Catalyst 15.9 Linux AMD Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. R9 290: Catalyst 15.7: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13397, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 R9 290: Catalyst 15.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB (1000/500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13397, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB (1000/500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 76.17 |============================= R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 119.98 |============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 77.27 |============================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 115.88 |============================================ Metro 2033 Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 52.01 |============================================ R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 52.03 |============================================ R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 55.85 |=============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 55.23 |============================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 62.60 |=========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 62.96 |=========================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 68.66 |=============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 68.92 |=============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 311.47 |============================================ R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 323.87 |============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 302.03 |=========================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 306.57 |============================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 13.0 R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 13.0 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.3 MAX: 11.0 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.2 MAX: 12.0 Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 110.68 |============================================ R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 114.40 |============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 113.42 |============================================= R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 115.02 |============================================== Elemental Demo 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 47.24 |========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 47.44 |========================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 53.20 |=============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 52.82 |=============================================== Elemental Demo 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. MIN: 13 AVG: 21 MAX: 123 R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. MIN: 13 AVG: 21 MAX: 111 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . MIN: 12 AVG: 18 MAX: 94 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . MIN: 12 AVG: 19 MAX: 125 Matinee Fight Scene Demo 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 24.45 |=============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 24.25 |============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 24.70 |=============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 24.56 |=============================================== Matinee Fight Scene Demo 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. MIN: 28 AVG: 43 MAX: 105 R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. MIN: 27 AVG: 42 MAX: 89 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . MIN: 27 AVG: 41 MAX: 84 R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . MIN: 30 AVG: 41 MAX: 79 Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 74.31 |===================================== R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 74.33 |===================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 93.91 |=============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 94.24 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 164.77 |============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 162.63 |============================================= R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 164.81 |============================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 164.58 |============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better R9 290: Catalyst 15.7 .. 5707 |=================================== R9 290: Catalyst 15.9 .. 5705 |=================================== R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.7 . 7927 |================================================ R9 Fury: Catalyst 15.9 . 7921 |================================================