AMD Open-Source March 2015

AMD open-source vs. closed-source Linux graphics driver benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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HD 6870: Catalyst 15.3 Beta
March 30 2015
 
HD 7850: Catalyst 15.3 Beta
March 30 2015
 
R9 270X: Catalyst 15.3 Beta
March 30 2015
 
R9 290: Catalyst 15.3 Beta
March 30 2015
 
HD 6870: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev
March 31 2015
 
HD 7850: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev
March 31 2015
 
R9 270X: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev
March 31 2015
 
R9 290: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev
March 31 2015
 
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AMD Open-Source March 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB120GB OCZ VECTOR150Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz)ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz)Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz)XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBIntel C610/X99SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.043.19.0-10-generic (x86_64)4.0.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1fglrx 15.20.2radeon 7.5.04.4.133743.3 Mesa 10.6.0-devel (git-1dcc1ee 2015-03-31 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD Open-Source March 2015 BenchmarksSystem Logs- HD 6870: Catalyst 15.3 Beta, HD 7850: Catalyst 15.3 Beta, R9 270X: Catalyst 15.3 Beta, R9 290: Catalyst 15.3 Beta: 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 - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- HD 6870: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev: EXA- HD 7850: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev: GLAMOR- R9 270X: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev: GLAMOR- R9 290: Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev: GLAMOR

csgo: 1920 x 1080csgo: 2560 x 1600tesseract: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 2560 x 1600tf2: 1920 x 1080tf2: 2560 x 1600warsow: 2560 x 1600xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimategputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290 Catalyst 15.3 Beta Catalyst 15.3 Beta Catalyst 15.3 Beta Catalyst 15.3 Beta Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev Linux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev92.7242.23122.83102.85113.3487.2380.33151.64103.69215326867130290325131888.0868.08150.18114.31114.51102.3070.67176.00131.5130275062511424139267184108.73109.92177.91127.08113.68112.31180.73179.12140.6941065669922155421317258107.33111.24190.26183.52114.94114.55237.50181.14142.803821812623200484045172963.3563.3482.4356.0745.4535938993592115.1086.5387.87109.8278.78372931110127848134.54105.33114.57133.66101.77420331902141086150.91139.40185.90157.57122.28428942878148746OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta20406080100SE +/- 3.34, N = 6SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.79, N = 492.7288.08108.73107.33
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta20406080100Min: 76.02 / Avg: 92.72 / Max: 96.48Min: 87.78 / Avg: 88.08 / Max: 88.24Min: 108.25 / Avg: 108.73 / Max: 109.22Min: 102.02 / Avg: 107.33 / Max: 109.7

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 Beta20406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 2.10, N = 342.2368.08109.92111.24
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 Beta20406080100Min: 41.93 / Avg: 42.23 / Max: 42.72Min: 67.94 / Avg: 68.08 / Max: 68.25Min: 107.45 / Avg: 109.92 / Max: 111.42Min: 107.16 / Avg: 111.24 / Max: 114.11

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.

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev4080120160200SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 2.98, N = 3SE +/- 2.04, N = 4SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3122.8363.35150.18115.10177.91134.54190.26150.91
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev306090120150Min: 122.27 / Avg: 122.83 / Max: 123.53Min: 63 / Avg: 63.35 / Max: 63.68Min: 148.32 / Avg: 150.18 / Max: 151.89Min: 114.1 / Avg: 115.1 / Max: 116.11Min: 174.4 / Avg: 177.91 / Max: 183.84Min: 130.76 / Avg: 134.54 / Max: 140.3Min: 187.77 / Avg: 190.26 / Max: 193.1Min: 149.46 / Avg: 150.91 / Max: 151.64

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev4080120160200SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3102.8563.34114.3186.53127.08105.33183.52139.40
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev306090120150Min: 101.36 / Avg: 102.85 / Max: 104.19Min: 62.84 / Avg: 63.34 / Max: 63.87Min: 112.62 / Avg: 114.31 / Max: 115.88Min: 85.67 / Avg: 86.53 / Max: 87.83Min: 125.44 / Avg: 127.08 / Max: 130.3Min: 104.63 / Avg: 105.33 / Max: 105.77Min: 181.57 / Avg: 183.52 / Max: 187.16Min: 137.17 / Avg: 139.4 / Max: 140.99

Team Fortress 2

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta306090120150SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3113.34114.51113.68114.94
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta20406080100Min: 110.97 / Avg: 113.34 / Max: 114.85Min: 113.63 / Avg: 114.51 / Max: 115.23Min: 112.32 / Avg: 113.68 / Max: 116.1Min: 112.19 / Avg: 114.94 / Max: 117.09

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 Beta306090120150SE +/- 6.17, N = 6SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 387.23102.30112.31114.55
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 Beta20406080100Min: 56.38 / Avg: 87.23 / Max: 93.71Min: 101.52 / Avg: 102.3 / Max: 102.92Min: 109.91 / Avg: 112.31 / Max: 114.66Min: 111.48 / Avg: 114.55 / Max: 118.32

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.

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev50100150200250SE +/- 1.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 380.3382.4370.6787.87180.73114.57237.50185.90
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 2560 x 1600Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev4080120160200Min: 77.1 / Avg: 80.33 / Max: 82.2Min: 82 / Avg: 82.43 / Max: 82.8Min: 68.8 / Avg: 70.67 / Max: 72.6Min: 86.5 / Avg: 87.87 / Max: 88.6Min: 179.3 / Avg: 180.73 / Max: 182.4Min: 114 / Avg: 114.57 / Max: 115Min: 229.4 / Avg: 237.5 / Max: 242.6Min: 185 / Avg: 185.9 / Max: 186.4

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraCatalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev4080120160200SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 6SE +/- 2.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3151.6456.07176.00109.82179.12133.66181.14157.57
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraCatalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev306090120150Min: 150.78 / Avg: 151.64 / Max: 152.61Min: 55.94 / Avg: 56.07 / Max: 56.21Min: 175.04 / Avg: 176 / Max: 177.89Min: 103 / Avg: 109.82 / Max: 113.46Min: 175.11 / Avg: 179.12 / Max: 182.95Min: 132.22 / Avg: 133.66 / Max: 134.58Min: 181.08 / Avg: 181.14 / Max: 181.22Min: 155.63 / Avg: 157.57 / Max: 158.73

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateCatalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3103.6945.45131.5178.78140.69101.77142.80122.28
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateCatalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev306090120150Min: 103.61 / Avg: 103.69 / Max: 103.78Min: 45.33 / Avg: 45.45 / Max: 45.54Min: 129.32 / Avg: 131.51 / Max: 133.11Min: 78.33 / Avg: 78.78 / Max: 79.44Min: 139.21 / Avg: 140.69 / Max: 141.74Min: 101.4 / Avg: 101.77 / Max: 102.19Min: 141.56 / Avg: 142.8 / Max: 144.7Min: 120.75 / Avg: 122.28 / Max: 123.91

GpuTest

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta9001800270036004500SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 32153302741063821
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta7001400210028003500Min: 2152 / Avg: 2153 / Max: 2154Min: 3026 / Avg: 3026.67 / Max: 3027Min: 4106 / Avg: 4106 / Max: 4106Min: 3820 / Avg: 3821 / Max: 3822

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev20K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 8.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 79.32, N = 3SE +/- 66.16, N = 3SE +/- 12.84, N = 3SE +/- 17.09, N = 3SE +/- 72.53, N = 3SE +/- 12.70, N = 3268673593506253729356699420338126242894
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev14K28K42K56K70KMin: 26851 / Avg: 26866.67 / Max: 26880Min: 3592 / Avg: 3592.67 / Max: 3593Min: 50471 / Avg: 50625 / Max: 50735Min: 37167 / Avg: 37293 / Max: 37391Min: 56686 / Avg: 56699.33 / Max: 56725Min: 41999 / Avg: 42033 / Max: 42053Min: 81117 / Avg: 81262 / Max: 81338Min: 42872 / Avg: 42894 / Max: 42916

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev7001400210028003500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 15.86, N = 3SE +/- 10.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 19.38, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 31302899114211102215190232002878
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev6001200180024003000Min: 1301 / Avg: 1301.67 / Max: 1302Min: 899 / Avg: 899 / Max: 899Min: 1125 / Avg: 1142.33 / Max: 1174Min: 1099 / Avg: 1110.33 / Max: 1132Min: 2215 / Avg: 2215 / Max: 2215Min: 1899 / Avg: 1901.67 / Max: 1904Min: 3163 / Avg: 3200.33 / Max: 3228Min: 2874 / Avg: 2878 / Max: 2884

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta12002400360048006000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3903413954214840
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 Beta9001800270036004500Min: 903 / Avg: 903 / Max: 903Min: 4139 / Avg: 4139.33 / Max: 4140Min: 5420 / Avg: 5421 / Max: 5422Min: 4840 / Avg: 4840.33 / Max: 4841

HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev100K200K300K400K500KSE +/- 17.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 148.10, N = 3SE +/- 357.56, N = 3SE +/- 364.86, N = 3SE +/- 240.80, N = 3SE +/- 1504.75, N = 3SE +/- 561.10, N = 32513183592267184127848317258141086451729148746
HD 6870HD 7850R9 270XR9 290OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 15.3 BetaLinux 4.0 + Mesa 10.6-dev80K160K240K320K400KMin: 251283 / Avg: 251317.67 / Max: 251343Min: 3592 / Avg: 3592 / Max: 3592Min: 266929 / Avg: 267183.67 / Max: 267442Min: 127174 / Avg: 127848 / Max: 128392Min: 316596 / Avg: 317257.67 / Max: 317855Min: 140820 / Avg: 141086.33 / Max: 141567Min: 448977 / Avg: 451728.67 / Max: 454160Min: 148110 / Avg: 148746.33 / Max: 149865