Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.10 AMD Graphics AMD Radeon benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 139GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 139GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 139GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.4.12968, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.4.12968, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: AMD PITCAIRN (ChipID = 0x6810) 2048MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-f058c6b 2014-10-31 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0, Graphics: AMD HAWAII (ChipID = 0x67b1) 4096MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-f058c6b 2014-10-31 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 36.22 |========= Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 42.45 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 64.68 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 28.85 |======= Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 42.97 |=========== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 7.84 |========= Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 9.24 |========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 14.57 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 7.42 |======== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 12.52 |============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 6.81 |======= Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 10.56 |============ Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 132.37 |========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 153.45 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 200.38 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 123.99 |========= Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 180.81 |============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 96.79 |======= Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 44.89 |=== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 48.75 |========= Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 57.20 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 84.68 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 51.03 |========== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 72.04 |============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 38.31 |======= Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 13.70 |=== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 44.54 |========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 50.78 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 74.34 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 41.49 |========= Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 62.24 |============= Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 17.56 |==== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 1.00 | Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 12.13 |========= Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 14.05 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 21.32 |================ Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 10.48 |======== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 17.82 |============= Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 7.67 |====== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 3.85 |=== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 325.86 |============== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 322.01 |============== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 333.52 |============== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 347.57 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 347.59 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 317.52 |============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 122.66 |===== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 166.21 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 180.18 |============ Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 221.21 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 161.43 |=========== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 202.67 |============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 143.17 |========== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 46.33 |=== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 140.14 |=========== Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 151.74 |============ Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 188.85 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 137.61 |=========== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 175.06 |============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 106.94 |======== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 42.34 |=== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X ....................... 96.45 |============ Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285 ........................ 105.17 |============= Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 290 ........................ 125.54 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 270X .......... 100.58 |============ Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290 ........... 124.44 |=============== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X . 80.01 |========== Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 .. 38.82 |=====