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
tesseract: 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low unigine-tropics: 1680 x 1050 unigine-sanctuary: 1680 x 1050 unigine-heaven: 1600 x 900 openarena: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Off 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 91.73 142 64040 817 12945 91.95 133.74 193.94 363.97 62.67 74.28 12.41 126.63 111.59 110.19 185 66926 1080 13127 103.91 153.81 215.82 352.04 74.84 93.35 15.96 134.47 135.97 124.42 206 252478 1303 26931 117.48 179.73 250.17 368.83 98.24 114.45 19.27 209.77 162.14 125.07 232 123690 1304 40371 131.99 206.89 258.83 366.68 118.41 145.38 29.03 239.57 189.35 123.70 301 170992 1579 49710 149.72 222.17 260.49 347.57 159.19 215.67 60.53 302.57 188.30 118.34 202 90416 1182 28866 130.79 198.94 238.62 349.27 97.95 136.73 36.88 219.97 164.37 123.46 276 355882 2208 57787 146.02 218.40 258.88 345.86 148.28 195.26 53.65 275.73 182.63 123.14 481 329468 2791 64448 148.50 221.23 242.87 347.15 193.93 274.65 79.01 310.23 210.91 276 232655 1416 17668 102.64 155.41 210.11 326.56 63.98 71.51 12.22 121.70 132.03 362 209863 1935 17648 115.00 175.11 222.40 327.75 76.34 89.57 15.62 128.83 152.25 402 378753 2390 30724 126.50 192.19 234.71 326.72 100.84 109.19 18.81 196.03 170.29 450 381869 2483 53167 138.39 206.74 242.56 331.83 122.85 138.56 27.56 223.10 191.32 578 438741 2938 58730 146.32 209.85 240.69 319.75 218.13 300.93 59.40 276.77 175.97 140.05 204.58 236.56 321.11 177.28 292.85 36.39 210.43 157.10 534 508530 3611 64025 147.22 209.08 240.76 323.22 217.27 302.33 52.41 249.80 165.88 209.46 239.13 319.85 276.47 180.16 OpenBenchmarking.org
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
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
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: 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: 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
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
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: 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: 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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