AMD Catalyst 14.12 Omega Linux Driver AMD Catalyst 14.12 Linux graphics driver benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-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: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-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: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-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: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-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: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 121.33 |===================== fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 144.33 |========================= fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 159.73 |============================ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 207.48 |==================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 118.47 |===================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 143.50 |========================= fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 160.00 |============================ fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 263.27 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 8.3 MAX: 53.0 fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 62.0 fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 62.0 fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 63.0 fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.4 MAX: 44.0 fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 47.0 fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 44.0 fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.0 MAX: 44.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 102.97 |========================== fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 119.68 |============================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 133.17 |================================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 167.73 |========================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 87.97 |====================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 105.81 |=========================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 126.57 |================================ fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 182.00 |============================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 11.14 |============= fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 9.98 |============ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 23.09 |=========================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 35.88 |=========================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 11.21 |============= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 12.94 |=============== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 23.19 |=========================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 39.66 |=============================================== Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 87.17 |================ fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 70.05 |============ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 175.30 |=============================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 209.18 |===================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 78.72 |============== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 76.67 |============== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 182.90 |================================= fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 257.90 |============================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 120.36 |=============================== fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 143.66 |===================================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 159.40 |========================================= fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 170.20 |============================================ fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 120.93 |=============================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 146.90 |====================================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 163.05 |========================================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 177.38 |============================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 84.82 |============================= fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 102.96 |==================================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 119.94 |========================================= fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 131.82 |============================================= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 85.18 |============================= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 106.15 |===================================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 120.19 |========================================= fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 133.30 |============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 2154 |========================= fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 3057 |=================================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 4165 |================================================ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 3597 |========================================= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 2154 |========================= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 3022 |=================================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 4100 |=============================================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 3637 |========================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 26818 |================ fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 50427 |============================= fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 56344 |================================= fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 63356 |===================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 26820 |================ fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 50531 |============================= fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 56439 |================================= fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 81081 |=============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 1302 |=================== fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 1130 |================ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 2209 |================================ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 2895 |========================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 1302 |=================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 1140 |================= fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 2216 |================================ fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 3308 |================================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 902 |======== fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 4129 |===================================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 5411 |================================================ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 4832 |=========================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 903 |======== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 4138 |===================================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 5421 |================================================ fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 4842 |=========================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 249994 |========================= fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 267715 |========================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 307925 |============================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 295616 |============================= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 251689 |========================= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 267926 |========================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 327285 |================================ fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 466764 |============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 54024 |=============================================== fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 174 | fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 276 | fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 481 | fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 54063 |=============================================== fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 174 | fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 276 | fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 480 | GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better fglrx 14.20.7: HD 6870 . 731 |======================= fglrx 14.20.7: HD 7850 . 382 |============ fglrx 14.20.7: R9 270X . 614 |==================== fglrx 14.20.7: R9 290 .. 1498 |================================================ fglrx 14.50.2: HD 6870 . 730 |======================= fglrx 14.50.2: HD 7850 . 382 |============ fglrx 14.50.2: R9 270X . 615 |==================== fglrx 14.50.2: R9 290 .. 1499 |================================================