New Catalyst 15.5 Linux Test
Catalyst 15.5 vs. 14.12 Linux graphics driver tests. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Catalyst 14.12: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-40-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.5, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.3.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Catalyst 15.5: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-40-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.5, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.10.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13372, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600


Civilization: Beyond Earth
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 30.39 |====================================================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 32.24 |=======================================================


Civilization: Beyond Earth
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . MIN: 21  AVG: 38   MAX: 105 
Catalyst 15.5 .. MIN: 20  AVG: 36   MAX: 80 


Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 113.12 |======================================================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 113.17 |======================================================


Metro 2033 Redux
Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 10.61 |===================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 30.21 |=======================================================


Metro: Last Light Redux
Phoronix Test Suite v5.8.0
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 14.09 |===================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 39.88 |=======================================================


Team Fortress 2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 110.21 |=====================================================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 113.24 |======================================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 165.46 |====================================================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 170.49 |======================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 39.46 |=======================================================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 39.45 |=======================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 180.00 |======================================================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 177.12 |=====================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst 14.12 . 142.50 |======================================================
Catalyst 15.5 .. 142.74 |======================================================