AMD Radeon R9 290: Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
A Graphics comparison under Windows 8.1 and Linux with Catalyst 14.4 on both and using a Radeon R9 290 Hawaii GPU. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Catalyst 14.4
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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, 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
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Windows 8.1 Pro + Catalyst 14.4
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Nexuiz
OpenArena
Unigine Heaven
Unigine Sanctuary
Xonotic
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + Catalyst 14.4
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 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, 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
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Testing initiated at 14 May 2014 15:54 by user phoronix.
Windows 8.1 Pro + Catalyst 14.4
Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB
OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64)
Testing initiated at 17 May 2014 18:50 by user Michael.