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.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1511105-HA-CATOPEN6490.

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

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

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

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

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

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time

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

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

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

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

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

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

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

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

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

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

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

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

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

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

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

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

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

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