Ubuntu Radeon vs. Windows 2014 End of year 2014 AMD Radeon Gallium3D Linux graphics benchmarks on Ubuntu 14.10 against Catalyst 14.12 Omega versus Microsoft Windows 7 Pro with Catalyst 14.12. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-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 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-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 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB (625/667MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 290: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6450: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 60GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) HD 6870: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 60GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) HD 6950: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 60GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) HD 7850: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 60GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) R9 270X: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 60GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) R9 290: Windows 7: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 60GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.1 (x86_64) OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 16.60 |== HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 186.73 |=================== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 118.43 |============ HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 200.90 |===================== R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 222.63 |======================= R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 275.13 |============================ HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 19.10 |== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 208.30 |===================== HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 235.83 |======================== HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 255.50 |========================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 285.20 |============================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 362.18 |===================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 19.00 |== HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 203.97 |===================== HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 234.93 |======================== HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 238.33 |======================== R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 263.53 |=========================== R9 290: Windows 7 ............... 325.80 |================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . MIN: 41 AVG: 60 MAX: 86 HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . MIN: 2 AVG: 5 MAX: 35 HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . MIN: 5 AVG: 8 MAX: 36 HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . MIN: 2 AVG: 5 MAX: 48 R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 47 R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 47 HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 51 MAX: 99 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 5 MAX: 16 HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 13 HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 12 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 11 R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 10 HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. MIN: 1 AVG: 52 MAX: 99 HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. MIN: 1 AVG: 5 MAX: 17 HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 10 HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 18 R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. MIN: 1 AVG: 4 MAX: 18 R9 290: Windows 7 ............... MIN: 1 AVG: 3 MAX: 21 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 37.34 |===== HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 268.87 |================================== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 247.68 |=============================== HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 262.32 |================================= R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 276.26 |=================================== R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 291.66 |===================================== HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 40.88 |===== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 286.00 |==================================== HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 294.56 |===================================== HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 284.07 |==================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 291.46 |===================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 285.03 |==================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 41.94 |===== HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 266.69 |================================= HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 272.12 |================================== HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 259.51 |================================= R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 267.71 |================================== R9 290: Windows 7 ............... 263.42 |================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 25.37 |==== HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 188.23 |=========================== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 207.76 |============================== HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 216.28 |=============================== R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 234.15 |================================== R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 254.46 |===================================== HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 28.53 |==== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 200.18 |============================= HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 230.44 |================================= HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 236.74 |================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 254.25 |===================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 257.28 |===================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 29.08 |==== HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 214.64 |=============================== HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 233.44 |================================== HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 225.67 |================================ R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 235.79 |================================== R9 290: Windows 7 ............... 235.74 |================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 17.64 |=== HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 122.39 |======================== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 151.47 |============================= HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 155.13 |============================== R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 173.80 |================================== R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 190.31 |===================================== HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 19.76 |==== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 137.21 |=========================== HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 156.38 |============================== HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 159.38 |=============================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 178.54 |=================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 187.28 |==================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 19.99 |==== HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 138.05 |=========================== HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 152.61 |============================== HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 150.28 |============================= R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 159.96 |=============================== R9 290: Windows 7 ............... 162.10 |================================ GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 3036 |= HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 18958 |======== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 31303 |============= HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 45910 |================== R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 53352 |===================== R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 51429 |===================== HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 4479 |== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 32583 |============= HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 58007 |======================= HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 61360 |========================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 70411 |============================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 94953 |====================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 4426 |== HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 31167 |============ HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 53783 |====================== HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 56401 |======================= R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 63538 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 166 |= HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 2171 |=============== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 2234 |=============== HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 2077 |============== R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 3465 |======================== R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 5253 |==================================== HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 194 |= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 2379 |================ HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 2482 |================= HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 2140 |=============== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 3681 |========================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 5746 |======================================= HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 193 |= HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 2367 |================ HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 2480 |================= HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 2141 |=============== R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 3658 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 18424 |= HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 212550 |=========== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 147046 |======= HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 240621 |============ R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 281049 |============== R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 285709 |============== HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 47088 |== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 451469 |======================= HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 450889 |======================= HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 468136 |======================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 559186 |============================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 741092 |===================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 44410 |== HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 406081 |==================== HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 406300 |==================== HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 376541 |=================== R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 460005 |======================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 7.21 |= HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 67.10 |============ HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 81.60 |============== HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 79.56 |============== R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 102.97 |================== R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 139.59 |======================== HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 8.72 |== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 83.09 |============== HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 101.03 |================= HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 99.88 |================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 136.78 |======================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 213.88 |===================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 8.72 |== HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 83.14 |============== HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 101.21 |================== HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 100.94 |================= R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 138.15 |======================== R9 290: Windows 7 ............... 210.70 |==================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 8.19 |= HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 60.09 |======== HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 101.95 |============== HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 89.17 |============ R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 . 117.34 |================ R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 .. 169.26 |======================= HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 8.87 |= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 73.52 |========== HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 87.15 |============ HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 114.60 |=============== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 ......... 163.58 |====================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .......... 254.23 |================================== HD 6450: Windows 7 .............. 10.56 |= HD 6870: Windows 7 .............. 97.01 |============= HD 6950: Windows 7 .............. 124.75 |================= HD 7850: Windows 7 .............. 118.75 |================ R9 270X: Windows 7 .............. 171.94 |======================= R9 290: Windows 7 ............... 273.91 |=====================================