UHD 4K Linux Open-Source RadeonSI AMD Performance

RadeonSI Gallium3D graphics testing on Linux 3.17 kernel with Ubuntu of different AMD graphics cards running at HDMI 4K resolution. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Radeon HD 7850
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Radeon HD 7850

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-82edcb9 2014-09-11 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Radeon HD 7950

Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB.

Radeon R7 260X

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X 2048MB.

Radeon R9 270X

Changed Graphics to Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB.

Radeon R9 290

Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB.

UHD 4K Linux Open-Source RadeonSI AMD PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Haswell-E DMI216384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MBXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBSapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X 2048MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBIntel Wellsburg HD AudioSE39UY04Intel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.17.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.15.1radeon 7.4.03.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-82edcb9 2014-09-11 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUHD 4K Linux Open-Source RadeonSI AMD Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- GLAMOR

Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteXonoticUnigine TropicsXonoticXonoticXonoticTesseractWarsow3840 x 2160 - Ultimate3840 x 21603840 x 2160 - High3840 x 2160 - Low3840 x 2160 - Ultra3840 x 21603840 x 2160

UHD 4K Linux Open-Source RadeonSI AMD Performancetesseract: 3840 x 2160warsow: 3840 x 2160xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Highxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimateunigine-tropics: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 29044.3982.30204.9361.2551.406.6925.2157.14106.63214.02107.4185.2459.4335.9138.3372.80172.4876.5462.9045.1421.9355.57102.97211.34103.7482.7556.9933.3921.2643.6869.6932.5030.1025.8610.09OpenBenchmarking.org

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 2901326395265SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 344.3957.1438.3355.5721.26
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 2901122334455Min: 44.26 / Avg: 44.39 / Max: 44.48Min: 56.89 / Avg: 57.14 / Max: 57.37Min: 38.13 / Avg: 38.33 / Max: 38.6Min: 55.41 / Avg: 55.57 / Max: 55.66Min: 21.2 / Avg: 21.26 / Max: 21.3

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 29020406080100SE +/- 1.39, N = 4SE +/- 2.51, N = 6SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 682.30106.6372.80102.9743.68
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 29020406080100Min: 79.2 / Avg: 82.3 / Max: 84.9Min: 95.9 / Avg: 106.63 / Max: 113.7Min: 70.2 / Avg: 72.8 / Max: 74.7Min: 100.8 / Avg: 102.97 / Max: 105.4Min: 40.3 / Avg: 43.68 / Max: 47

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 29050100150200250SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.98, N = 3SE +/- 4.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3204.93214.02172.48211.3469.69MIN: 26 / MAX: 334MIN: 10 / MAX: 376MIN: 11 / MAX: 239MIN: 10 / MAX: 366MIN: 34 / MAX: 95
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 2904080120160200Min: 204.06 / Avg: 204.93 / Max: 205.67Min: 206.37 / Avg: 214.02 / Max: 218.41Min: 168.58 / Avg: 172.48 / Max: 174.97Min: 202.93 / Avg: 211.34 / Max: 216.55Min: 69.53 / Avg: 69.69 / Max: 69.82

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 29020406080100SE +/- 13.94, N = 5SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 361.25107.4176.54103.7432.50MIN: 1 / MAX: 145MIN: 55 / MAX: 190MIN: 12 / MAX: 109MIN: 44 / MAX: 177MIN: 16 / MAX: 43
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 29020406080100Min: 6.45 / Avg: 61.25 / Max: 81.64Min: 106.94 / Avg: 107.41 / Max: 107.8Min: 75.92 / Avg: 76.54 / Max: 77.25Min: 103.06 / Avg: 103.74 / Max: 104.21Min: 32.46 / Avg: 32.5 / Max: 32.56

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 29020406080100SE +/- 5.76, N = 6SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 351.4085.2462.9082.7530.10MIN: 1 / MAX: 115MIN: 24 / MAX: 156MIN: 21 / MAX: 94MIN: 33 / MAX: 143MIN: 7 / MAX: 40
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 2901632486480Min: 25.78 / Avg: 51.4 / Max: 61.62Min: 84.73 / Avg: 85.24 / Max: 85.91Min: 62.5 / Avg: 62.9 / Max: 63.2Min: 82.47 / Avg: 82.75 / Max: 82.95Min: 29.94 / Avg: 30.1 / Max: 30.21

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 2901326395265SE +/- 1.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 4SE +/- 0.72, N = 4SE +/- 0.78, N = 6SE +/- 0.23, N = 36.6959.4345.1456.9925.86MIN: 1 / MAX: 93MIN: 5 / MAX: 132MIN: 3 / MAX: 82MIN: 3 / MAX: 120MIN: 3 / MAX: 39
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 2901224364860Min: 3.16 / Avg: 6.69 / Max: 9.24Min: 57.36 / Avg: 59.43 / Max: 61.77Min: 43.12 / Avg: 45.14 / Max: 46.45Min: 54.73 / Avg: 56.99 / Max: 59.79Min: 25.4 / Avg: 25.86 / Max: 26.13

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290816243240SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 325.2135.9121.9333.3910.09
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7950Radeon R7 260XRadeon R9 270XRadeon R9 290816243240Min: 25.2 / Avg: 25.21 / Max: 25.22Min: 35.01 / Avg: 35.91 / Max: 36.39Min: 21.92 / Avg: 21.93 / Max: 21.96Min: 33.37 / Avg: 33.39 / Max: 33.42Min: 10.09 / Avg: 10.09 / Max: 10.1

Radeon HD 7850

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-82edcb9 2014-09-11 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 11 September 2014 18:43 by user pts.

Radeon HD 7950

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-82edcb9 2014-09-11 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 11 September 2014 13:17 by user pts.

Radeon R7 260X

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X 2048MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-82edcb9 2014-09-11 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 11 September 2014 13:31 by user pts.

Radeon R9 270X

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-82edcb9 2014-09-11 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 11 September 2014 14:46 by user pts.

Radeon R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-82edcb9 2014-09-11 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 11 September 2014 16:32 by user pts.