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GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source ComparisonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0Intel Sky Lake15360MB16384MB256GB TS256GSSD370SIntel Sky Lake (1150MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570/7570/8550 512MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2210HIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.044.2.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20150825Xfce 4.12X Server 1.17.1intel 2.99.917radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875)3.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.44.1 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source Comparison BenchmarksSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand- Skylake HD Graphics 530: SNA- Radeon HD 6570: EXA- Radeon HD 6870: EXA- Radeon HD 6950: EXA- Radeon HD 7950: GLAMOR- Radeon R9 290: GLAMOR- Radeon R7 370: GLAMOR

Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Logarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteGpuTestXonoticTesseractXonoticOpenArenaGpuTestGpuTestGpuTestUnigine ValleyFurmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen1920 x 1080 - Ultimate1920 x 10801920 x 1080 - Ultra1920 x 1080Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenTriangle - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenPlot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen

GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source Comparisonopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37069.3755.718.0980.4462.3178477022262539171.5746.5019.155.7054.3632.304136702240732364221801180.43140.2867.4422.79152.05106.681656520761056183913228421113.10113.9081.6730.02144.27114.28266152221918478176692389218.82156.17108.9439.67170.56138.414365729542707526841766208.53180.95147.7160.78172.36143.1250854535129091011472926203.43152.6797.1635.37169.92135.685289433152765105101313OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37050100150200250SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 12.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 7.35, N = 669.3771.57180.43113.10218.82208.53203.43MIN: 11MIN: 7MIN: 2MIN: 4MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3704080120160200Min: 68.1 / Avg: 69.37 / Max: 70.8Min: 71.3 / Avg: 71.57 / Max: 72.1Min: 180 / Avg: 180.43 / Max: 180.8Min: 113 / Avg: 113.1 / Max: 113.2Min: 197.4 / Avg: 218.82 / Max: 258.8Min: 207.1 / Avg: 208.53 / Max: 210.1Min: 193.8 / Avg: 203.43 / Max: 240.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3701020304050Min: 11 / Avg: 14.1 / Max: 48Min: 7 / Avg: 14 / Max: 19Min: 2 / Avg: 5.52 / Max: 10Min: 4 / Avg: 8.82 / Max: 14Min: 2 / Avg: 4.97 / Max: 25Min: 1 / Avg: 4.82 / Max: 30Min: 1 / Avg: 5.08 / Max: 29

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3704080120160200SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 355.7146.50140.28113.90156.17180.95152.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370306090120150Min: 55.33 / Avg: 55.71 / Max: 56.21Min: 46.22 / Avg: 46.5 / Max: 46.69Min: 138.99 / Avg: 140.28 / Max: 141.24Min: 112.77 / Avg: 113.9 / Max: 115.79Min: 155.74 / Avg: 156.17 / Max: 156.63Min: 179.11 / Avg: 180.95 / Max: 182.47Min: 151.88 / Avg: 152.67 / Max: 153.22

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 319.1567.4481.67108.94147.7197.16
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370306090120150Min: 19.14 / Avg: 19.15 / Max: 19.16Min: 67.44 / Avg: 67.44 / Max: 67.44Min: 81.6 / Avg: 81.67 / Max: 81.73Min: 108.9 / Avg: 108.94 / Max: 108.99Min: 147.62 / Avg: 147.71 / Max: 147.8Min: 97.08 / Avg: 97.16 / Max: 97.2

Unigine Valley

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3701428425670SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 38.095.7022.7930.0239.6760.7835.37
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3701224364860Min: 8.08 / Avg: 8.09 / Max: 8.09Min: 5.69 / Avg: 5.7 / Max: 5.71Min: 22.78 / Avg: 22.79 / Max: 22.81Min: 30 / Avg: 30.02 / Max: 30.04Min: 39.58 / Avg: 39.67 / Max: 39.72Min: 60.65 / Avg: 60.78 / Max: 60.85Min: 35.34 / Avg: 35.37 / Max: 35.4

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3704080120160200SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 2.62, N = 380.4454.36152.05144.27170.56172.36169.92MIN: 46 / MAX: 117MIN: 26 / MAX: 87MIN: 72 / MAX: 295MIN: 63 / MAX: 305MIN: 87 / MAX: 401MIN: 86 / MAX: 420MIN: 85 / MAX: 448
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370306090120150Min: 80.39 / Avg: 80.44 / Max: 80.53Min: 54.32 / Avg: 54.36 / Max: 54.41Min: 151.73 / Avg: 152.05 / Max: 152.28Min: 144.2 / Avg: 144.27 / Max: 144.41Min: 170.16 / Avg: 170.56 / Max: 170.87Min: 172.17 / Avg: 172.36 / Max: 172.6Min: 167.21 / Avg: 169.92 / Max: 175.15

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 362.3132.30106.68114.28138.41143.12135.68MIN: 35 / MAX: 99MIN: 15 / MAX: 56MIN: 47 / MAX: 233MIN: 44 / MAX: 275MIN: 49 / MAX: 377MIN: 50 / MAX: 369MIN: 48 / MAX: 371
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370306090120150Min: 62.29 / Avg: 62.31 / Max: 62.33Min: 32.29 / Avg: 32.3 / Max: 32.3Min: 105.94 / Avg: 106.68 / Max: 107.99Min: 112.26 / Avg: 114.28 / Max: 115.31Min: 138.11 / Avg: 138.41 / Max: 138.71Min: 142.87 / Avg: 143.12 / Max: 143.29Min: 134.84 / Avg: 135.68 / Max: 137.01

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37011K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 4.41, N = 3SE +/- 6.08, N = 3SE +/- 12.41, N = 3SE +/- 7.80, N = 3SE +/- 13.58, N = 3784741361656526615436575085452894
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3709K18K27K36K45KMin: 7841 / Avg: 7846.67 / Max: 7854Min: 4134 / Avg: 4136.33 / Max: 4138Min: 16557 / Avg: 16565.33 / Max: 16572Min: 26605 / Avg: 26615 / Max: 26626Min: 43639 / Avg: 43657.33 / Max: 43681Min: 50840 / Avg: 50853.67 / Max: 50867Min: 52867 / Avg: 52894 / Max: 52910

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37011002200330044005500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 45.08, N = 5SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 32.41, N = 370270220762221295453513315
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 3709001800270036004500Min: 702 / Avg: 702.33 / Max: 703Min: 702 / Avg: 702 / Max: 702Min: 2076 / Avg: 2076 / Max: 2076Min: 2221 / Avg: 2221.33 / Max: 2222Min: 2901 / Avg: 2954 / Max: 3133Min: 5350 / Avg: 5351.33 / Max: 5353Min: 3264 / Avg: 3314.67 / Max: 3375

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37060K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 1871.84, N = 3SE +/- 12.99, N = 3SE +/- 67.52, N = 3SE +/- 92.19, N = 3SE +/- 192.11, N = 3SE +/- 570.04, N = 3SE +/- 305.92, N = 3226252407310561891847270752290910276510
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37050K100K150K200K250KMin: 18881 / Avg: 22624.67 / Max: 24502Min: 24050 / Avg: 24072.67 / Max: 24095Min: 105483 / Avg: 105618 / Max: 105688Min: 91736 / Avg: 91847 / Max: 92030Min: 270385 / Avg: 270752 / Max: 271034Min: 289771 / Avg: 290909.67 / Max: 291528Min: 275903 / Avg: 276510 / Max: 276880

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 45.24, N = 3SE +/- 47.15, N = 3SE +/- 231.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32364239132817666841147510
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37014K28K42K56K70KMin: 23552 / Avg: 23641.67 / Max: 23697Min: 39057 / Avg: 39132 / Max: 39219Min: 81389 / Avg: 81765.67 / Max: 82186Min: 682 / Avg: 684 / Max: 685Min: 1146 / Avg: 1146.67 / Max: 1147Min: 510 / Avg: 510 / Max: 510

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 15.03, N = 3SE +/- 6.44, N = 3SE +/- 108.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3391218012842192389176629261313
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenSkylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 37016K32K48K64K80KMin: 391 / Avg: 391 / Max: 391Min: 21776 / Avg: 21801.33 / Max: 21828Min: 28408 / Avg: 28420.67 / Max: 28429Min: 92176 / Avg: 92388.67 / Max: 92529Min: 1766 / Avg: 1766 / Max: 1766Min: 2926 / Avg: 2926 / Max: 2926Min: 1310 / Avg: 1313.33 / Max: 1315