GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source Comparison

Benchmark results by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB256GB TS256GSSD370SSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2210HIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.044.2.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20150825Xfce 4.12X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0ext41920x108015360MBIntel Sky Lake (1150MHz)intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875)16384MBXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBradeon 7.5.994.1 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB3.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB4.1 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4MSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570/7570/8550 512MB3.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandGraphics Details- Radeon HD 6870: EXA- Skylake HD Graphics 530: SNA- Radeon HD 7950: GLAMOR- Radeon HD 6950: EXA- Radeon R9 290: GLAMOR- Radeon R7 370: GLAMOR- Radeon HD 6570: EXA

GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source Comparisonunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatetesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraopenarena: 1920 x 1080gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 657067.442076106.68140.28152.05180.4328421391321056181656522.7970262.3155.7180.4469.373912262578478.09108.942954138.41156.17170.56218.8217666842707524365739.6781.672221114.28113.90144.27113.109238981766918472661530.02147.715351143.12180.95172.36208.53292611472909105085460.7897.163315135.68152.67169.92203.4313135102765105289435.3719.1570232.3046.5054.3671.5721801236422407341365.70OpenBenchmarking.org

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 367.44108.9481.67147.7197.1619.15

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 657011002200330044005500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 45.08, N = 5SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 32.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 320767022954222153513315702

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 65701020304050Min: 2 / Avg: 5.52 / Max: 10Min: 11 / Avg: 14.1 / Max: 48Min: 2 / Avg: 4.97 / Max: 25Min: 4 / Avg: 8.82 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 4.82 / Max: 30Min: 1 / Avg: 5.08 / Max: 29Min: 7 / Avg: 14 / Max: 19

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570306090120150SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3106.6862.31138.41114.28143.12135.6832.30MIN: 47 / MAX: 233MIN: 35 / MAX: 99MIN: 49 / MAX: 377MIN: 44 / MAX: 275MIN: 50 / MAX: 369MIN: 48 / MAX: 371MIN: 15 / MAX: 56

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 65704080120160200SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3140.2855.71156.17113.90180.95152.6746.50

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 65704080120160200SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 2.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3152.0580.44170.56144.27172.36169.9254.36MIN: 72 / MAX: 295MIN: 46 / MAX: 117MIN: 87 / MAX: 401MIN: 63 / MAX: 305MIN: 86 / MAX: 420MIN: 85 / MAX: 448MIN: 26 / MAX: 87

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 657050100150200250SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 12.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 7.35, N = 6SE +/- 0.27, N = 3180.4369.37218.82113.10208.53203.4371.57MIN: 2MIN: 11MIN: 1MIN: 4MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 7

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 657020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 6.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 108.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 15.03, N = 3284213911766923892926131321801

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 657020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 47.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 231.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 45.24, N = 33913268481766114751023642

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 657060K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 67.52, N = 3SE +/- 1871.84, N = 3SE +/- 192.11, N = 3SE +/- 92.19, N = 3SE +/- 570.04, N = 3SE +/- 305.92, N = 3SE +/- 12.99, N = 3105618226252707529184729091027651024073

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 657011K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 4.41, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 12.41, N = 3SE +/- 6.08, N = 3SE +/- 7.80, N = 3SE +/- 13.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3165657847436572661550854528944136

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 65701428425670SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 322.798.0939.6730.0260.7835.375.70

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