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
Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285
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
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Ubuntu 14.10 + fglrx-updates: Radeon R9 290
Changed Graphics to Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Ubuntu 14.10 + Mesa 10.4 + Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290
Changed Graphics to AMD HAWAII (ChipID = 0x67b1) 4096MB.
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Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 270X
Testing initiated at 30 October 2014 00:36 by user michael.
Windows 8.1 Pro: Radeon R9 285
Testing initiated at 30 October 2014 02:24 by user michael.
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)
Testing initiated at 29 October 2014 22:43 by user michael.
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
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Testing initiated at 30 October 2014 21:41 by user phoronix.
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
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Testing initiated at 30 October 2014 20:13 by user phoronix.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 31 October 2014 11:27 by user phoronix.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 31 October 2014 08:38 by user phoronix.