94Min: 109.33 / Avg: 111.59 / Max: 114.6Min: 69.17 / Avg: 69.29 / Max: 69.41

OpenArena

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source50100150200250SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3239.5796.17209.77165.70134.4799.73126.6393.50
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source4080120160200Min: 239.5 / Avg: 239.57 / Max: 239.6Min: 96.1 / Avg: 96.17 / Max: 96.2Min: 209.5 / Avg: 209.77 / Max: 210Min: 165.5 / Avg: 165.7 / Max: 166Min: 134.4 / Avg: 134.47 / Max: 134.5Min: 99.6 / Avg: 99.73 / Max: 99.9Min: 126.6 / Avg: 126.63 / Max: 126.7Min: 93.4 / Avg: 93.5 / Max: 93.6

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeClosed-SourceOpen-Source714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 4.16 / Max: 17Min: 5 / Avg: 10.38 / Max: 17Min: 1 / Avg: 4.76 / Max: 17Min: 3 / Avg: 6.03 / Max: 16Min: 1 / Avg: 7.42 / Max: 18Min: 6 / Avg: 10 / Max: 30Min: 1 / Avg: 7.88 / Max: 20Min: 6 / Avg: 10.67 / Max: 21

Unigine Heaven

HD 6870HD 6950HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1600 x 900Open-SourceClosed-Source1122334455SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 349.6619.2742.6929.0335.7515.9625.0212.41
HD 6870HD 6950HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1600 x 900Open-SourceClosed-Source1020304050Min: 49.64 / Avg: 49.66 / Max: 49.68Min: 19.26 / Avg: 19.27 / Max: 19.27Min: 42.68 / Avg: 42.69 / Max: 42.7Min: 28.94 / Avg: 29.03 / Max: 29.18Min: 35.73 / Avg: 35.75 / Max: 35.77Min: 15.96 / Avg: 15.96 / Max: 15.96Min: 25 / Avg: 25.02 / Max: 25.03Min: 12.4 / Avg: 12.41 / Max: 12.41

Unigine Sanctuary

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1680 x 1050Closed-SourceOpen-Source306090120150SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3145.3881.98114.4586.0593.3562.8974.2848.45
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1680 x 1050Closed-SourceOpen-Source306090120150Min: 145.05 / Avg: 145.38 / Max: 145.98Min: 81.97 / Avg: 81.98 / Max: 81.98Min: 114.44 / Avg: 114.45 / Max: 114.45Min: 86.01 / Avg: 86.05 / Max: 86.08Min: 93.33 / Avg: 93.35 / Max: 93.36Min: 62.89 / Avg: 62.89 / Max: 62.9Min: 74.27 / Avg: 74.28 / Max: 74.28Min: 48.42 / Avg: 48.45 / Max: 48.48

Unigine Tropics

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1680 x 1050Closed-SourceOpen-Source306090120150SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3118.4166.9298.2482.9674.8456.5362.6746.96
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1680 x 1050Closed-SourceOpen-Source20406080100Min: 118.1 / Avg: 118.41 / Max: 119.04Min: 66.91 / Avg: 66.92 / Max: 66.92Min: 98.23 / Avg: 98.24 / Max: 98.25Min: 82.94 / Avg: 82.96 / Max: 82.97Min: 74.83 / Avg: 74.84 / Max: 74.85Min: 56.49 / Avg: 56.53 / Max: 56.55Min: 62.66 / Avg: 62.67 / Max: 62.68Min: 46.94 / Avg: 46.96 / Max: 46.98

Unvanquished

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.26.0Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: IntermediateClosed-SourceOpen-Source50100150200250SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 17.61, N = 6SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 11.33, N = 6SE +/- 9.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3229.67100.47119.2769.8787.6387.1579.3378.47
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.26.0Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: IntermediateClosed-SourceOpen-Source4080120160200Min: 228 / Avg: 229.67 / Max: 231.6Min: 100.4 / Avg: 100.47 / Max: 100.5Min: 118.5 / Avg: 119.27 / Max: 119.8Min: 30.4 / Avg: 69.87 / Max: 109.5Min: 87.3 / Avg: 87.63 / Max: 88.1Min: 30.5 / Avg: 87.15 / Max: 98.7Min: 31.6 / Avg: 79.33 / Max: 90Min: 78.4 / Avg: 78.47 / Max: 78.5

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterUnvanquished 0.26.0Resolution: 1600 x 900 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame TimeClosed-SourceOpen-Source20406080100Min: 1 / Avg: 4.27 / Max: 46Min: 3 / Avg: 9.86 / Max: 27Min: 3 / Avg: 8.32 / Max: 86Min: 1 / Avg: 31.99 / Max: 99Min: 2 / Avg: 10.09 / Max: 90Min: 5 / Avg: 11.29 / Max: 36Min: 1 / Avg: 11.17 / Max: 95Min: 7 / Avg: 12.66 / Max: 45

Xonotic

HD 6870HD 6950HD 5770HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowClosed-SourceOpen-Source80160240320400SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 2.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3368.83337.35366.68250.99363.97185.80352.04187.39
HD 6870HD 6950HD 5770HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowClosed-SourceOpen-Source70140210280350Min: 367.38 / Avg: 368.83 / Max: 369.57Min: 335.08 / Avg: 337.35 / Max: 339.63Min: 365.87 / Avg: 366.68 / Max: 367.37Min: 250.77 / Avg: 250.99 / Max: 251.3Min: 361.42 / Avg: 363.97 / Max: 366.49Min: 183.7 / Avg: 185.8 / Max: 186.89Min: 348.33 / Avg: 352.04 / Max: 356.07Min: 186.57 / Avg: 187.39 / Max: 187.81

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighClosed-SourceOpen-Source60120180240300SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3258.83126.20250.17172.68215.82109.19193.9499.01
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighClosed-SourceOpen-Source50100150200250Min: 258.28 / Avg: 258.83 / Max: 259.84Min: 126.03 / Avg: 126.2 / Max: 126.29Min: 248.96 / Avg: 250.17 / Max: 251.46Min: 172.35 / Avg: 172.68 / Max: 173Min: 215.02 / Avg: 215.82 / Max: 216.37Min: 108.88 / Avg: 109.19 / Max: 109.43Min: 193.22 / Avg: 193.94 / Max: 194.43Min: 98.93 / Avg: 99.01 / Max: 99.08

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraClosed-SourceOpen-Source50100150200250SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3206.89108.08179.73112.31153.8179.65133.7462.22
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraClosed-SourceOpen-Source4080120160200Min: 204.69 / Avg: 206.89 / Max: 208.02Min: 107.93 / Avg: 108.08 / Max: 108.16Min: 179.18 / Avg: 179.73 / Max: 180.24Min: 112.24 / Avg: 112.31 / Max: 112.35Min: 153.25 / Avg: 153.81 / Max: 154.56Min: 79.44 / Avg: 79.65 / Max: 79.76Min: 133.57 / Avg: 133.74 / Max: 133.89Min: 62.08 / Avg: 62.22 / Max: 62.31

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateClosed-SourceOpen-Source306090120150SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3131.9981.39117.4873.25103.9154.8791.9539.52
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateClosed-SourceOpen-Source20406080100Min: 130.66 / Avg: 131.99 / Max: 133.18Min: 80.82 / Avg: 81.39 / Max: 81.76Min: 117.02 / Avg: 117.48 / Max: 118.03Min: 73.17 / Avg: 73.25 / Max: 73.34Min: 103.88 / Avg: 103.91 / Max: 103.98Min: 54.79 / Avg: 54.87 / Max: 55Min: 91.75 / Avg: 91.95 / Max: 92.35Min: 39.4 / Avg: 39.52 / Max: 39.59

GpuTest

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source9K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 340371202972693117906131279672129459545
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source7K14K21K28K35KMin: 40369 / Avg: 40371.33 / Max: 40373Min: 20296 / Avg: 20297 / Max: 20298Min: 26931 / Avg: 26931.33 / Max: 26932Min: 17905 / Avg: 17906 / Max: 17907Min: 13127 / Avg: 13127.33 / Max: 13128Min: 9671 / Avg: 9671.67 / Max: 9672Min: 12945 / Avg: 12945 / Max: 12945Min: 9544 / Avg: 9544.67 / Max: 9546

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source30060090012001500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3130469113039891080697817565
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source2004006008001000Min: 1303 / Avg: 1303.67 / Max: 1304Min: 691 / Avg: 691 / Max: 691Min: 1303 / Avg: 1303 / Max: 1303Min: 989 / Avg: 989 / Max: 989Min: 1080 / Avg: 1080 / Max: 1080Min: 697 / Avg: 697 / Max: 697Min: 816 / Avg: 816.67 / Max: 817Min: 565 / Avg: 565.33 / Max: 566

HD 6870HD 6950HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source50K100K150K200K250KSE +/- 61.42, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 24.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 8.89, N = 3SE +/- 5.04, N = 3252478836581236904637066926435926404042228
HD 6870HD 6950HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-SourceOpen-Source40K80K120K160K200KMin: 252362 / Avg: 252478 / Max: 252571Min: 83651 / Avg: 83658.33 / Max: 83664Min: 123650 / Avg: 123689.67 / Max: 123733Min: 46367 / Avg: 46370 / Max: 46372Min: 66912 / Avg: 66926.33 / Max: 66934Min: 43591 / Avg: 43592 / Max: 43593Min: 64023 / Avg: 64040 / Max: 64053Min: 42221 / Avg: 42228.33 / Max: 42238

Tesseract

HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-Source306090120150SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3125.07124.42110.1991.73
HD 6950HD 6870HD 5830HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Closed-Source20406080100Min: 124.54 / Avg: 125.07 / Max: 125.6Min: 123.47 / Avg: 124.42 / Max: 125.15Min: 109.51 / Avg: 110.19 / Max: 111.11Min: 90.94 / Avg: 91.73 / Max: 92.62