2D RadeonSI vs. Catalyst X.Org Performance

2D AMD Radeon graphics benchmarks on Ubuntu 15.04 Linux. benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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R9 290: RadeonSI Gallium3D
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2D RadeonSI vs. Catalyst X.Org PerformanceOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB120GB OCZ VECTOR150XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz)XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz)Intel C610/X99SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.043.19.0-15-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.0fglrx 15.20.23.3 Mesa 10.5.2 Gallium 0.44.4.13374GCC 4.9.2ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen Resolution2D RadeonSI Vs. Catalyst X.Org Performance BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- R9 290: RadeonSI Gallium3D, R9 270X: RadeonSI Gallium3D: GLAMOR- R9 270X: Catalyst, R9 290: Catalyst: 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

qgears2: XRender Extension - Textqgears2: XRender Extension - Gearsqgears2: XRender Extension - Image Scalinggtkperf: GtkComboBoxgtkperf: GtkCheckButtongtkperf: GtkRadioButtongtkperf: GtkToggleButtongtkperf: GtkComboBoxEntrygtkperf: GtkTextView - Scrollgtkperf: GtkTextView - Add Textgtkperf: GtkDrawingArea - Circlesgtkperf: GtkDrawingArea - PixbufsR9 290R9 270XR9 290 RadeonSI Gallium3D RadeonSI Gallium3D Catalyst Catalyst220.86222.751143.7917.131.1110.9614.819.290.04399.02176.4711.53229.47223.051198.7217.801.4510.9113.957.930.05399.78170.6211.60224.14230.441533.5220.361.813.466.8113.430.05399.8144.879.76218.85223.131118.2220.661.743.526.7914.090.05402.6047.5111.60OpenBenchmarking.org

QGears2

This test runs qgears2, which is a test written by Zack Rusin and is based upon cairogears. This test can see how well different rendering backends perform and uses Qt4. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: TextRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst50100150200250SE +/- 2.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 7.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.42, N = 3220.86218.85229.47224.141. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: TextRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst4080120160200Min: 216.16 / Avg: 220.86 / Max: 225.83Min: 218.18 / Avg: 218.85 / Max: 219.63Min: 218.93 / Avg: 229.47 / Max: 265.35Min: 223.41 / Avg: 224.14 / Max: 224.871. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: GearsRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst50100150200250SE +/- 1.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 2.37, N = 3SE +/- 4.53, N = 3222.75223.13223.05230.441. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: GearsRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst4080120160200Min: 219.38 / Avg: 222.75 / Max: 226.01Min: 221.53 / Avg: 223.13 / Max: 224.03Min: 218.59 / Avg: 223.05 / Max: 226.67Min: 224.55 / Avg: 230.44 / Max: 239.341. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image ScalingRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst30060090012001500SE +/- 19.75, N = 3SE +/- 20.79, N = 6SE +/- 15.05, N = 3SE +/- 17.29, N = 31143.791118.221198.721533.521. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQGears2Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image ScalingRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst30060090012001500Min: 1116.58 / Avg: 1143.79 / Max: 1182.19Min: 1053.16 / Avg: 1118.22 / Max: 1180.37Min: 1168.72 / Avg: 1198.72 / Max: 1215.96Min: 1506.08 / Avg: 1533.52 / Max: 1565.461. (CXX) g++ options: -m64 -lQtOpenGL -lQtGui -lQtCore -lGL -lpthread

GtkPerf

This test calculates the average frame-rate from several different GTK operations. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst510152025SE +/- 0.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 317.1320.6617.8020.361. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst510152025Min: 14.47 / Avg: 17.13 / Max: 20.24Min: 20.58 / Avg: 20.66 / Max: 20.73Min: 15.47 / Avg: 17.8 / Max: 19.55Min: 20.27 / Avg: 20.36 / Max: 20.471. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkCheckButtonRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst0.40730.81461.22191.62922.0365SE +/- 0.91, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 31.111.741.451.811. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkCheckButtonRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst246810Min: 0.18 / Avg: 1.11 / Max: 5.64Min: 1.7 / Avg: 1.74 / Max: 1.81Min: 0.17 / Avg: 1.45 / Max: 5.49Min: 1.79 / Avg: 1.81 / Max: 1.831. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkRadioButtonRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst3691215SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 610.963.5210.913.461. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkRadioButtonRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst3691215Min: 10.9 / Avg: 10.96 / Max: 11Min: 3.47 / Avg: 3.52 / Max: 3.57Min: 10.73 / Avg: 10.91 / Max: 11.05Min: 3.29 / Avg: 3.46 / Max: 3.81. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkToggleButtonRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst48121620SE +/- 0.21, N = 5SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 414.816.7913.956.811. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkToggleButtonRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst48121620Min: 14.09 / Avg: 14.81 / Max: 15.3Min: 6.61 / Avg: 6.79 / Max: 7.01Min: 13.81 / Avg: 13.95 / Max: 14.08Min: 6.53 / Avg: 6.81 / Max: 7.031. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntryRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst48121620SE +/- 1.35, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 6SE +/- 0.33, N = 69.2914.097.9313.431. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntryRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst48121620Min: 5.84 / Avg: 9.29 / Max: 14.57Min: 13.58 / Avg: 14.09 / Max: 14.38Min: 5.03 / Avg: 7.93 / Max: 14.29Min: 12.29 / Avg: 13.43 / Max: 14.271. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkTextView - ScrollRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst0.01130.02260.03390.04520.0565SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 60.040.050.050.051. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkTextView - ScrollRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst12345Min: 0.04 / Avg: 0.04 / Max: 0.04Min: 0.03 / Avg: 0.05 / Max: 0.06Min: 0.03 / Avg: 0.05 / Max: 0.06Min: 0.04 / Avg: 0.05 / Max: 0.061. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add TextRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst90180270360450SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3399.02402.60399.78399.811. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add TextRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst70140210280350Min: 398.05 / Avg: 399.02 / Max: 400.21Min: 400.84 / Avg: 402.6 / Max: 403.91Min: 399.23 / Avg: 399.78 / Max: 400.39Min: 398.38 / Avg: 399.81 / Max: 401.221. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - CirclesRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst4080120160200SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3176.4747.51170.6244.871. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - CirclesRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst306090120150Min: 174.65 / Avg: 176.47 / Max: 177.77Min: 46.21 / Avg: 47.51 / Max: 48.27Min: 170.15 / Avg: 170.62 / Max: 171.14Min: 44.75 / Avg: 44.87 / Max: 44.981. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0

R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - PixbufsRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst3691215SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 311.5311.6011.609.761. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
R9 290R9 270XOpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGtkPerf 0.40GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - PixbufsRadeonSI Gallium3DCatalyst3691215Min: 11.43 / Avg: 11.53 / Max: 11.61Min: 11.56 / Avg: 11.6 / Max: 11.66Min: 11.51 / Avg: 11.6 / Max: 11.7Min: 9.74 / Avg: 9.76 / Max: 9.781. (CC) gcc options: -lgtk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0