Windows 10 Catalyst vs. AMD Ubuntu Open-Source

Catlayst on Windows versus Ubuntu 15.10 Linux with open-source drivers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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November 07 2015
 
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Windows 10: HD 7950

Windows 10: R9 290

Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB

OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64)

RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290

Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB.

ProcessorDiskMotherboardChipsetMemoryGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionWindows 10RadeonSI Gallium3D HD 7950 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 290Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores)238GBWindows NT10.0 (x86_64)Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores)MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB256GB TS256GSSD370SXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.994.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext43840x2160XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950, RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950, RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290: GLAMOR

nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Onopenarena: 2560 x 1600unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-heaven: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreenxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 3840 x 2160 - UltimateWindows 10RadeonSI Gallium3D HD 7950 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 290168.61169.6744.4610.3548.5613.92236.30236.63194.33194.90178.62254.5363.9714.5374.0921.12233.25234.01193.62193.60178.85150.1023.857.5239.6810.54139.94140.28100.40100.13197.43187.6036.4210.8061.1916.29175.80175.54134.97135.36OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnHD 7950R9 2904080120160200SE +/- 2.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3168.61178.62178.85197.43
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnHD 7950R9 2904080120160200Min: 164.55 / Avg: 168.61 / Max: 171.71Min: 177.5 / Avg: 178.62 / Max: 180.29Min: 178.25 / Avg: 178.85 / Max: 179.96Min: 196.92 / Avg: 197.43 / Max: 198.01

OpenArena

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600HD 7950R9 29060120180240300SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 20.75, N = 6SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3169.67254.53150.10187.60
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600HD 7950R9 29050100150200250Min: 168.7 / Avg: 169.67 / Max: 170.7Min: 213.1 / Avg: 254.53 / Max: 356Min: 149.1 / Avg: 150.1 / Max: 150.8Min: 186.9 / Avg: 187.6 / Max: 188.4

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeHD 7950R9 2901020304050Min: 1 / Avg: 5.89 / Max: 49Min: 1 / Avg: 4.1 / Max: 47Min: 1 / Avg: 6.63 / Max: 25Min: 1 / Avg: 5.34 / Max: 26

Unigine Heaven

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Heaven demo for the Unigine engine. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 2901428425670SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 344.4663.9723.8536.42
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 2901326395265Min: 44.4 / Avg: 44.46 / Max: 44.5Min: 60.79 / Avg: 63.97 / Max: 65.12Min: 23.83 / Avg: 23.85 / Max: 23.88Min: 36.41 / Avg: 36.42 / Max: 36.43

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 29048121620SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 310.3514.537.5210.80
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 29048121620Min: 10.35 / Avg: 10.35 / Max: 10.36Min: 14.52 / Avg: 14.53 / Max: 14.53Min: 7.51 / Avg: 7.52 / Max: 7.53Min: 10.79 / Avg: 10.8 / Max: 10.8

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.

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 2901632486480SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 348.5674.0939.6861.19
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 2901428425670Min: 48.52 / Avg: 48.56 / Max: 48.61Min: 73.94 / Avg: 74.09 / Max: 74.18Min: 39.64 / Avg: 39.68 / Max: 39.71Min: 61.15 / Avg: 61.19 / Max: 61.24

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 290510152025SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 313.9221.1210.5416.29
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 290510152025Min: 13.89 / Avg: 13.92 / Max: 13.97Min: 21.04 / Avg: 21.12 / Max: 21.24Min: 10.53 / Avg: 10.54 / Max: 10.54Min: 16.27 / Avg: 16.29 / Max: 16.3

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.

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 7950R9 29050100150200250SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3236.30233.25139.94175.80
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 7950R9 2904080120160200Min: 235.29 / Avg: 236.3 / Max: 237.25Min: 232.33 / Avg: 233.25 / Max: 233.88Min: 138.94 / Avg: 139.94 / Max: 140.85Min: 175.55 / Avg: 175.8 / Max: 176.11

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 7950R9 29050100150200250SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3236.63234.01140.28175.54
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 7950R9 2904080120160200Min: 236.05 / Avg: 236.63 / Max: 237.07Min: 233.67 / Avg: 234.01 / Max: 234.5Min: 139.81 / Avg: 140.28 / Max: 140.77Min: 175.08 / Avg: 175.54 / Max: 175.94

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 7950R9 2904080120160200SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3194.33193.62100.40134.97
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 7950R9 2904080120160200Min: 193.46 / Avg: 194.33 / Max: 195.33Min: 192.73 / Avg: 193.62 / Max: 194.67Min: 100.19 / Avg: 100.4 / Max: 100.72Min: 134.84 / Avg: 134.97 / Max: 135.2

Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 7950R9 2904080120160200SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3194.90193.60100.13135.36
Windows 10RadeonSI Gallium3DOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 7950R9 2904080120160200Min: 194.12 / Avg: 194.9 / Max: 195.33Min: 191.47 / Avg: 193.6 / Max: 195.04Min: 99.83 / Avg: 100.13 / Max: 100.37Min: 135.26 / Avg: 135.36 / Max: 135.55

Windows 10: HD 7950

Testing initiated at 7 November 2015 17:20 by user phoronix.

Windows 10: R9 290

Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB

OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64)

Testing initiated at 7 November 2015 13:19 by user phoronix.

RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 7 November 2015 17:10 by user phoronix.

RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 7 November 2015 19:04 by user phoronix.