Large Linux 3.12 Mesa 9.3 OpenGL Comparison
Intel Core i7-4770K testing with various NVIDIA GeForce, Intel HD Haswell, and AMD Radeon graphics cards on the Linux 3.12 kernel plus Mesa 9.3-devel. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. 16-way modern Linux OpenGL desktop graphics comparison.
GeForce 9500GT
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/399MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
GeForce GT 220
Changed Graphics to XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/405MHz).
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Changed Graphics to eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (405/324MHz).
GeForce GTX 680
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB.
Kernel Notes: nouveau.perflvl_wr=7777
Graphics Notes: EXA
Radeon HD 4550
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4550 512MB (600/800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Radeon HD 4830
Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB (575/900MHz).
Radeon HD 4850
Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB (625/993MHz).
Radeon HD 4890
Changed Graphics to ASUS AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB (900/975MHz).
Radeon HD 5450
Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350 512MB (650/400MHz).
Radeon HD 5830
Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB (800/1000MHz).
Radeon HD 6450
Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB (625/667MHz).
Radeon HD 6570
Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570 512MB (650/1000MHz).
Radeon HD 6770
Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB (850/1200MHz).
Radeon HD 6950
Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB (800/1250MHz).
Radeon HD 7850
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell IGP (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.902, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6530D
Processor: AMD A6-3500 APU @ 2.10GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS F1A55-M LE R2.0, Chipset: AMD Family 12h Root Complex, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1ER1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6530D 1024MB, Audio: C-Media CMI8788, Monitor: ASUS VE278, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.1.0-3-generic (x86_64), Desktop: MATE 1.10.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20150825, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
OpenArena
This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
GpuTest
Unvanquished
OpenArena
GpuTest
Unigine Sanctuary
GpuTest
Unigine Sanctuary
Prey
This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Prey retail game from 3D Realms. This test requires a valid game key and game files found on the retail CD/DVD. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Unigine Tropics
Doom 3
GpuTest
Unigine Tropics
Xonotic
OpenArena
Nexuiz
Xonotic
Quake 4
This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Quake 4 game from id Software. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
GeForce 9500GT
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ECS NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/399MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Testing initiated at 19 September 2013 15:38 by user phoronix.
GeForce GT 220
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/405MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 0a HDMI/DP, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Testing initiated at 19 September 2013 13:03 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Testing initiated at 19 September 2013 10:53 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 680
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: nouveau.perflvl_wr=7777
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 19 September 2013 08:50 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 4550
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4550 512MB (600/800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 18 September 2013 10:09 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 4830
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB (575/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 17 September 2013 17:49 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 4850
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB (625/993MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 18 September 2013 07:42 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 4890
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB (900/975MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 17 September 2013 22:12 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 5450
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350 512MB (650/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 18 September 2013 17:22 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 5830
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 17 September 2013 19:18 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 6450
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB (625/667MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 17 September 2013 14:59 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 6570
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570 512MB (650/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 17 September 2013 11:01 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 6770
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 17 September 2013 20:40 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 6950
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 17 September 2013 13:26 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 7850
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 18 September 2013 14:25 by user phoronix.
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Haswell IGP (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168
OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200rc1-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.902, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-a1b6e69 raring-oibaf-ppa), Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics Notes: SNA
Testing initiated at 27 September 2013 15:23 by user phoronix.
ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6530D
Processor: AMD A6-3500 APU @ 2.10GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS F1A55-M LE R2.0, Chipset: AMD Family 12h Root Complex, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1ER1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6530D 1024MB, Audio: C-Media CMI8788, Monitor: ASUS VE278, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.1.0-3-generic (x86_64), Desktop: MATE 1.10.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20150825, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Graphics Notes: EXA
Testing initiated at 29 August 2015 19:02 by user teroedni.