AMD Radeon - Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS A Graphics comparison with AMD Radeon graphics cards using Catalyst 14.4 on both Linux and Windows 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 7950 R7 260X R9 270X R9 290 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R7 260X R9 270X R9 290 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (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 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz) Realtek ALC1150 SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 14.04 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.2.0 X Server 1.15.1 fglrx 14.10.2 4.3.12874 GCC 4.8.2 ext4 2560x1600 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz) Intel 8 /C220 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz) Intel 8 /C220 XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz) Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB (1150/1650MHz) Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz) Realtek ALC1150 Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz) Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores) 112GB Windows NT 6.2 (x86_64) OpenBenchmarking.org Environment Details - HD 5770: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, HD 6950: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, HD 7950: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, R7 260X: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, R9 290: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off openarena: 1920 x 1080 tesseract: 1920 x 1080 unigine-heaven: 1600 x 900 unigine-sanctuary: 1680 x 1050 unigine-tropics: 1680 x 1050 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R7 260X R9 270X R9 290 HD 5770 HD 5830 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R7 260X R9 270X R9 290 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 12945 817 64040 142 111.59 126.63 91.73 12.41 74.28 62.67 363.97 193.94 133.74 91.95 13127 1080 66926 185 135.97 134.47 110.19 15.96 93.35 74.84 352.04 215.82 153.81 103.91 26931 1303 252478 206 162.14 209.77 124.42 19.27 114.45 98.24 368.83 250.17 179.73 117.48 40371 1304 123690 232 189.35 239.57 125.07 29.03 145.38 118.41 366.68 258.83 206.89 131.99 49710 1579 170992 301 188.30 302.57 123.70 60.53 215.67 159.19 347.57 260.49 222.17 149.72 28866 1182 90416 202 164.37 219.97 118.34 36.88 136.73 97.95 349.27 238.62 198.94 130.79 57787 2208 355882 276 182.63 275.73 123.46 53.65 195.26 148.28 345.86 258.88 218.40 146.02 64448 2791 329468 481 210.91 310.23 123.14 79.01 274.65 193.93 347.15 242.87 221.23 148.50 17668 1416 232655 276 132.03 121.70 12.22 71.51 63.98 326.56 210.11 155.41 102.64 17648 1935 209863 362 152.25 128.83 15.62 89.57 76.34 327.75 222.40 175.11 115.00 30724 2390 378753 402 170.29 196.03 18.81 109.19 100.84 326.72 234.71 192.19 126.50 53167 2483 381869 450 191.32 223.10 27.56 138.56 122.85 331.83 242.56 206.74 138.39 58730 2938 438741 578 175.97 276.77 59.40 300.93 218.13 319.75 240.69 209.85 146.32 157.10 210.43 36.39 292.85 177.28 321.11 236.56 204.58 140.05 64025 3611 508530 534 165.88 249.80 52.41 302.33 217.27 323.22 240.76 209.08 147.22 180.16 276.47 319.85 239.13 209.46 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 290 R9 270X HD 7950 HD 6950 HD 6870 R7 260X HD 5770 HD 5830 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 14K 28K 42K 56K 70K SE +/- 8.01, N = 3 SE +/- 154.71, N = 3 SE +/- 5.36, N = 3 SE +/- 437.51, N = 3 SE +/- 64.07, N = 3 SE +/- 109.51, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 5.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 19.86, N = 3 SE +/- 1.76, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 4.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 64448 64025 57787 58730 49710 53167 40371 30724 26931 28866 17668 12945 17648 13127
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 270X HD 7950 R9 290 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 R7 260X OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 800 1600 2400 3200 4000 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 50.96, N = 4 SE +/- 22.55, N = 5 SE +/- 17.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 3611 2208 2938 1579 2791 2483 1304 2390 1303 1935 1080 1416 817 1182
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 270X HD 7950 HD 6950 HD 6870 R9 290 HD 5770 HD 5830 R7 260X OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 110K 220K 330K 440K 550K SE +/- 2080.57, N = 3 SE +/- 51.94, N = 3 SE +/- 328.05, N = 3 SE +/- 243.52, N = 3 SE +/- 1241.42, N = 3 SE +/- 24.03, N = 3 SE +/- 925.03, N = 3 SE +/- 61.42, N = 3 SE +/- 2506.23, N = 3 SE +/- 1392.91, N = 3 SE +/- 8.89, N = 3 SE +/- 488.27, N = 3 SE +/- 7.17, N = 3 SE +/- 11.05, N = 3 508530 355882 438741 170992 381869 123690 378753 252478 329468 232655 64040 209863 66926 90416
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 7950 R9 270X R9 290 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 R7 260X OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 120 240 360 480 600 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 +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 578 301 534 276 481 450 232 402 206 362 185 276 142 202
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off R9 290 HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6870 R7 260X HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 3.07, N = 6 SE +/- 4.42, N = 6 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 2.71, N = 5 SE +/- 6.72, N = 6 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 1.36, N = 3 SE +/- 2.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.57, N = 3 210.91 180.16 191.32 189.35 188.30 175.97 182.63 165.88 170.29 162.14 164.37 157.10 152.25 135.97 132.03 111.59
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 4.67, N = 6 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 6.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 3.12, N = 3 SE +/- 1.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 9.34, N = 6 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 310.23 276.47 302.57 276.77 275.73 249.80 239.57 223.10 219.97 210.43 209.77 196.03 134.47 128.83 126.63 121.70
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 8 16 24 32 40 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.1 / Max: 26 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.59 / Max: 33 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.17 / Max: 25 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.59 / Max: 32 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.57 / Max: 24 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.95 / Max: 8 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.16 / Max: 17 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.45 / Max: 26 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.35 / Max: 27 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.74 / Max: 32 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.76 / Max: 17 Min: 1 / Avg: 5.08 / Max: 26 Min: 1 / Avg: 7.42 / Max: 18 Min: 1 / Avg: 7.74 / Max: 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 7.88 / Max: 20 Min: 1 / Avg: 8.19 / Max: 40
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 7950 R9 270X R9 290 R7 260X HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 125.07 124.42 123.70 123.46 123.14 118.34 110.19 91.73
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1600 x 900 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X R7 260X HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 900 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, 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 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 79.01 60.53 59.40 53.65 52.41 36.88 36.39 29.03 27.56 19.27 18.81 15.96 15.62 12.41 12.22
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1680 x 1050 R9 270X HD 7950 R7 260X R9 290 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 4.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 1.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 302.33 195.26 300.93 215.67 292.85 136.73 274.65 145.38 138.56 114.45 109.19 93.35 89.57 74.28 71.51
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1680 x 1050 HD 7950 R9 270X R9 290 R7 260X HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 1.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 218.13 159.19 217.27 148.28 193.93 177.28 97.95 122.85 118.41 100.84 98.24 76.34 74.84 63.98 62.67
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 5770 HD 5830 R7 260X HD 7950 R9 290 R9 270X OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 3 SE +/- 1.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 2.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 2.64, N = 3 SE +/- 1.21, N = 3 SE +/- 1.70, N = 3 SE +/- 1.83, N = 3 SE +/- 1.59, N = 3 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 SE +/- 4.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 368.83 326.72 366.68 331.83 363.97 326.56 352.04 327.75 349.27 321.11 347.57 319.75 347.15 319.85 345.86 323.22
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 HD 6870 R9 290 R7 260X HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 1.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.97, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 3.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.56, N = 2 SE +/- 1.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 260.49 240.69 258.88 240.76 258.83 242.56 250.17 234.71 242.87 239.13 238.62 236.56 222.40 215.82 210.11 193.94
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra HD 7950 R9 290 R9 270X HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 2.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 3.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 1.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 1.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 222.17 209.85 221.23 209.46 218.40 209.08 206.89 206.74 204.58 198.94 192.19 179.73 175.11 153.81 155.41 133.74
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate HD 7950 R9 290 R9 270X R7 260X HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 5830 HD 5770 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Windows 8.1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.99, N = 3 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1.80, N = 3 SE +/- 0.89, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 1.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 149.72 146.32 148.50 147.22 146.02 140.05 130.79 138.39 131.99 126.50 117.48 115.00 103.91 102.64 91.95
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